Perfect Pizza Crust: How to Make the Best Crust for Pizza.

This recipe for pizza crust is the best I've come across. It results in a tender pizza crust every time. This crust rises wonderfully, so if you like thicker crust that is still tender, this is the perfect pizza crust recipe.

You can use white flour or half white and whole wheat; however, white flour gives you the tenderest crust.

This pizza dough recipe gives you enough dough for two good-sized pizzas.

Recipe for perfect pizza dough

2 tbsp. of yeast in

1/2 cup of warm water.

Let rise.

In another bowl:

2 tbsp. sugar

2 tbsp. of shortening

2 tsp. salt

Add 2 cups of boiling water. Stir until fat and sugar dissolve. (You can use 1 cup of hot water followed by 1 cup of cold water if you want to save time, instead of waiting for liquid to cool down).

Add yeast mixture to liquid.

Stir in 3 cups of white flour. Continue stirring pizza dough with wooden spoon and add in 2 1/2 cups of flour. Make sure dough is moist and add just enough additional flour so that dough doesn't stick to hands. Knead until dough develops that velvety, elastic feel. Brush top with oil and let rise until puffy.

Drizzle some oil into two pizza pans and cut dough in half. Push dough toward edges and keep pushing and working with fingers until dough covers pan and pan edges. Alternatively, roll dough out into rectangle on a floured surface and slide into pans.

Bake in a 350-325 degree oven until crust bottom is browned and cheese is bubbly and crispy. An underdone pizza will be runny, an overdone pizza will be dry. Keep checking pizza so that final results are spectacular. (Double pan to avoid over-browned bottoms.)

Remove from oven and let pizza sit in pan for about 5-10 minutes so that everything sets.

Once you make this pizza crust recipe, it will become a treasured stand-by, one you'll enjoy time and time again.

• For a crunchy pizza crust, top dough with sesame seeds before adding other toppings.

• For additional crunchiness, roll dough into corn meal.

• For an Italian-style pizza crust, add basil and oregano to the pizza dough and top dough with olive oil before adding other toppings.

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You may choose to stuff your pizza crust with extra cheese. A cheese stuffed pizza crust can be delicious.

• Roll dough into a thin circle and sprinkle on shredded cheese leaving a 1"-2" space at the edge
• Roll out a second thin dough circle on a large floured board, then flip the board to position the dough over the first circle
• Pinch edges firmly and top pizza dough with other ingredients, prior to baking.

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A pizza can be made more nutritious with the addition of whole wheat flour.

A whole wheat pizza crust is filling and satisfying and it doesn't have to be overly heavy.

Replace 1/4 of the white flour with whole wheat, when making pizza dough.

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• Grate your cheese ahead of time and store in freezer, so that when you make your pizza, it entails less work. Having a cheese grater on hand can help to make short work of this task.
• Buy sliced olives. This way you only have to drain them before placing on pizza.
• To prevent sticking, grease pans with either oil or shortening.
• Dust pan with corn meal to give pizza a crispy texture.
• Sprinkle basil and oregano over the pizza sauce.
• Use a pizza cutter wheel. If you slide your pizza onto a large pizza board or pizza peel before cutting it, a pizza wheel makes short work of normally tough-to-cut edges. Do not use a pizza wheel while your pizza is still in an edge pan. You will not be able to slice through pizza edges.

Some good flavour combos

• Mushroom and bacon

• Spinach, dill, and feta cheese

• Pepperoni, red pepper, and olive

• Monteray jack cheese and hot sausage, topped with pepper rings or jalapenos (for lovers of hot pizzas)

Many people use a pizza stone when making pizza. A pizza stone can render flavor results similar to what is achieved using a stone oven.

• A pizza baking stone absorbs heat and then transfers it to the dough.
• Moisture disperses throughout the crust, making for a superior tender and crunchy crust.
• Pizza baking stones have become increasingly popular with consumers because of the great results achieved, seen in evenly-baked pizza crust.
• Using a pizza baking stone along with a pizza cutter makes for easy cutting. Pizza edges are always hard to cut through but these two tools eliminate any difficulty.

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Make sure you bookmark this Hub or print off this recipe for perfect pizza crust. It truly is perfect, it rises wonderfully and is incredibly tender. Once you've tried this recipe, you'll know you have the perfect recipe for the best crust--and you'll use it again and again.