Dough for Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiling water
• 2 tbsp shortening
• 1½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 yeast cake or 1 pkg dry yeast
• 1/4 cup luke warm water
• 3½ cups flour

Directions

1. Pour 1 cup boiling water over 2 tbsp shortening, 1½ teaspoon salt and 2 teaspoon sugar.
2. Cool to luke warm and 1 yeast cake or 1 pkg dry yeast which has been softened in 1/4 cup luke warm water.
3. Add 3½ cups flour 1/3 at a time.
4. Stir with a wooden spoon until dough is stiff.
5. Then knead lightly on board until dough is smooth.
6. Let rise until doubled.
7. Cut off a peice of dough, put on cookie sheet and spread with finger tips.

Temperature

• boiling water; cool to luke warm; luke warm yeast water; rise until doubled

Equipment

• heatproof mixing bowl, measuring tools, wooden spoon, kneading board, cookie sheet, and fingertip spreading

Transcription

Cool to luke warm and 1 yeast cake; peice; finger tips.