Dough for Pizza

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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

As written

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

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