Easy Homemade Dough Recipe

Ingredients:

• 15 oz (3 cups) Flour
• 1 tbsp Yeast
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp Salt
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 9 fl oz Warm Water

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

By Hand

1. Place flour into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the center.
2. Add Yeast, sugar, olive oil, and water and stir until copmbined.
3. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and kneed for 5-10 minutes or until a smooth ball forms.

In Mixer:

1. Place flour into a stand mixing bowl and make a well in the center. Use dough hook.
2. Add yeast, sugar, salt, olive oil and water and turn on low combined (about 3 minutes).
3. Turn to medium and kneed for 5-10 minutes or until a smooth ball forms.

Both:

• Place dough ball into a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap or clean cloth. Set in a warm place for 30 minutes or until dough has doubled.
• Turn dough out on a floured surface and punch the dough to remove excess air, kneed lightly.

Makes enough dough for 4 10-12" thin pizzas.

Spread with desired toppings and bake in 450 degrees preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let baked pizza cool for 5 minutes before serving.

~Recipe adapted from Saving Dollars & Sense

Double Chocolate Biscotti

Ingredients:

• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup dark cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semi-sweet Chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fehreinheit
2. Cream butter and sugar together, add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add in vanilla.
3. In a seperate bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add flour mixture to butter mixture in thirds, making sure all dry ingredients are incorporated before adding more. Fold in chocolate chips.
4. Shape dough into a 12 x 4 inch log and place on a well greased baking pan (or use parchment paper or silicon mat) Bake for 30 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes. Cut loaf into 3/4 inch slices and place back on baking sheet, cut side down. Bake again for 8 minutes then turn cookies over and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
6. Completely cool cookies on a rack then store in an airtight container.

~Recipe adapted from chocolatechocolateandmore.com