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06-13-2007, 08:26 PM
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Tam's Two Hour Pizza Dough (great for grilling also)
1-1/4 cup warm water
1 envelope (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
3-1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
Put the yeast in the water and stir it until it dissolves. The water should be a milky-biege color, if not, check the expiration date for the yeast (yes, it dies) and start over.
1.) In a deep bowl or Kitchen Aid bowl, mix 3 cups of the flour with the salt
2.) In the bowl, make a well in the middle of the flour and add the yeast mixture. So right now, you should a pond of the water/yeast mixture surrounded by the flour. Carefully and slowly incorporate the flour into the water until a soft, moist dough forms.
3.) Dump the soft dough onto a flour-dusted surface and GENTLY knead the dough, adding the rest of the 1/2 cup of flour slowly. Knead the dough GENTLY until it is no longer "sticky" to the touch. Remember to keep your hands and table well dusted with flour. Knead it for about 10 (no more then 15 minutes) or until the dough is smooth, shiny, and elastic. WARNING, kneading it too long or too hard will create glutens, which makes the crust too hard and "full".
3.) Form a large ball with the dough and put it into a CLEAN large bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. OR, if you're making a large batch, you can just leave it on the flour'd table and cover well with a large piece of plastic, like a garbage bag. Let it sit in a warm area (about 80degrees) and let the yeast work it's magic. In about an hour (longer if air temp is cooler) the dough should double in size.
4) Put the dough back on the dusted table and careful "poke" out any large air bubbles, gently please. From the large ball, form whatever size ball you want (large for larger pizzas, small for smaller ones,duh) and set those ***** aside, covered with plastic, for about 10 minutes.
5) You will notice that after 10 minutes the dough is softer and easier to work with. Form into whatever shape (I prefer round) and thickness you want, add toppings and bake. After rolling it out flat, you can throw it straight on a grill also, just make the grill is well oiled and HOT, or else it will stick on contact.
Enjoy!
1-1/4 cup warm water
1 envelope (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
3-1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
Put the yeast in the water and stir it until it dissolves. The water should be a milky-biege color, if not, check the expiration date for the yeast (yes, it dies) and start over.
1.) In a deep bowl or Kitchen Aid bowl, mix 3 cups of the flour with the salt
2.) In the bowl, make a well in the middle of the flour and add the yeast mixture. So right now, you should a pond of the water/yeast mixture surrounded by the flour. Carefully and slowly incorporate the flour into the water until a soft, moist dough forms.
3.) Dump the soft dough onto a flour-dusted surface and GENTLY knead the dough, adding the rest of the 1/2 cup of flour slowly. Knead the dough GENTLY until it is no longer "sticky" to the touch. Remember to keep your hands and table well dusted with flour. Knead it for about 10 (no more then 15 minutes) or until the dough is smooth, shiny, and elastic. WARNING, kneading it too long or too hard will create glutens, which makes the crust too hard and "full".
3.) Form a large ball with the dough and put it into a CLEAN large bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. OR, if you're making a large batch, you can just leave it on the flour'd table and cover well with a large piece of plastic, like a garbage bag. Let it sit in a warm area (about 80degrees) and let the yeast work it's magic. In about an hour (longer if air temp is cooler) the dough should double in size.
4) Put the dough back on the dusted table and careful "poke" out any large air bubbles, gently please. From the large ball, form whatever size ball you want (large for larger pizzas, small for smaller ones,duh) and set those ***** aside, covered with plastic, for about 10 minutes.
5) You will notice that after 10 minutes the dough is softer and easier to work with. Form into whatever shape (I prefer round) and thickness you want, add toppings and bake. After rolling it out flat, you can throw it straight on a grill also, just make the grill is well oiled and HOT, or else it will stick on contact.
Enjoy!
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06-14-2007, 02:41 AM
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I work at pizza hut as a second source of income as a driver (chalk it up to working for my turbo kit and everything else that has gone into the project). In fact, i worked there tonight 
It is cool but the pan crust is the only fresh stuff made and its a ball of ******* grease, and the others are just frozen discs of dough which dont taste terrible, but are lame ... sure makes the pizzas cheap though.
Anyway, thanks for the dough recipe, I have the most trouble with the initial mixing step, but i guesss that just takes some practice. eh?
It is cool but the pan crust is the only fresh stuff made and its a ball of ******* grease, and the others are just frozen discs of dough which dont taste terrible, but are lame ... sure makes the pizzas cheap though. Anyway, thanks for the dough recipe, I have the most trouble with the initial mixing step, but i guesss that just takes some practice. eh?
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06-14-2007, 08:06 AM
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Nah it's all the same dough from the breadsticks to the thin crust trust me i made it, a few times. Yeah pizza hut basically deep fries there pizzas while they bake them. This is why they are so flavorfull. You drivers always have it easy anyway all you gotta do is fold some boxes 
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06-14-2007, 08:20 AM
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I used to manage a Pizza Rut in '81-'82, back when you could still dine in. In fact we didn't have delivery.
I consider myself a decent cook (Cook: Can follow a recipe. Chef: Can create meals from his / her imagination) I hate to clean up after myself. My wife hates to cook but also hates to clean
I consider myself a decent cook (Cook: Can follow a recipe. Chef: Can create meals from his / her imagination) I hate to clean up after myself. My wife hates to cook but also hates to clean
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you are not alone in hatting to clean.
06-14-2007, 01:39 PM
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I refuse to eat Pizza Hut. One day we went to the pizza hut buffet for lunch (like 5.25 or some ****). What started as a normal lunch ended in a "I bet I could put down more pizza". We ended up with me finishing first with 17 slices, my friend Christian with 15, and Nick with 10 (he was skinny).
So weeks later interoffice banter occurred which lead to what will be forever referenced as the "Pizza Hut Challenge". Ultimately, Christian defeated me putting down 22 slices, I put down 20, and nick gave up at 13. After lunch I went back to the office and laid on the floor. I started sweating grease. I had to call the rest of the day sick. I was pale and sweating all night after consuming through rough calculations that I consumed countless calories in a sitting.
Edit *it was probably roughly 135/slice*
Needless to say, we still managed to do a "Chipotle Challenge", "KFC Buffet Challenge" and two forms of "1 lb burger and milkshake" (fuddruckers/ruby tuesdays) challenges.
So weeks later interoffice banter occurred which lead to what will be forever referenced as the "Pizza Hut Challenge". Ultimately, Christian defeated me putting down 22 slices, I put down 20, and nick gave up at 13. After lunch I went back to the office and laid on the floor. I started sweating grease. I had to call the rest of the day sick. I was pale and sweating all night after consuming through rough calculations that I consumed countless calories in a sitting.
Edit *it was probably roughly 135/slice*
Needless to say, we still managed to do a "Chipotle Challenge", "KFC Buffet Challenge" and two forms of "1 lb burger and milkshake" (fuddruckers/ruby tuesdays) challenges.
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06-14-2007, 04:49 PM
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Nah it's all the same dough from the breadsticks to the thin crust trust me i made it, a few times. Yeah pizza hut basically deep fries there pizzas while they bake them. This is why they are so flavorfull. You drivers always have it easy anyway all you gotta do is fold some boxes
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