Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • Homemade Pizza Dough:
  • 1 cup of warm water (not hot)
  • 1 pack of active dry yeast (1.4 oz)
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 ½ to 3 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Breadsticks:
  • 4 cloves of Garlic
  • 4 Tbsp Fresh minced Italian Parsley
  • 4 Tbsp Fresh minced basil
  • 2 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 cup Fresh grated Parmesan cheese
  • Salt

Instruction

  • For the dough:
  • Place the active dry yeast in a large mixing bowl and mix it with 1 tsp of sugar. Add warm water, stir well and let it bloom for about 5 minutes.
  • Add 2 cups of flour, salt, honey and olive oil. Mix the dough with a wooden spoon at first and then use your bands until ingredients are combined. Add the other 1/2 cup of flour and knead the dough until combined. (If the dough is too sticky, you might have to add a little more flour.)
  • Lightly flour some counter surface and transfer your dough onto the floured surface. Knead the dough until smooth. It will take about 2-3 minutes.
  • Rub a clean bowl with some olive oil and place the dough in it. Cover the bowl with saran wrap and let it rise in a warm place (away from draft or AC is fine) until doubled in size, about 1- 1 1/2 hours. Punch the dough and let it rise again for another 30-45 minutes.
  • When ready, take out the dough and knead it for about a minute until smooth.
  • At this point, you can place the dough in a large ziplock bag and refrigerate. Remember to lightly grease the bag. (Dough can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.)
  • If you are just making breadsticks, separate dough in half and refrigerate the other half.
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  • Breadsticks:
  • Preheat the oven to 425 and grease a cookie sheet. (You can also use a pizza stone and in that case, spread some cornmeal over the stone and preheat it in the oven.)
  • Split the remaining dough into two or three more pieces just so it's easier to roll it out.
  • Roll out the dough into about 5x10 long, rectangles.
  • In a small bowl, combine grated garlic, herbs, oil and salt, mix well.
  • Spread mixture over the rectangles, covering the whole thing evenly. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top.
  • Using a pizza cutter, slice the dough into 1-inch thick pieces, width-wise. Carefully twist each piece.
  • Place them on the cookie sheet (or the pizza stone) and bake for 9-11 minutes, until nicely golden.
  • You an grate some more Parmesan cheese on top if you wish.