Mellow Mushroom Pizza Dough

• 280 grams water (110 degrees)
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 teaspoons yeast
• 525 grams bread flour
• 2 teaspoons salt

1. In a measuring cup, combine water, olive oil and molasses. TIP: Measure out the olive oil first and then the molasses. That way the molasses won’t stick to the spoon.
2. Mix flour, salt and instant yeast together in a large bowl, then pour contents of the measuring cup in and stir until it comes together.
3. Turn onto the counter and knead for about 8 minutes until smooth.
4. Form dough into a ball and place in a lightly greased bowl. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator overnight to rise. Or you can let it rise on the counter top all day.
5. Preheat oven to 500°F with your pizza stone inside on the very bottom shelf. Once your oven reaches 500°F, you need to preheat the stone for another 30 minutes before placing your pizza in the oven.
6. Take dough and divide into the required weight for the pizza.
7. After your dough has rested for 30 minutes, you can start to form it into your pizza crust. I like to form my dough on parchment paper sprinkled with cornmeal.
8. Remove pizza from oven and brush crust with melted garlic butter immediately. Then sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Cut and serve.

Dough ounces:

15 ounces = (1) 14 inch pizza    <=== this recipes will yield 2 of these.

11 ounces = (1) 12 inch pizza