Lazy Person’s Pizza Crust

I offered to make pizza tonight. I didn’t feel like kneading dough. In addition, the amount of dough I needed for the two of us wasn’t enough to use the stand mixer. So I let the yeast do the work.

I used a crust recipe out of the King Arthur Flour 200th Anniversary Cookbook, which appears to be out of print. I mixed together the ingredients with my trusty dough whisk until it formed a rough ball, then covered the bowl and let it rise. Once an hour for four hours, I punched down the dough and turned it over. When I was ready, I pressed the dough into a half sheet pan and let it rise for about 20 minutes. In the meantime, I preheated the oven to 500° with a baking stone on a lower shelf. Then I loaded the crust with sauce, accessories, and cheese. It took about 15 minutes to bake. The crust was sufficiently puffy without being too bready. I’ll do this again.