Pizza Dough

I found this recipe on the blog Lauren's Latest, and with a slight modification, I have the recipe below.  This is by far the best pizza dough recipe I have tried.  It is versatile and can be used for a variety of recipes.

Pizza Dough
Ingredients
1 cup warm water
1 pkg active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
1 Tablespoon honey
2 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons canola oil
3 cups all purpose flour

Directions

1. Combine water, yeast and honey in a mixing bowl.  Let sit for 10 minutes or until yeast is frothy.
2. Add 1 cup of flour, salt and oil to the mixture and stir until smooth.
3. Add the rest of the flour slowly, stirring well after each addition.  You may not need all the flour.  
4. Once the dough can be touched without sticking to your hands, then begin kneading.  If using a stand mixer, knead or 6 minutes.  If by hand, knead for 10.
5. Oil bowl and top of dough.
6. Let rise until double, 1-2 hours.
7. Once the dough has risen, it is ready to use.  Just shape and add toppings and bake at 450 degrees for about 10 minutes.

Notes
This dough can be used for pizza, pizza rolls, bread sticks and cheese sticks.  If making a dessert pizza, just add 1 more Tablespoon of honey to the dough to make it slightly sweeter.

This recipe makes enough for two 12 inch pizzas.

I usually make a whole meal when I cook this.  I use half the dough to make a 12 inch pizza.  I use 1/4 of the dough to make cheese sticks and the other 1/4 to make a cinnamon-sugar dessert pizza.  This way, all the dough is used and there is no waste.
 
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Is homemade worth it?

1 pkg active dry yeast = $.38
1 Tablespoon honey = $.20
2 teaspoon salt = $.01
2 Tablespoons canola oil = $.05
3 cups all purpose flour = $.30

So this recipe cost $.94.

At the store, you would pay at least $3.50 for a premade pizza crust. or $2.88 for a refrigerated dough.  Either way, you save good bit of money by making it yourself.  Keep in mind this recipe makes 2 pizza crusts and most premade (non-refrigerated crusts) have 2 per package as well.

If you made pizza once a month, you would save upwards to $2.56 per crust and in one year, you would save $30.72. 

Summery
Store bought Pizza Crust = $3.00
Homemade Pizza Crust = $.94

Recipes that use pizza dough

Cinnamon-Sugar Dessert Pizza

Homemade Pizza

Pizza Rolls

Garlic Cheese Sticks

                                                  

                                                        

Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Rolls

Bread Sticks

Hot Pockets