Pop's Pizza Crust

Ingredients:

4 teaspoons dry yeast (approximately 1 1/3 packets)

3 cups flour, plus extra for board

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 cup plus 2 teaspoons warm water

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Then mix everything together in a large bowl. Turn dough out on a heavily floured board and knead at least 5 minutes. (Direct blows with a clenched fist into the middle of the dough, accompanied by primal screams makes this dish better than a shot-and-a-beer for tension relief!)

Place kneaded dough in a large lightly oiled bowl and cover with a damp towel. Let rise in a warm place for 1 hour (try your oven preheated to "warm" and then turned off for the "warm place".)

Thoroughly oil a 10x15 inch raised edge cookie sheet. Place dough in center of cookie sheet and commence to "pressin and stretchin" until the pan is covered and you've raised a nice rim of dough all around the sides. With the oven preheated to 450 and a rack in the lowest position, prick the crust surface in several places with a fork and immediately place on the oven bottom rack. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until light tanning shows on the crust edges. Crust may be topped immediately and baking finished or frozen for later use.

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