I have made a no knead pizza dough for years. I dont even measure. I put 1 packet of yeast in 1 cup of warm water, add a smidge of salt and sugar and let it set, later add a little olive oil a few cups of flour to make a soft dough, stir the dough use then or cover and let it set until ready to use,an hour or hours later. I like to use a cast iron griddle. I coat with olive oil, add dough and heat on top of the stove while I am adding all toppings except the cheese. I use pesto instead of a tomato based sauce. When you can see the dough starting to puff up around the edge its time for the oven. This makes a great bottom crust. I bake and add the cheese at the last. This works great using a pizza stone also.
Hi Gail, Thanks for sharing your techniques. I love pesto on pizza too, especially as the end of the summer. Enjoy! ~ MaryJane
February 24, 2009 at 8:40am