Snow Pizza

(It's not made of snow.)

Four roommates and a boyfriend are snowed in (24+ inches). Shrooms and Kels were wondering if Dominoes was open. They're not. So I decided to make pizza.

Now, I've tried making pizza dough from scratch a few times, but it always seems to turn out crumby or chewy and it sucks. But this recipe, adapted from something I found on allrecipes.com, turned out great. The crust is a bit crunchy on the outside, but fluffy on the inside.

(Also, pizza dough is supposed to be vegan, so this isn't anything special.)

Pizza Dough

1 packet of yeast (about 2 1/2 tsp)
1 tsp brown sugar
1 1/2 c warm water
1 tsp salt
2 Tbsp olive oil
4 cups flour

Dissolve yeast and sugar in the warm water in a large bowl. Let sit for about 10 minutes.
Mix in salt and olive oil.
Add flour (about 3 cups) until it forms a dough that you can work with. Use a bit of what is left over to flour your counter (this is where you'll knead the dough a little, so make sure the counter doesn't have a bunch of moldy crap all over it).
Knead add flour in until the dough isn't sticky anymore.
Put the dough in a slightly oiled bowl, cover, and put in a warm place.
Watch an episode of Mad Men. Or two episodes of Bridezillas. Your choice.
Go back to your dough. It should be a lot bigger than the ball you put in the bowl an hour ago. Feel free to show the risen dough to your friends; it's awesome.
Now punch the dough a few times. Yeah, it's kind of sad to see it get small again, but you have to do it if you want pizza.
Roll it up in a ball and let sit for a minute.
Flour your counter again and roll out your dough. If you're making pan pizza, roll the dough into two circles and use two 9 inch pans. Or just roll one big circle and throw it on a cookie sheet. Let the dough rise about 10 minutes.
Put pizza sauce, vegan cheese and whatever veggies you have in your fridge on top.