Pizza Dough - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. hot water
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. oil
1 pkg. yeast
1/4 c. warm water
3 to 3 1/4 c. flour

Preparation

Combine hot water, sugar, salt and oil.
Stir until sugar is dissolved.
Cool to lukewarm.
Sprinkle yeast over 1/4 cup warm water and stir until dissolved.
Add yeast to lukewarm water-sugar mixture.
Add 1 1/2 cups flour and beat until smooth.
Add enough additional flour to make a stiff dough.
Place in a greased bowl and brush top with oil.
Cover and let rise in a warm place, until double in bulk, about 45 minutes.
Divide in two equal parts.
Roll and stretch each into a 13-inch circle.
Place on greased pizza pans.
Top as desired.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 15 minutes or until done.