On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 00:30:30 GMT, Dirty Harry wrote:

> Hi, how can I get my pizza dough to be lighter? My recipe is
> 2.5 cups flour
> 1 cup water
> yeast
> sugar
> salt
> I let it rise for 45 mins then make it into a crust, cook at about 400 till
> its done.
>
Pizza crust is like bread... so you make it by feel. Maybe the flour
is a bit dry and you need a little more liquid, but the general recipe
looks good to me.

How are you baking your pizza? I have a feeling that's the problem.
The oven should be 450°+ and the rack placed on the lowest setting.
Baking it directly on unglazed quarry tiles or a pizza stone is best
practice to get a crispy bottom overall tender crust.