Lunch: Samuel Adams Boston Lager Infused Pizza Crust

Bring some extra excitement to this year's Super Bowl party eats with homemade pizzas that have a beer-infused crust.

Ingredients

3 1/2 c. unbleached all-purpose flour
1 envelope instant yeast
1 tbsp. fine granulation salt
1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
12 oz. bottle of Samuel Adams Boston Lager

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Warm the beer to 120 degrees F to 130 degrees F (warming the beer properly means your yeast will activate properly). Warm the bottle in a bowl of very warm (not boiling water) or by running it under hot water from the tap. A thermometer ensures success — if you don’t have one handy, the beer should feel very warm (not too hot) to the touch.
In a 5-quart or larger bowl, combine flour, yeast, salt, and oil.
Add beer to flour mixture, and stir with a fork (not stirring with your hands just yet — it’s too sticky at first) until the dough is lumpy. Then, go in with your hands. The dough will now still be a little sticky, so gradually add flour as you knead (press down, push, fold, repeat) to the point that the finished dough should be just slightly tacky and elastic. To tell when the dough is done, periodically poke it; when the dough gently springs back after you poke it, it is done. Don’t worry if it is not perfectly smooth — don’t overknead it!
Your finished dough, if you have a scale, will weigh right around 2 pounds (30-34 ounces). Break into two equal pieces.
Ball each piece up and place each in a separate airtight container lightly greased with olive oil. Each container needs to be at least a quart in size to allow for each dough ball to double in size (deli quart containers work great for this).
Set dough aside to rise in a warm location, about 70 degrees F to 80 degrees F is good. After dough has expanded to double in size (about 1-2 hours), gently remove from container and stretch to fit on a lightly greased 12-inch or 14-inch cookie sheet, pizza pan, or pizza screen.
Top pizza with your favorite toppings and bake in a 500 degree F preheated oven until your crust and toppings are to your desired doneness (about 10 to 15 minutes).
Out of the oven, allow a few minutes to cool. Then cut, serve, and enjoy.

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