My Favorite Pizza Dough

I have never had good luck when it comes to pizza dough for some reason. It just never works well for me. But then I found this recipe and it has turned out soooo good every time. It also makes good bread sticks and cinnamon twists. :)

2 t active try yeast
1 c. lukewarm milk
1 T sugar
2 T olive oil
2 1/2 c. flour
1/2 t. salt

Place warm milk in a bowl and stir in yeast. Add sugar and olive oil, let sit long enough for yeast to dissolve. Once yeast is dissolved, add salt and flour (one cup at a time until bread dough consistency). Cover with towel and let rise for 20 minutes. (I like to speed up the process by filling the sink with warm water and placing the bowl of dough in sink.) Roll dough for pizza and add favorite toppings. 450 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Makes 2 thin crust pizza's or one thick crust.

For bread sticks, roll out dough and cut into strips with a pizza cutter. Put on greased cookie sheet and dab tops with melted butter. Sprinkle with garlic salt, Parmesan or whatever else sounds good to you. Let rise for 5 minutes and bake at 400 degrees for 12 minutes or until golden on top.

For cinnamon twists, follow same process as bread sticks, only twist them when you put them on the cookie sheet. Dab with melted butter or oil and add cinnamon sugar. I like to dip them in frosting. YUMMY!!