Seasoned Pizza Dough

So I have finally come up with what I feel is the perfect pizza dough! Bellie and I made this today, and we used part of it for garlic balls and part of it for make your own pizzas for her birthday! It's pretty easy when you use the KitchenAid, and it is full of flavor!

You Will Need:

1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon yeast (2 packets that are .25 oz.)
2 cups warm water
7 1/2 cups flour (have some extra on hand also!)
1/2 teaspoon salt (table salt)
1 heaping Tablespoon ground oregano
2 heaping Tablespoons dried ground basil
1/4 cup vegetable shortening

Directions:

- Put water and yeast in a bowl. Whisk quickly, then allow to sit for 10 minutes.

- Put flour, salt, oregano, basil, and shortening in mixer and mix on low until it looks like the consistency of a crumb cake topping.
- Add yeast water, and mix on 2 until it is one big wad of dough. (This is where you will probably need to add more flour to make it less sticky.)
- Mix for like 6 more minutes.

- Spray cooking spray into a large plastic bowl, put the dough in, cover with a damp tea towel, and allow to sit in a warm area for 1 hour.  THE DOUGH WILL RISE A LOT.

For pizza:
- Flatten dough out into crusts on pizza pans or stones.
- Spread sauce over dough.
- Top with shredded mozzarella, parmesan, and whatever toppings you desire.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 12-20 minutes, or until crust is light brown.