Basic Pizza Dough recipe

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Ingredients:

• 4 C - AP flour
• 2 1/4 tsp - yeast
• 2 Tbs - Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 tsp - Salt
• 1 Tbs - Sugar or Honey
• Warm Water

Method:

(This recipe uses a Baking stone to replicate the brick oven pizze of Naples.
If you don't have one, use a sheet pan and invert it so that the flat side is up.)

Bloom the yeast is some of the water (if necessary) with some sugar or honey.
OR
Add all of the ingredients into a large mixing bowl or stand mixer bowl - except the water

Mix to combine with dough hook.
Add 1 Cup of water and continue to mix, adding water until the dough mass comes together in a ball. It should not be too sticky
Knead the dough for about 10 minutes or until smooth
Preheat oven to 550 F (with a baking stone on the bottom rack, if you have one)
Place in a large bowl and cover, place in a warm place to rise. About 1 hour.
Punch down, knead for a minute or two.
Divide into 3 or 4 equal smaller balls and use (or you can let them rise again).
Roll out or hand shape into pizzas, using bench flour to prevent sticking.
Each one makes a 6" to 12" pizza - depending on your desired thickness.
Place the pizza on a peel dusted with corn meal, coarse sea salt or more AP flour.
Put topping on the pizza and bake until toppings are done and dough is the color desired.

You can freeze the unused balls.
They keep well in the freezer. Just thaw and shape and bake