How to Make Pizza
Ingredients
2/3 cup (165ml) warm water (around 105°F/38°C)
1 teaspoon (5ml) sugar
1 teaspoon (5ml) yeast
1/2 tablespoon (7.5ml) salt
1 tablespoon (15ml) olive oil
2 cups + 1tsp (250g) flour
method
1 Put warm water in a pan. Add yeast and sugar. Stir lightly and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes until the yeast activates by turning into a foam on top of the water. Then add the salt and oil.
2 Gradually add in the flour as you stir the mixture simultaneously.
3 Knead the dough. It is ready when it is glossy and tacky, but not sticky.
4 Let rise up for up to 1 hour at room temperature or 5 hours in the refrigerator.
5 Place on a floured counter and flour the top of the dough.
6 Cut the dough into two round balls and repeat the following steps for each piece.
7 Pick up the disk of dough, and pinch the dough about 1/2 inch (1.27cm) from the edge.
8 When the disk of dough has been stretched enough to start to be floppy, proceed to tossing.