Ingredients
Measure 1/4 Cup of White Sugar
THEN ADD TO THIS 1 and 1/2 MORE Tablespoons of white sugar.
So you will have: 1/4 CUP PLUS 1 and 1/2 TABLESPOONS of White Sugar.
1/2 teaspoon of Salt
2 Teaspoons of Yeast
Measure 1 1/4 Cups of Water
THEN SUBTRACT FROM THIS 2 Tablespoons of Water.
So you will have: 1 1/4 CUPS MINUS 2 TABLESPOONS of Water.
1 Tablespoon of Honey
Measure 1/2 Cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
THEN SUBTRACT FROM THIS 3 Tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
So you will have: 1/2 CUP MINUS 3 TABLESPOONS of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
5 and 1/4 cups of White Flour
Or about 7 and 1/2 ladles
( You will add flour with a ladle
until good dough consistency, which is
"just sticky" but not too wet or too dry. )
PART 1
Yeast Mixture
(a)
In a mixing Bowl put in your white sugar
and 1/2 teaspoon of Salt and set aside.
(b)
Put your water and Honey in pan and bring to gentle boil.
Set heat to medium.
( NOTE: Not full boil, just hot enough until small bubbles form )
( My heat settings range from 1 - 10; I used "5". )
(c)
Into your mixing bowl with your white sugar and salt.
ADD
your now boiled honey water and mix gently.
( NOTE : Sugar/salt does not have to dissolve,
in honey water, just stir honey water mixture into
sugar/salt with spoon about 7 - 10 times.)
(d)
Now add 2 teaspoons of yeast to your honey-water / sugar / salt mixture
(e)
LET THIS MIXTURE STAND FOR ONE HOUR.
After One Hour
PART 2
Your Yeast is now ready.
(i)
To yeast Mixture, add one handful of Flour and mix well.
( NOTE: I knead by hand. )
(ii)
Add your Extra Virgin Olive Oil into this and mix well.
(iii)
Gently add flour by the ladle until dough is firm, but not "dry".
You will need about 5 and 1/4 cups of flour give or take 1/2 a cup
( That is, about 7 and 1/2 ladles )
Just "eyeball it"
(iv)
Round out your dough and pour 1 tablespoon of Extra Virgin
Olive Oil on top of dough and spread on top of dough; in
mixing bowl and cover with cloth.
PART 3
To Make Dough Rise ...
(1)
Boil about 2 1/2 cups of water in a fry
pan and put in bottom shelf of COLD OVEN.
(2)
On top tray put in your covered dough,
close oven and LET RISE FOR 2 HOURS.
After Two Hours
COMPLETELY REMOVE YOUR DOUGH
WITH CLOTH AND FRY PAN FROM OVEN.
Make sure this is done.
Your Pizza Dough is now ready!
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