Basic Pizza Dough (Italian) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 teaspoons instant dried yeast
125 ml lukewarm water
1/2 teaspoon sugar
500 g flour
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation

Place the yeast into a small bowl and sprinkle with the sugar. Add 125 mL of lukewarm water, then stir to dissolve the yeast and sugar. Cover with a clean tea towel and prove in a warm spot for 30 minutes.
Sift the flour into a large bowl. Make a hollow in the centre and pour the yeast mixture, salt, olive oil and 5-7 tbsp of water into it.
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Knead everything into a smooth silky dough, shape into a ball.
Dust the ball with a little flour, cover and set for an hour or until the dough doubles in volume.