Double-0 Pizza Dough

This recipe makes enough dough for two medium-sized pizzas.

Ingredients:

• 2 ¾ cups Tipo 00 flour

• 1 packet of active dried yeast (2 ¼ tsp)

• 1 cup warm water

• ½ tsp fine sea salt

• Extra light olive oil

• Optional: ½ Italian seasonings

• Optional: ½ Garlic powder

Instructions:

1. Put 2 and ¾ cups of Tipo 00 flour in a large bowl. With a fork create a well in the middle of the flour. Add the yeast and ½ cup of warm water inside the well, and wait for 3 minutes to let the yeast absorb in the water. Add the Italian seasonings and garlic powder for extra flavor to the dough.

2. Use your fork to bring the flour in gradually into the water. Keep stirring, drawing more flour inside the liquid. Add the remaining ½ cup of water as you go. After a few minutes, you’ll notice the flour is starting to bind together.

3. Dust your hands with flour and pile the dough on a flour-dusted surface. Knead the dough until it feels springy, like the texture of play dough. Usually, it takes around 8 minutes to knead.

4. Drizzle about a teaspoon of olive oil in a medium-sized ceramic bowl. Use the ball of dough to gently coat the bowl with the olive oil.

5. In its ball form, place the dough in the bowl. Cover the top of the bowl with a warm, damp tea towel. Let the dough stand in a warm place until it has doubled in size; usually about 2 hours.