Pizza base dough

Method

1. 1

   In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water and leave for five minutes.

2. 2

   Add 1½ cups flour, the sugar, the salt and the olive oil to the bowl.

3. 3

   Oil your hands with a little olive oil and mix very well.

4. 4

   It will stick to your hands at first, so keep kneading, adding a little flour at a time, until the dough is easy to shape.

5. 5

   Cover the bowl with a cotton towel and put it in the oven (without switching it on) for at least two hours.

6. 6

   After two hours the dough will have risen. Take a large non-stick baking tin and grease it well.

7. 7

   Oil your hands well too and spread the dough evenly in the tin.