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Put warm water (80 to 110 degrees) into a bowl. Add sugar or honey and mix with a spoon. Add yeast, mix and let it sit for about 10 minutes. Combine 3 cups of the flour and salt in a bowl. Pour in the oil and, when absorbed, scrape in the dissolved yeast. Start mixing.
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When the mixture gets too heavy to mix, start kneading the dough with your hands. Knead the dough until you have a smooth ball. (up to 15 min) If the dough cracks it is too dry. Add water bit by bit until if forms a nice coherent ball. If your dough feels more like batter, it is too wet and you need to add flour bit by bit.
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Coat the dough with olive oil, place it in a large bowl and cover it with kitchen wrap. Allow to rise until doubled in size (1 to 1-1/2 hours). (At this point if you want to use it the next day, or up to a week later, put it in a refrigerator
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Put the dough on a lightly floured surface, put a bit of flour on top and make it into the shape of a pie by stretching it out from the center outwards. Use a rolling pin until the dough is about 1/4 inch thick. Punch some holes in the dough with a fork to let the air escape while the pizza is in the oven. Bake the pizza in you oven at 400 - 450 degrees F for about 20 to 25 minutes until the crust is light brown.
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Originally Submitted
2/1/2011
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