MethodDay 1
- Mix together the flour, salt and instant yeast in a big bowl (or in the bowl of your stand mixer).
- Add the oil, sugar and cold water and mix well (with the help of a large wooden spoon or with the paddle attachment, on low speed) in order to form a sticky ball of dough.
- On a clean surface, knead for about 5-7 minutes, until the dough is smooth and the ingredients are homogeneously distributed.
- If it is too wet, add a little flour (not too much, though) and if it is too dry add 1 or 2 teaspoons extra water.
- Flour a work surface or counter. Line a jelly pan with baking paper/parchment.
- Lightly oil the paper.
- With the help of a metal or plastic dough scraper, cut the dough into 6 equal pieces (or larger if you want to make larger pizzas).
- NOTE: To avoid the dough from sticking to the scraper, dip the scraper into water between cuts.
- Sprinkle some flour over the dough. Make sure your hands are dry and then flour them. Gently round each piece into a ball.
- NOTE: If the dough sticks to your hands, then dip your hands into the flour again.
- Transfer the dough balls to the lined jelly pan and mist them generously with spray oil.
- Slip the pan into plastic bag or enclose in plastic food wrap.
- Put the pan into the refrigerator and let the dough rest overnight or for up to three days.
Day 2
- On the day you plan to eat pizza, exactly 2 hours before you make it, remove the desired number of dough balls from the refrigerator.
- Dust the counter with flour and spray lightly with oil.
- Place the dough balls on a floured surface and sprinkle them with flour.
- Dust your hands with flour and delicately press the dough into disks about 1/2 inch/1.3 cm thick and 5 inches/12.7 cm in diameter.
- Sprinkle with flour and mist with oil.
- Loosely cover the dough rounds with plastic wrap and then allow to rest for 2 hours.
- Then stretch it into the size you desire, top it off with favourite ingredients and bake in a 450F - 500F oven. Enjoy!
NOTE: You can store the dough balls in a zippered freezer bag if you want to save some of the dough for any future baking. In that case, pour some oil (a few tablespooons only) in a medium bowl and dip each dough ball into the oil, so that it is completely covered in oil. Then put each ball into a separate bag. Store the bags in the freezer for no longer than 3 months. The day before you plan to make pizza, remember to transfer the dough balls from the freezer to the refrigerator.
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