Basic Pizza Dough

1 Place the warm water in a bowl and add the yeast

Mix gently with a fork until dissolved

2 Add 1 cup of flour, olive oil, and salt

Mix vigorously with a wooden spoon

3 Add another 1 cup of flour and mix well

The dough should start to come away from the sides of the bowl and become sticky

4 Transfer the dough to a smooth surface dusted with remaining flour

Mix and incorporate the flour gradually until the dough becomes smooth and elastic

5 Form the dough into a ball and place it in a 2-liter capacity bowl greased with oil

Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 30-45 minutes, or until doubled in volume

Avoid overworking the dough

Divide it into two portions and roll each out to form two disks

6 Place each disk in an ungreased pizza pan or oven-safe skillet, about 35 cm (14 inches) in diameter

Allow to rise for another 10-20 minutes

Bake in a preheated oven at 250°C (482°F) for 20 minutes, or until the surface of the dough is firm but not browned

Remove and apply your chosen topping

Note: The pizza shape can be varied

With the same amount of dough, using an 11.5 cm (4.5 inch) diameter cookie cutter, the yield will be 7 mini pizzas

If you prefer a larger pizza, roll out the entire dough to form a circle or rectangle

To obtain a triangular pizza, divide the dough into two equal portions and shape each into a 20x28 cm (8x11 inch) rectangle

Cut on the diagonal

Calories per disk: 824