Basic Pizza Dough

Dump the water into a bowl

Add butter and mix with a wooden spoon until it melts

Let it cool down a bit

Add yeast and let it rest for 1 minute

Mash the yeast and let it rest for another 4 minutes

Add flour, salt, and sugar and mix well until the dough comes off the sides of the bowl (the dough will be sticky)

Dust a medium-sized bowl with oil

Knead the dough into a ball with your hands

Place the dough in the oiled bowl

Turn the ball to make the top equally oily

Cover with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and let it rise in a protected place for 45 minutes or until the dough has doubled in volume

Lift the dough in the middle, with your hand closed

Poke the edges of the dough towards the center

Place the dough on a floured surface

Dust your hands with flour and knead for 1 minute, adding more flour if the dough is sticky

Divide the dough into two

Roll out each half with a rolling pin, on a floured surface

Open it up by turning the dough, pulling the edges towards you until it fits into a pizza pan of 30 cm in diameter

Dust the pan with oil and place the dough

Cover with half of the sauce

Use your desired topping

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Bake the dough first (about 2 minutes), then add the final topping