Categories: dough, entree, pizza

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups warm water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 6 cups all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup olive oil, plus more for brushing over turnovers
• 1 tablespoon salt

Directions

1. Pour the water into a mixing bowl and dissolve in it the sugar and the yeast. When the yeast is active, add your first cup of flour, then the oil and salt. Add another 4 1/2 cups of flour, mixing with a large spoon until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl and holds together.

2. Sprinkle the last 1/2 cup of flour onto your kneading surface. Turn out the dough and knead until it begins to feel as if it really belongs together, adding only enough flour to keep it from sticking to the board or you.

3. Let it rest while you clean and grease your bowl. Continue kneading the relaxed dough until it feels smooth and springy. (I usually knead the relaxed dough for a full five minutes.)

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