Pizza Dough

From my brain

This is / was my Aunt Gay's recipe, but I've altered it a lot over the years and it's not quite the same.

Normal People	Bread Nazis
3-4 C Flour 2 C Tap Water 2 Tbsp Salt 2 tsp Sugar 1 pkg Active Dry Yeast	20 oz (weight) bread flour 14 oz (weight) filtered water 2 Tbsp Salt 2 tsp Sugar 2 tsp active dry yeast

1. So regardless of which water you use, just use it at room/tap temperature. Nuke it in the microwave for about a minute until it's warm, but not hot.
2. Pour 1/2 C of the warmed water into a small bowl.
   1. Add the yeast and sugar to it.
   2. Let is sit for 10 minutes, but occasionally stir it with a fork every couple minutes
3. Sift your flour 2-3 times (don't know why this helps, but it does).
   1. Just use a large strainer over a piece of parchment or in a large bowl.
4. Once the yeast has bloomed in the bowl, pour the yeast/sugar/water into your mixing locaiton of choice
   1. Stand-mixer
      1. Use dough hook; mix time = 20-25 mins
   2. Bread machine
      1. Read manufactuer's instructions for how long to mix
   3. Freakish well-method
      1. OMG! I'm not worthy!
   4. The small of the back of a young virgin of Palermo.
      1. Hey now!  ;)
5. Start mixing in a little of the flour at a time, gradually adding more. Stop when
   1. It pulls way from the sides of the mixer/bread machine
   2. If well-method or virgin-back, stop when it's not sticky any more
6. Place inside a large plastic bag and squeeze all the air out
   1. Tie/ziplock the bag.
   2. Place the bag in a large bowl/side of the sink filled with warm (NOT hot) water for about an hour.
7. Take out the dough and need it for a bit and form it into your desired pizza/stromboli form