BASIC PIZZA DOUGH ( Kugan )

Basic Pizza Dough:

2 cups all purpose flour
little salt
3/4 cup warm water, or more or less as needed

1 tbs yeast
1 tsp sugar
1/4 cup warm water

1 tbs olive oil or corn oil

Method:

Mix the yeast, sugar and the 1/4 cup of warm water.
Set it aside for about 10 minutes.
It will foam up well.

Put the flour and salt in a bowl and mix well.
Pour in the yeast mixture into the flour.
mix well with your fingers.

Now slowly add in the 3/4 cup of water little by little.
Knead to a soft dough. apply little oil to your hand if it is sticky.
apply oil all over the dough generously and cover it.

Now cover the bowl with a damp cloth and set aside in a warm place.
It should double in size in about an hour.
when doubled, knock out the air and knead again. for about 5 minutes.

Now you can use it to make your base.