Mauro's Italian Pizza Dough

Total Time: 2 hrs 7 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup warm water
• 325 g water
• 325 g beer
• 35 g yeast
• 1 kg flour
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle the yeast and sugar into 1/2 a cup of warm water.
• 2 pour the flour onto the work surface, and make a crater in the flour.
• 3 sprinkle the salt onto the flour.
• 4 add the yeast mixture, water and beer into the crater.
• 5 mix the flour and liquids with a fork, and then slowly start kneading the dough with your hands until it is smooth and soft.
• 6 let it rise for one hour.
• 7 knead the dough again. if it is sticky, add a bit more flour.
• 8 make approximately 7 balls for 7 pizzas (this depends on the size of your pan).
• 9 let it rise for another 45 minutes.
• 10 while it is rising, pre-heat the oven to 230°c place the pizza stone inside the oven as well, so that it heats up too.
• 11 after 45 minutes, roll the dough out into a circle. tip: use baking paper to transfer it easily to the hot pizza stone.
• 12 add sauce and cheese, and bake for 5-7 minutes.