Pizza Dough

Measure out the warm water in a large mixing bowl

Add in the salt and stir to dissolve

Sprinkle the yeast over the water and let sit for a couple of minutes to hydrate and dissolve, then stir to distribute

Add the flour into the mixing bowl and stir with a wooden spoon until you form a shaggy dough

Switch to using your hands

Wet your hands to prevent the dough from sticking to them and pinch the dough into several segments between your first finger and thumb

Then reach under the edges of the dough and gently pull it up to stretch the dough until you hit resistance, then fold the section of dough over to rest of the dough

Turn the bowl 1/4 turn and repeat the pulling and folding until you've gone all around

This action brings the dough back into one piece

Repeat the pinching and folding process for about 1-2 minutes until your dough starts to turn into a cohesive, but sticky ball of dough

Re-wet your hands as necessary to prevent the dough from sticking to them

Cover the bowl and let rest for 20 minutes