No-Knead Pizza Dough

Gather the ingredients. To a large mixing bowl, add the water, yeast, olive oil, sugar, salt, and flour. Using a heavy wooden spoon (or Danish dough whisk), stir together to form a wet, very sticky dough. Do not try to knead with your hands, as it is too sticky to handle. The mixture will seem dry at first, but as you continue to stir together, all the flour will be absorbed and it will pull away from the edges of the bowl. Add more flour if needed to form a very thick, very sticky dough ball. Once well mixed, cover the bowl with a towel, and leave out at room temperature for 12 to 16 hours. When ready to form the dough, flour a work surface very well. Using a spatula, scrape the sticky, bubbly dough onto the floured surface. Flour your hands and pat the dough down to flatten it. Cut the dough into 2 pieces and, using plenty of flour to handle, shape and form 2 smooth, elastic, balls of dough. Allow the dough balls to rest on a floured board with several inches separating them, covered, for 30 minutes. Your pizza dough is ready to use, This dough is even better if the balls are covered and kept refrigerated overnight. When ready to shape into pizzas, let the dough come up to room temperature before using.