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["Pour the warm water in a large mixing bowl.", "Add the sugar and stir until dissolved.", "Add the yeast and gently stir the mixture until the yeast is dissolved.", "Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes to allow the yeast to become ""active.", """.", "The mixture will become foamy at the surface and appear cloudy, and, it will begin to release its familiar, ""yeasty"" aroma.", "Add the salt and olive oil and stir again to combine the ingredients.", "Add 1 cup of flour to the mixture and whisk in until dissolved.", "Add the second cup of flour and whisk it in until the mixture is smooth.", "Add the 3rd cup of flour and combine evenly.", "The dough mixture should now be fairly thick.", "Add the last cup and flour and, with your hands, begin to combine the dough until all of the dry flour has moistened into a mass.", "You may need to add a dusting of flour from time to time to reduce the stickiness of the dough as you work it with your hands.", "Be patient, folding the dough mixture in on itself, over and over again.", "When the flour has absorbed all of the moisture and congealed into a firm mass, remove it from the bowl to a floured tabletop to knead it.", "Press the dough out with the balls of both of your hands.", "Then, fold the mass in half and ""push it into itself.""
