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For the dough: In a large bowl, stir together the flour and salt.
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Set aside.
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In a separate medium bowl, dissolve the sugar or honey in the warm water.
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Mix in the yeast, followed by the olive oil.
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Allow this to sit for 20 minutes, until it gets really foamy.
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Pour the yeast mixture into the flour, and stir it in to make a dough.
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It will be sticky, so with floured hands, knead for 7-10 minutes, adding flour as necessary.
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Once you have a smooth dough, place it into a large floured bowl, cover with a damp cloth, and let it rise in a warm room for 1-2 hours, or until doubled in size.
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When youre ready to make the pizza, preheat your oven to 500 F.
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For the toppings: In a bowl, toss together the olive oil, garlic, and mushrooms.
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Let this sit for a few minutes.
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Split your dough into fourths.
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The dough recipe makes enough for 4 large pizzas.
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The toppings are enough for 1 pizza.
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So either freeze the extra dough, multiply the toppings in this recipe to make 4 pizzas, or have other toppings to cover the other 3.
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Roll out or shape one section of the pizza dough however you like.
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Put it onto your pizza pan or pizza stone.
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Spread some of the oil, garlic, and mushrooms across the dough, and dot with the mozzarella cheese.
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Sprinkle with pepper (and salt, if desired).
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Bake for 10 minutes.
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Feel free to experiment with other toppings or store the rest of the dough in the refrigerator for later.
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Notes: A pizza stone is great, but a baking sheet will do fine as well!
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The dough recipe makes enough for 4 large pizzas.
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The toppings are enough for 1 pizza.
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So either freeze/refrigerate the extra dough, multiply the toppings in this recipe to make 4 pizzas, or have other toppings to cover the other 3.
