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Pour 1/4 cup of warm water into a large bowl. Add the olive oil and a sprinkle of salt and pepper to the bowl. Add the all-purpose flour to the mixture one-half cup at a time. Continue stirring with the spoon until the dough starts to come away from the sides of your bowl. Flour a clean hard surface lightly. Roll the flour into a ball. Set the dough aside in a warm place for one hour to rise.

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Add your package of active dry yeast and a pinch of sugar. Set the mixture aside for five minutes. Add an additional cup of warm water. Stir with your wooden spoon as you add flour.  Turn the dough out. Knead it for eight minutes. Add extra flour if the dough is too sticky. Pour 1/2 tsp. of olive oil into a new, clean bowl. Place the dough ball in the bowl and roll it around till it’s covered. Keep it on the counter with a tea towel draped over the top of the bowl.