In a medium-large bowl, add flour, salt, sugar, yeast and water and mix until a dough starts to come together. Use your hands to finish mixing the dough in a kneading like motion to create a rough ball of dough.
Lightly grease your bowl, place the dough back in the bowl and drizzle 1 tsp of olive oil over the dough, coating the dough in it, then covering your bowl.
Leave your bowl in a warm area on your counter to proof for at least 8 hours.
When your dough is ready, punch down your dough and shape into a ball again.
Preheat your oven (preferably with a pizza stone or steel already in the oven) to the highest temperature it goes to. For me this was 550°F
Place a sheet of parchment on your workspace and flour it, then place your dough there. Using your hands, press down on the dough flattening it out into a circle.
Using your fingers press close to the edge, leaving about 1 inch for crust to keep stretching and pressing the dough out. Another good shaping technique is to pick up the dough by the edge and move your hands along the entire perimeter, letting the dough hang so it stretches as you move around the dough.
Stretch your dough out to a 12-14 inch circle.
Top your pizza using your favorite sauce, cheese and toppings.
Once your oven has been fully preheated and at it's top temperature for at least 30 minutes, carefully slide your pizza into your oven and onto your pizza stone. A pizza peel is the best way to do this, however a flat baking sheet can be used if you do not have a pizza peel. If you are not using a pizza stone, place your pizza on a baking sheet in the oven.
Let your pizza cook for approximately 8-12 minutes. How long will depend on the temperature of your oven, but the crust should have risen and be browned but not burnt.
Carefully remove your pizza and let it cool for a few minutes before slicing. Enjoy!
