Basic Pizza Dough

Ingredients:

400ml lukewarm water
14g fresh yeast or 1x7 sachet or dried yeast
15g caster sugar
700g "00" flour, plus extra for dusting
30g gluten flour, optional
30g table salt
60ml extra virgin olive oil
50ml mil.

Method:
Step 1: Add two table spoons of the water to the yeast and massage it into a paste with your fingers. Add the remaining water and the sugar and stir to combine.
Step 2:  Tip flour, or gluten if using and salt into the bowl of an electrical mixer with the dough hook attached. Turn mixer onto low speed and add yeast mixture. Let it mix for two minutes until the dough comes together. Add oil and milk and mix for another 4minutes until smooth and elastic.
Step 3: Lightly dust a clean work surface with flour. remove dough from the mixer, scraping the dough hook. Knead the dough for a couple of minutes, dusting with more flour when necessary. Shape the dough into a ball.
Step 4: Lightly dust a clean chopping board or baking sheet with flour. Place the dough on the board and and cover with a clean tea towel and leave in a warm drought-free place to prove for 10-15minutes.
Step 5: Cut the dough into 120g portions and roll into balls. Cover with the tea towel and set aside on the floured board to rise for another 30 minutes or doubled in a size.