Directions

1. Let pizza dough sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
2. When ready to roll out the dough, preheat oven to 500ºF. Place a pizza stone or sheet pan in the oven while it preheats. Gently start pulling dough from all sides to gradually expand it to about 6 inches in diameter. (If you’re too aggressive, the dough could tear.)
3. Set a large piece of parchment paper about 14 inches squares on a work surface, sprinkle with flour, and place dough on top. Use a rolling pin to roll out dough, starting in the center and working outward toward the edges but not rolling over them, to create a round about 12 inches wide and ¼ to ⅓ inch thick. If dough sticks to rolling pin, sprinkle it with a little flour. Pierce dough multiple times with a fork to help prevent it from bubbling up as it bakes.