Perfect Prompt Pizza Dough

We found this one in "Food and Wine", of all places.  If we have time, we prefer to make this over-night dough from 101 Cookbooks. But when we are pressed for time, this dough works out great in just 2 hrs, start to finish at the table.

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons lukewarm water (110°)
• 2 cups unbleached bread flour
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps

1. In a bowl, combine the yeast, 1/4 cup lukewarm water and 1/4 cup flour in a small bowl. Let it stand for 30 minutes.
2. Add the remaining 1-3/4 cup flour, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons luke warm water, olive oil and salt. 
3. Mix the dough thoroughly.  I use the dough hook and the Kitchen-Aid on low speed for 1 minute, scraping the sides if I need to. 
4. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth, elastic and a bit tacky to the touch, 7 to 8 minutes. For this, I keep going on medium speed with Kitchen-Aid and the dough hook for 5-6 minutes.
5. Place in an oiled bowl and turn to cover with spray oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place (75°) until double in volume, 1 to 1-1/2 hours.
6. 30 minutes before you are ready, pre-heat the oven and pizza stone to 500 F.  Typical baking time is 12 minutes, more for heavier toppings.