Mix
+ knead the dough. Combine
all ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted
with the dough hook. Mix on low speed (no higher than
2) until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl
as needed. Once it's all combined, continue kneading
for 5-7 minutes, until the dough begins to look smooth
and stretchy. This is a very loose dough. It will look
more like batter than regular bread dough - this is
normal. Cover and rest for 30 minutes. Stretch
and fold #1. Do one
round of stretch and folds, cover and rest 30 minutes
more. Stretch
and fold #2. Do a
second round of stretch and folds, then cover and rest
for 30 minutes to relax the dough.Shape
in pan + rise. Add 3
tablespoons olive oil to a 9x13-inch metal baking pan
(the darker the metal, the better). Rub the oil all
over the bottom and sides of the pan. Transfer the
dough into the oiled pan and fold the edges inward to
form a rectangle. Gently begin to coax the dough into
the corners and edges - it likely won't stretch that
far at this point and that's okay! Cover the pan with
plastic wrap and rise at room temperature for 6-7
hours, until puffed up and bubbles begin to form on
the top.With lightly oiled fingers, press the
dough into the corners of the pan. At this point, you
can proceed with making pizza, or cover and
refrigerate your dough for up to 24 hours.Assemble
pizza + bake. Preheat
oven to 450 degrees. To assemble pizza, sprinkle half
the cheese over the surface of the dough - making sure
it goes all the way to the edges for those delicious
crispy bites. Then cover with sauce, more cheese, and
toppings. Bake on the lowest oven rack for 25 minutes,
until the crust is deeply browned around the edges. If
you want your toppings more browned, move to the top
rack under the broiler for 1-2 minutes. Immediately
run a knife around the perimeter of the pan to loosen
the pizza, then carefully slide it onto a cutting
board. If you let the pizza cool in the pan, it will
cement itself to the sides and bottom and be extremely
hard to get out. Allow to cool for a few minutes
before slicing and eating.