Shiitake and Basil Pizza

Pascal was our chef just before school got out for fall break.  He tells us he got up at 5 AM to make this wonderful pizza.

1 cake yeast
1 1/3 c warm water

• Dissolve yeast in water for 5 minutes.

4 C sifted flour
1 t salt

• Mix together in large bowl.

2 T olive oil
yeast and water mixture you made earlier

• Add to the flour and salt mixture, stirring until you can't stir any more.  
• Turn out onto counter and knead for 10 minutes.
• Cover with damp cloth and let rise in a warm place for about 2 hours.
• Pat and stretch dough onto two oiled pizza pans or (unoiled) pizza stones, pinching up a collar around the edges to hold the filling.
• Prick dough in about 6 places.
• Spread each pizza with:

pizza sauce
mozzerella cheese
sliced shiitake
basil leaves

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Let pizza rest for 10 minutes while the oven is preheating.
• Bake for about 25 minutes, until light brown.