Preheat oven to 500 degrees with pizza stone inside
Mix together yeast, salt, warm water, and sugar until dissolved
Let sit for 5 minutes
Mix in 1/4 cup at a time of the flour into the wet ingredients (leaving out 1/4 cup flour for later)
If using a mixer, let the dough hook knead and mix the dough for about 5 to 8 minutes - otherwise knead and mix by hand for 5 minutes
Now hand knead in the remaining 1/4 cup of flour a little at a time until the dough is not sticky but not dry (you might not use all the flour)
Form dough into a ball - you can save about 1/3 to 1/2 of the dough for a 2nd pizza
Sprinkle corn meal over the pizza peel - this helps the pizza dough not to stick
Place ball of dough on the pizza peel
Let rest for 5 to 10 minutes
Tap the dough down with your fingers until it is flatten slightly
Spread the dough into a circle using your hands kind of in a windshield wiper motion until it is the size you want (if you are confident, toss the dough to widen)
Top with favorite pizza toppings