Place the active dry yeast in a large mixing bowl and mix it with 1 tsp of sugar. Add warm water, stir well and let it bloom for about 5 minutes.
Add 2 cups of flour, salt, honey and olive oil. Mix the dough with a wooden spoon at first and then use your bands until ingredients are combined. Add the other 1/2 cup of flour and knead the dough until combined. (If the dough is too sticky, you might have to add a little more flour.)
Lightly flour some counter surface and transfer your dough onto the floured surface. Knead the dough until smooth. It will take about 2-3 minutes.
Rub a clean bowl with some olive oil and place the dough in it. Cover the bowl with saran wrap and let it rise in a warm place (away from draft or AC is fine) until doubled in size, about 1- 1 1/2 hours. Punch the dough and let it rise again for another 30-45 minutes.
When ready, take out the dough and knead it for about a minute until smooth.
At this point, you can place the dough in a large ziplock bag and refrigerate. Remember to lightly grease the bag. (Dough can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.)
For Pizza:
Take out the dough, split it in half and let it rest for about 20 minutes.
In a large sauté pan, heat up some oil on medium heat and add diced onions. Saute onions until transparent and add ground beef. Using a wooden spoon, break up ground beef and add the ½ cup of Ragú® sauce, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beef is completely done. Drain off all the juices and set aside.
In a small bowl, combine ricotta cheese, Mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, minced basil and some salt. Mix very well and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 450.
Roll out the dough and place it onto a pizza stone that has been sprinkled with cornmeal. (Or you can use any pizza baking sheet.)
Spread sauce all over pizza, leaving about ½ inch rim clean. Spread ricotta mixture and then beef mixture over it. Top off with shredded Mozzarella cheese.
Bake for 15-18 minutes, until crust is golden brown.