Description
Learn how to make delicious homemade pizza dough from scratch with this easy recipe. This versatile dough can be used to create your favorite pizza crusts, whether thin and crispy or thick and chewy.
Ingredients
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Dough:
- 3½ to 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 packet (2¼ teaspoons) active dry yeast
- 1¼ cups warm water (110°F/45°C)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Prepare Yeast Mixture: In a small bowl, combine warm water, sugar, and yeast. Let sit for 5–10 minutes until foamy.
- Mix Dough: In a large bowl, mix 3½ cups of flour with the salt. Add the yeast mixture and olive oil, and stir until a shaggy dough forms.
- Knead Dough: Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 8–10 minutes until smooth and elastic, adding more flour as needed.
- Rise: Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with a damp towel or plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place for 1 to 1½ hours, or until doubled in size.
- Shape Dough: Punch down the dough, divide if needed, and roll out to desired thickness for your pizza.
Notes
- This recipe makes enough for two 12-inch thin crust pizzas or one thick crust.
- Dough can be refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: No-Cook (dough prep)
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
