Pizza Dough

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 2 (14-inch) pizza crusts
  • Total: 1 hr 30 min
  • Prep: 20 min
  • Inactive: 1 hr 10 min
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Ingredients

3 1/2 to 4 cups bread flour, plus more for rolling

1 teaspoon sugar

1 envelope instant dry yeast

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 1/2 cups water, 110 degrees F

2 tablespoons olive oil, plus 2 teaspoons

Directions

  1. Combine the bread flour, sugar, yeast and kosher salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and combine. While the mixer is running, add the water and 2 tablespoons of the oil and beat until the dough forms into a ball. If the dough is sticky, add additional flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough comes together in a solid ball. If the dough is too dry, add additional water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead into a smooth, firm ball.
  2. Grease a large bowl with the remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil, add the dough, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put it in a warm area to let it double in size, about 1 hour. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into 2 equal pieces. Cover each with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let them rest for 10 minutes.

Cook’s Note

Using bread flour will give you a much crisper crust. If you can't find bread flour, you can substitute it with all-purpose flour which will give you a chewier crust.

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SHARI B.

This is our go-to recipe, especially if I haven't planned ahead to make a crust that requires longer proofing time. <br />This recipe makes two meal/two pizzas for our family of three. When I divide the dough after rising, I make one and the other ball goes back in the bowl, covered and in the fridge til I am ready to use. The next night I get it out and let it come to room temp before shaping the dough onto parchment paper.<br />We let our pizza dough rise a second time after we shape it. The time depends on the ambient temperature and how hungry we are! We just like the dough to be a little thicker, so this seems to help.<br />We bake our pizzas by building them on parchment paper and then sliding them onto a preheated baking stone in a 550 degree oven. Shut the door and immediately turn tempdown to 425 degrees. Then we bake until cheese and crust is golden brown. We try not to open the door during cooking, but watch through the window with the oven light on.

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