Made with just six ingredients this homemade pizza dough recipe is quick, easy and so versatile!
Author:Winnie Reeves
Prep Time:1 Hour 20 Minutes
Total Time:1 Hour 20 Minutes
Yield:1 Pizza Dough 1x
Ingredients
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2 Cups (250 g) Unbleached Bread Flour, Spooned and Leveled
1 Teaspoon Active Dry Yeast
1 Teaspoon Granulated Sugar
1 Teaspoon Salt
2/3 Cup Warmed Water, 110-115F (43-46C)
1 Tablespoon (15 ml) Oil of choice, plus more to grease bowl
Instructions
In a separate medium mixing bowl, add the flour and salt. Whisk to combine.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the warmed water, sugar and yeast. Whisk to combine and allow the yeast to activate, about 8-10 minutes. You will know when yeast is properly activated when mixture appears foamy and takes on a strong fermented-like aroma.
In the bowl with yeast mixture, add the oil and dry ingredients.
With the dough hook attached on the stand mixer, set the speed to low and mix ingredients together until a dough starts to form around the dough hook attachment.
Increase mixer speed to medium high and knead dough for 6 minutes. You will know when dough is ready when you press into it and it bounces back.
In a large mixing bowl, add a small amount of oil (about ½ teaspoon) and grease the base and sides of the bowl.
Transfer easy homemade pizza dough to the greased bowl. Turn and flip dough in the bowl to ensure all sides of the dough is coated in oil before covering the bowl with plastic wrap.
Place easy homemade pizza dough in a warm area of the kitchen to rest and rise for 1 hour or until it has doubled in size.
Deflate dough by gently knocking it down before transferring to a lightly floured clean work surface.
Roll or hand stretch easy homemade pizza dough into desired shape.
Notes
Easy homemade pizza dough recipe calls for bread flour; however, some of the bread flour may be substituted with all-purpose flour or only all-purpose flour may be used.
Unbaked easy homemade pizza dough may be tightly wrapped in plastic wrap, placed in an airtight container i.e. large dated ziplock bag, and stored in the freezer for up to 1-3 months. When ready to use, thaw in the refrigerator overnight.