Homemade Pizza Dough seems like such a daunting task but it is surprisingly simple. We make the pizza dough entirely with our hands but if you prefer to use a mixer to do the work, you certainly can. We like to make a large batch and save in the fridge after it is done rising to use half for pizza and the other half for Homemade Garlic Parmesan Breadsticks. The Homemade Pizza Dough should stay good in the fridge for at least 3 days and maybe longer, ours has never needed to last past that. Everyone needs a good go-to dough recipe and we really enjoy this one because it gives a nice thick crust.
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- 1 cup warm water
- 3.5 cups bread flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon yeast
- Gather ingredients, fork, large bowl, towel, pizza cutter, pizza pan or stone, and rolling pin.
- Mix 1 teaspoon of yeast in 1 cup of warm water and let sit until yeast is dissolved. This only takes a few minutes and water should be around 105 degrees.
- Dump 3.5 cups of bread flour onto your working area and make a crater in the center for the rest of the ingredients.
- In your crater area, add 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons sugar, and slowly mix in the cup of water with yeast.
- Using your fork, mix from the center out to the edges bringing in the flour slowly as you mix without breaking the crater wall. Add the teaspoon of salt once the flour is mixed to point that the crater walls are not needed.
- Use your hands to mix and knead thoroughly until you have a nice elastic ball of dough. This should take around 5 to 7 minutes.
- Put dough into a bowl with a bit of olive oil to coat it from sticking. Place a towel over and let sit for one hour.
- After one hour, use the rolling pin to roll out the dough into a round pizza shape. Sprinkle flour if the dough is sticking.
- Time to dress up the pizza with whichever toppings you choose. Try sausage, pepperoni, olives, and bacon for a meat lovers pizza with 2 cups of shredded cheese.
- Pre heat oven to 400 degrees and cook pizza for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and enjoy.
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I love making my own dough – saving this recipe for later!
I make homemade pizza all the time. It’s my husband’s and my favorite thing to make!
My family started making homemade pizza a few months ago. We really love it! This would be a great recipe for us to try next time we make pizza. I usually buy the dough premade from the store. I never thought to make the dough myself! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
I hope you give it a try! We have so much fun with making dough and being messy.
This is they way to make pizza! My kids love homemade pizza, and getting flour EVERY WHERE. I think it’s pizza night now 😉
I will have to try this! Always looking for new crust recipes – pizza making is big in my house!
I just started making my own pizza dough and have tried different recipes, so pinned this so I can try it next! I love pizza, and making your own dough definitely saves money!
That’s awesome! Hope you enjoy.
I’ve never made homemade pizza dough, but I think that it would be great. I’m going to try this out sometime!
I love making homemade pizza. Your recipe is different than mine. Can’t wait to give it a whirl!
yay! We are having homemade pizza t his week and I was planning to make cauliflower crusts but forgot to buy cauliflower! I have everything to make this recipe so I’m going to try it!
Great! Let me know how it turns out. ????
Yes I need to try this out soon! I havent made a homemade pizza in awhile and this looks amzing!
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I used to make pizza dough at home, but its been years, now I just buy it. You’ve inspired me to start making it again and I will use this recipe! ~Anna http://www.pepperedinstyle.com
Homemade dough is SO much better than store bought-and SO simple! Everyone should try this recipe!
Yes. Save money and it tastes so good!
We love making pizza at home, but I tend to buy either store bought dough or use naana. I would prefer to make dough at home. This looks like something I can handle. 🙂
You got this!