Pizza Dough Recipe
Pizza Dough can quickly and easily be made at home in about 30 minutes with just a few basic pantry ingredients! Perfectly chewy, golden, and crisp!
Servings: 8 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
For the dough
- 1 package active dry yeast .25 ounce
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 cup warm water 110-115°F
- 2 ½ cups bread flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
For the pizza
- Pizza sauce
- Mozzarella cheese shredded
- Pizza toppings
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- In a medium bowl, dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm water. Let stand until frothy, about 5-10 minutes.
- To the same bowl with the yeast, stir in the flour, oil, and salt. Beat with a wooden spoon until smooth. Let the dough rest for in the bowl for 5 minutes.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll into the desired pizza shape.
- Transfer the crust to a lightly greased pizza pan or baker's peel dusted with cornmeal. Spread pizza sauce over the crust and top with desired toppings.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Let the baked pizza cool for 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
- You can use all-purpose flour in place of the bread flour. However, the crust may not be as crispy or chewy.
- Nutrition information is for crust only.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 293mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 0.003mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.4mg
