Homemade Pizza Crust
User Reviews
4.2
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr 40 mins
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Servings
8
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Calories
119 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Lunch
Homemade Pizza Crust
Description
The Homemade Pizza Crust recipe starts by dissolving sugar and salt in warm water before combining with flour and yeast. When using a bread machine, ingredients are layered and set to dough cycle, producing a smooth dough ready to be rolled out. For those without a bread machine, yeast is proofed separately then mixed with flour and salt to create the dough, which is kneaded until smooth.
The dough is shaped into a 12-inch circle or spread to fill a pizza pan, prepared for toppings. Baking at 400°F for about 20 minutes or grilling at 500°F for 10-15 minutes yields a crust with balanced firmness and slight crispness. This versatility in cooking methods allows adapting to available equipment and desired crust texture.
Versatile in use, the crust can be topped with preferred sauces and toppings to suit individual tastes. Whether baked traditionally or grilled outdoors, it forms a base suitable for various pizza creations. The recipe also provides flexibility for those wanting manual preparation or appliance-assisted dough making.
Notes include an alternative manual method detailing proofing yeast in hot water, mixing with flour and salt, kneading, and rolling out dough. This method ensures that cooks without bread machines can still successfully create pizza crust dough at home.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup water warm
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flour *all purpose
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast *you can also use bread machine yeast
Instructions
- In a bread machine pan, add in the water.
- Pour the sugar and salt into the water.
- Pour flour over the water mixture.
- Create a well in the center of the flour and add in the yeast.
- Secure pan into bread machine and start dough cycle.
- Once dough is complete, flour a pizza pan and place dough into pan.
- Roll out dough using hands or a roller until pan is covered.
- Add desired sauce and toppings.
- Place pan in a preheated oven (400 degrees) for about 20 minutes. You can also put on the grill/smoker (500 degrees) for about 10-15 minutes.
Notes
- To prepare the dough without a bread machine, dissolve yeast and sugar in hot water until foamy, about 5 to 8 minutes.
- Mix flour and salt separately, then combine with the yeast mixture before kneading until smooth, roughly 2 minutes.
- Roll out the dough into a 12-inch circle and transfer to a greased pizza pan before adding toppings and baking.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 119 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 119kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 148mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 48mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.2
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