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How to Make Pizza Dough
Here is my easy method for how to make pizza dough! It's so easy, you'll never go back to storebought dough.
Calories:
1261 kcal
Cuisine:
Vegetarian, Vegan
Ingredients
- ¾ cup water
- 2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 2 cups flour plus a little extra
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil plus a little extra
Instructions
- Start by heating your water to about 110°F. If you don't have a thermometer, just test it with your finger—it should be like very hot bath water, but not so hot you burn yourself.
- Whisk the water, yeast, and sugar together in a small bowl or liquid measuring cup and let it sit for a few minutes, until it gets foamy. This means the yeast is starting to work.
- While the yeast mixture sits, stir the flour and salt together in a medium bowl. Add the yeast mixture and the olive oil and stir everything together. You should get a nice soft dough.
- Sprinkle some flour onto a clean countertop and knead the dough just until it's nice and elastic. This should only take about 3 minutes.
- Lightly oil a medium mixing bowl and place your dough into it. Cover it with a clean dish towel and place it in a warm place to rise until it doubles in size—about an hour. Once this is done your dough is ready to use, or you can seal it up and freeze it for later.
- After your dough rises you'll want to punch it down a bit to let some of the air out. To make a pizza, preheat the oven to 400°F. Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll it into a 12 to 14 inch circle.
- Transfer the dough to a pizza stone or parchment-lined baking sheet. I like to brush the top of my crust with a little olive oil and sprinkle it with some cornmeal, but that's totally up to you. Pile on your pizza fixings and bake the dough until it's lightly browned, about 18 to 20 minutes.
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Notes
- You'll need to get started an hour and a half or so before serving time. Keep in mind that most of this time is inactive—and it's less than the 4 or 5 hours it takes to thaw frozen pizza dough!
- For the flour, you can use all-purpose, whole wheat, or a mix of the two! I'm a big fan of using half all-purpose and half whole wheat pastry flour. Other types of wheat flour will work too, but with varying results. Some people swear by bread flour for a super crispy crust. Experiment with different types to see what you like best!
Nutrition Information
Serving
16g
Calories
1261kcal
(63%)
Carbohydrates
206g
(69%)
Protein
37g
(74%)
Fat
33g
(51%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
(24%)
Monounsaturated Fat
22g
(110%)
Sodium
1191mg
(50%)
Potassium
526mg
(11%)
Fiber
14g
(56%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
52mg
(5%)
Iron
12mg
(67%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1261
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 16g | |
| Calories | 1261kcal | 63% |
| Carbohydrates | 206g | 69% |
| Protein | 37g | 74% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 22g | 110% |
| Sodium | 1191mg | 50% |
| Potassium | 526mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 14g | 56% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 12mg | 67% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.