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Pizza Dough

Homemade pizza dough that everyone will love!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Resting Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine: Italian, pizza
Keyword: Dinner, Easy Recipes, Italian, Pizza, Weekend Dinner, Weeknight Dinner
Servings: 1 Large Pizza

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons Instant yeast
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 1/4 cup Flour plus more for rolling out dough
  • 2 tablespoons Olive Oil For drizzling on top of rolled out dough
  • 1 cup Cold Water

Instructions

  • Mix the yeast, cold water, sugar, salt and flour together until a dough forms. Add more flour if needed, however, dough will be slightly sticky.
  • Knead dough for about 3 minutes with an electric mixing dough hook or you can hand knead for about 5 minutes. The dough should pull away from the sides of the bowl but stick to the bottom on the bowl.
  • You can bake with dough immediately or for a better taste and texture, cover and refrigerate dough for about 20 minutes or let it rest overnight.

When Ready To Bake:

  • Pre-heat oven or grill to 500 F.
  • Hand stretch or roll out dough on a floured surface. {Pro tip: buy a pillowcase that is designated for rolling out dough- it works the best!)
  • Once dough is rolled out, dock the dough (docking means piercing the dough all around with a fork to prevent large bubbles from forming when it bakes). Place dough on a greased pizza sheet, cast iron pan or piece of parchment paper if using a pre-heated pizza stone.
  • Drizzle a little olive oil on top of the dough and if desired, you can season with herbs or favorite seasoning blend.
  • Add sauce and desired toppings to pizza.
  • (optional step) Let pizza rise for about 20 minutes for a light and airy crust.
  • Bake for about 7-10 minutes or until crust is golden on the bottom. Remove from oven, let cool and enjoy!