Sometimes you want to skip the delivery pizza and opt for a nice homemade pizza. Pizza night is always a hit in my home; my family loves it. This tried-and-true pizza dough recipe is definitely one to keep in your recipe book. It's simple, straightforward, and requires just a few pantry staples.
This recipe is simple and straight forward. With just a few ingredients from your pantry, and a little time you can have delicious homemade pizza dough ready for your choice of toppings.
Check out my easy 5-minute Pizza Sauce recipe and this Creamy Garlic Sauce for pizza.
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Key Ingredients & Substitutions
- Flour - Bread flour works great for this recipe, but plain all-purpose flour can be substituted if needed.
- Yeast - Use instant or active dry yeast.
- Honey - A small amount helps activate the yeast. Granulated sugar can be used a substitute.
- Water - Warm water no hotter than 110°F.
💡Expert Tips
- Adding the flour - As with most yeast dough recipes, the amount of flour needed is a guideline. The absorbency of the flour will play a huge roll in the amount of flour needed. When adding the flour to the dough you should always add it gradually, then check to see if the dough is sticky or tacky.
- Let it Rest - If you have time, let the shaped dough rest for 10-30 minutes before baking for a fluffier crust.
- Crispier Crust? - Bake on a preheated pizza stone or a perforated pizza pan for extra crispiness.
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The Essential Pizza Dough
This pizza dough recipe that comes together quickly and tastes great. Makes 2 or 3 pizzas. Roll it out thin and bake it immediately for a thin crust pizza. Or roll it out thicker and let it rise for 10-30 minutes after adding the toppings for a thicker crust.
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 ½ teaspoon active dry yeast
- ½ cup warm milk
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 4 cups bread flour approximately
Instructions
- In your mixer, mix together the warm water, yeast and warm milk and allow to sit for a few minutes so that the yeast has time to bloom.
- Mix in the honey, salt, olive oil and half of the flour. Using the dough hook on its lowest speed, start to knead the dough. Continue kneading the dough and start adding 1 cup of flour at a time, only using enough flour for the dough to come together. You may or may not need all of the flour.
- Once you have added as much flour as it needs, turn the speed up to the next setting and knead the dough for approximately 10 minutes. The dough should be soft and tacky, not sticky. Remove the dough hook, cover the bowl with a towel and set aside to proof until it doubles in size, 1 ½ to 2 hours.
- Now for the fun part! Gently deflate your dough, separate into 2 or 3 portions. Using a little olive oil, to prevent sticking, roll each dough out. You can roll them thin or leave them a little thick. Transfer them to a lightly oiled pan and gently stretch back out if it shrinks a little.
- Next sauce them up and add the toppings. From here you can bake them immediately in a 425° F oven or you can choose to cover them and let them rise for about 10-30 minutes then bake them. Bake each pizza for approximately 15 minutes.
Notes
This recipe yields 2-3 pizzas.
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Blain says
Excellent recipe.
Simply Scratch Made says
Thank you!
Shelly says
This has become my go to recipe for pizza dough. I love how easy it is to make and it has the best texture. Thank you for sharing this great recipe!
Simply Scratch Made says
That is wonderful to hear!