This easy pizza dough recipe is great for beginners and produces a soft homemade pizza crust. Skip the pizza delivery because you only need 6 basic ingredients to begin!
Every great pizza begins with a great pizza crust. Some like it thin and crispy, while others prefer a thick and soft crust. This homemade pizza crust has it all: soft & chewy with a delicious crisp and AWESOME flavor. It’s my go-to pizza dough recipe and just a glance at the
This is a no-fuss dough recipe for beginners. You need just 6 basic ingredients, plus a little cornmeal for preparing the pan. (You can skip that if needed.) Most of the time is hands off as the dough rises. You might wonder… why waste the time when you can just buy frozen pizza dough? Frozen pizza dough is certainly convenient, but from-scratch crust has unbeatable flavor and texture that only comes from fresh dough. And you can use the dough for cheese breadsticks, too!
Best Pizza Dough
Reader, Andy, commented: “Super easy, super fast, super good! I don’t like doughy thick pizzas and I find with this recipe that I can make them thin and crunchy, I love how easy it is. I make pizza once or twice a month! Haven’t bought one for quite some time now! ★★★★★“
If you’ve ever made homemade bagels or sandwich bread, you can easily make pizza dough because it’s quicker, easier, and requires fewer steps.
All pizza dough starts with the same basic ingredients: flour, yeast, water, salt, and olive oil. Here’s the breakdown of what I use in my homemade pizza crust recipe. The full printable recipe is below.
Pepperoni Bread Recipe (with Pizza Dough)
Reader, Shane, commented: “Excellent pizza dough. I add about 1 tbs of garlic powder and Italian herbs to give the dough more flavor as well as 40 grams of cornmeal for a little crunch. It freezes well and makes a nice thin crust. ★★★★★“
Pizza crust, like homemade bagels, artisan bread, and focaccia, requires a lean dough. A lean dough doesn’t use eggs or butter. Without the extra fat to make the dough soft, you’re promised a crusty pizza crust. (However, I recommend using some olive oil for flavor and to keep the interior on the softer side.) Recipes like dinner rolls, homemade breadsticks, and overnight cinnamon rolls require fat to yield a “rich dough, ” which creates a softer and more dessert-like bread.
Young bakers can lend a hand AND have fun in the process. Let the kids help you press down the dough and shape into a circle. They can add their cheeses and make pepperoni faces on top of the pie. Who doesn’t love a smiley pizza? 🙂
Easy Pizza Dough Recipe
Let me share my top choices for pizza pans just in case you’re shopping for a new one.I use and love (affiliate links)this oneandthis one. If you like baking your homemade pizzas on pizza stones, I’ve usedthis onebefore and it’s wonderful.
If you don’t have a pizza pan, use a regular sheet pan. Grease it with olive oil and sprinkle with cornmeal as directed below, and then press the dough into whatever shape that will fit. Make sure the dough is about 1/2-inch thick. For a thinner pizza, stretch the dough out more.
Prepare the dough through step 3 below, but allow the dough to rise for 8-12 hours in the refrigerator. (If it needs to be in the refrigerator for longer, use cooler water in the dough which will slow the dough’s rise and allow for more time.) As a bonus, the slow rise gives the pizza dough wonderful flavor! When ready, continue with step 5 in the recipe below (the shaping step). If the dough didn’t quite double in size when rising, let it sit at room temperature for 30-45 minutes before shaping.
Easy Bread Flour Pizza Dough
This recipe yields two 12-inch pizzas. After the pizza dough rises and you divide the dough in half (step 5), you can freeze one of the balls of dough to make pizza at a later time. Or you can simply freeze both balls of dough separately. Lightly coat all sides of the dough ball(s) with nonstick spray or olive oil. Place thedough ball(s) into individual zipped-top bag(s) and seal tightly, squeezing out all the air.Freeze for up to 3 months.
Place the frozen pizza dough in the refrigerator for about 8 hours or overnight. When ready to make pizza, remove the dough from the refrigerator and allow to rest for 30 minutes on the counter. Continue with step 5 in the recipe below.
Follow these basic instructions for a thick, crisp, and chewy pizza crust at home. The recipe yields enough pizza dough for two 12-inch pizzas and you can freeze half of the dough for later. Close to 2 pounds of dough total.
Secret Ingredient Cheesy Garlic Bread
Sally McKenney is a professional food photographer, cookbook author, and baker. Her kitchen-tested recipes and thorough step-by-step tutorials give readers the knowledge and confidence to bake from scratch. Sally has been featured onSkip the kneading by hand, and make pizza dough in your bread machine instead! Bread machine pizza dough is simple to make with just 6 common ingredients and your trusty electric bread maker.
Making pizza from scratch is one of my favorite things to do. While you may be able to order pizza for take-out and enjoy a good pie, it will never be as good as the freshly made, freshly baked pizza that you just pulled out of your oven. This recipe for bread machine pizza dough will make homemade pizza making as easy as ordering takeout too!
I’ve taken my fool-proof, traditionally kneaded pizza dough recipe and converted it to a bread machine pizza dough recipe. Doing it this way saves me so much time, which I can then use to do more important things, like making a Caprese salad or enjoying a cocktail and some pre-dinner TV.
Easy Pizza Dough Breadsticks Recipe » Homemade Heather
There’s no need to spend the whole day in the kitchen making pizza dough when you can let the bread machine do the work for you!
Ready to do more with your bread machine?Bake a delicious White Bread Loaf in your machine! Or try my basic Whole Wheat Bread or this Seed Bread in the bread machine.
At this point, you can freeze the dough for later use, or you can get started with making a pizza right away.
Pizza Dough Recipe
Rest: You can make two 9 inch pizzas with this dough recipe, so I like to split the dough in half, then shape it into 2 balls. You can also do 4 balls to make personal size pizzas. Place the dough balls on a flat surface and cover with a bit of oil and plastic wrap so that they can rest and rise a little while you preheat your oven.
Shape and Cook: Shape your pizza dough into a round shape. I like to use my hands rather than a rolling pin. If you have a pizza peel, now is the time to use it. Sprinkle it with semolina to keep the dough from sticking. Now build your pizza: Top with your favorite sauce and toppings, then cook using your desired method.
Oven: The traditional way to cook a pizza is in your oven. I prefer to use a pizza stone or steel to get a crisp bottom crust. Allow the stone to heat up with the oven, you should preheat it to the highest setting your oven will go to (for at least half an hour to 45 minutes). Place your topped pizza on the stone and bake for about 5 minutes. Then switch the oven to broil and cook to finish the toppings.
Thin Crust Pizza Dough For The Bread Machine
Air Fryer: Smaller pizzas can be cooked in the air fryer! All air fryers will cook a little bit differently, but I like to cook pizza in the air fryer for 5-7 minutes at 400°F/200°C.
Grill: Roll the dough out thin and grill it without toppings for 2 minutes on each side. Then add your sauce and toppings and grill to melt the cheese. See this post for detailed grilled pizza instructions.
The great thing about dough is that you rarely have to use it immediately. It can be stored in the freezer for another day. Sometimes I make a few batches of this dough in a row and fill the freezer for the next month or so!
Bread Machine Pizza Dough Recipe
Pizza is one of those foods that is totally happy being a meal all by itself. Particularly if you top it with a veggie or two, it can be a balanced dinner or lunch. That said, side dishes that pair well with homemade pizza include:
Chicken Wings are a perfect match for a pizza and the best duo for game day. My Lemon Pepper Wings are always a hit. Or try making Crispy Chicken Tenders.
A pizza peel is a wooden or stainless steel paddle-shaped tool that is really helpful when trying to transfer a pizza from your counter to the oven, but you can get away without one. Use what you have in the kitchen instead. A rimless baking sheet or a rimmed baking sheet turned upside down can work well. For smaller pizzas, a piece of parchment paper
0 Komentar