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Best Pizza Dough Recipe
This recipe guides you through making a perfect homemade pizza dough, ensuring a soft, chewy, and flavorful crust. It's an easy-to-follow process that yields a versatile base for any of your favorite pizza toppings. The video demonstrates the essential steps from mixing to kneading and rising, perfect for aspiring home bakers.
#Pizza
#Dough
#Homemade
#Baking
#Italian
#Yeast
#Basic
Ingredients for pizza dough
Recipe Information
20m
Prep Time
0m
Cook Time
1h 50m
Total Time
8
Servings
Easy
Italian
English
Nutrition (per serving)
230
Calories
8g
Protein
45g
Carbs
3g
Fat
Dough being kneaded
Ingredients
Servings: 8
💡 Tip: Check off ingredients as you add them to keep track of your progress!
Dough rising in a bowl
Instructions
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- In a small bowl, combine lukewarm water and granulated sugar. Sprinkle the active dry yeast over the water and let it sit for 5-10 minutes until foamy, indicating the yeast is active.10m
Preview10mPreviewIn a small bowl, combine lukewarm water and granulated sugar. Sprinkle the active dry yeast over the water and let it sit for 5-10 minutes until foamy, indicating the yeast is active. - In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. Create a well in the center and pour in the activated yeast mixture and the olive oil.2m
Preview2mPreviewIn a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. Create a well in the center and pour in the activated yeast mixture and the olive oil. - Using a wooden spoon or your hands, mix the ingredients until a shaggy dough forms and most of the flour is incorporated.3m
Preview3mPreviewUsing a wooden spoon or your hands, mix the ingredients until a shaggy dough forms and most of the flour is incorporated. - Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead for 8-10 minutes until it becomes smooth, elastic, and no longer sticky. It should spring back when gently poked.10m
Preview10mPreviewTransfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead for 8-10 minutes until it becomes smooth, elastic, and no longer sticky. It should spring back when gently poked. - Lightly oil a clean large bowl. Place the dough in the bowl, turning once to coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a damp towel and let it rise in a warm place for 60-90 minutes, or until it has doubled in size.1h 30m
Preview1h 30mPreviewLightly oil a clean large bowl. Place the dough in the bowl, turning once to coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a damp towel and let it rise in a warm place for 60-90 minutes, or until it has doubled in size. - Gently punch down the risen dough to release the air. Transfer it to a lightly floured surface and divide it into two equal portions if making two pizzas, or keep whole for one large pizza. Gently shape each portion into a round.5m
Preview5mPreviewGently punch down the risen dough to release the air. Transfer it to a lightly floured surface and divide it into two equal portions if making two pizzas, or keep whole for one large pizza. Gently shape each portion into a round. - Cover the shaped dough portions with a clean towel and let them rest for another 10-15 minutes before stretching or rolling out to your desired thickness. This resting period makes the dough easier to work with.15m
Preview15mPreviewCover the shaped dough portions with a clean towel and let them rest for another 10-15 minutes before stretching or rolling out to your desired thickness. This resting period makes the dough easier to work with.
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