🍕 Homemade Pizza Dough—Simple, Soft & So Worth It

If you’ve never made pizza dough from scratch, this is your sign ✨

Only a few pantry staples and you’re on your way to the best homemade pizza night.

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup warm water

• 2¼ tsp yeast (1 packet)

• 1½ tbsp sugar

• 2 cups flour

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tbsp olive oil (additional to drizzle in bowl)

▪️Mix the water, sugar and yeast, let it activate.

▪️Add flour, salt and 1 tbsp olive oil, mix with dough attachment until a ball forms

▪️Move to a large bowl drizzled with olive oil and let it rise 1-2 hours

▪️ Form into a pizza shape, folding the edges to make a crust, add your toppings, bake at 450 for 12-15 minutes

🤍 Crispy edges, soft center, and that fresh-from-the-oven smell? Unmatched.

Perfect for family pizza night, date night, or just because 🍕

Save this recipe and tell me your favorite toppings 👇

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