Homemade pizza dough recipe! 🍕🍅
My fiancé and I did a Christmas themed at home date night and I made homemade pizza, we decorated gingerbread houses, and had homemade hot chocolate and watched a Christmas movie! It was so fun and easy and would be awesome with kids too! Here’s my easy pizza dough recipe for a really delicious crust to elevate your at home pizza!
🍅Ingredients:
4 cups all-purpose flour, or bread flour (480 to 540 grams)
1 tablespoon sugar (13 grams)
2 teaspoons salt (12 grams)
2-¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (7 grams)
1½ cups warm water (354 grams)
3 tablespoons olive oil (39 grams)
🍕Directions:
1. Combine the warm water, sugar, and yeast in a bowl and mix, allow the yeast to activate for 10-15 minutes. Make sure the water isn’t too hot or it will kill the yeast
2. In a stand mixer or separate bowl, mix the flour and salt
3. Once the yeast mixture is bubbly and active, add it to the flour mixture as well as the oil.
4. In the stand mixer, combine the dough on low speed for 1-2 minutes, then to medium speed for another 3-4 minutes until completely kneaded and smooth. (You can also knead by hand without a stand mixer, just combine all ingredients in a bowl then dump out onto a floured surface and knead by hand for 5 minutes until the dough is smooth)
5. Place the dough in a greased bowl and cover with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap in a warm spot for 60-90 minutes to double in size.
6. Once the dough is doubled in size, preheat the oven to 450°
7. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or just grease them, then roll out your dough into desired shapes! If you like a thick crust this makes 2 good sized pizzas, if you like a thinner crust, this can make 3 pizzas.
8. Once you roll out the dough and crimp the sides for the crust, use any sauce and toppings you like! For my candy cane shaped pizza I did tomato sauce with freshly shredded mozzarella, and for the regular pizza I did tomato sauce with freshly shredded mozzarella, mushrooms, and pepperoni.
9. Once your pizzas are ready, bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes until the crust is golden brown on the bottom and cheese is bubbly.
10. Allow to cool for a couple minutes when they come out, slice, and enjoy!
Let me know what shapes you make or what pizza topping combinations are your favorite! 😊
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