Easy Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe
Here’s an easy recipe for homemade pizza dough that you can use for your next pizza night! No need to let the dough rise – just mix it up, add toppings and bake!
Ingredients
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- 1 cup warm water
- 1.5 – 2 tsp active dry yeast (instant yeast is fine too)*
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 2 Tbsp oil (we use avocado oil)
- 3 cups bread flour (more as needed)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F with a baking sheet or pizza stone inside.
- Combine water and sugar in a large bowl and sprinkle yeast on top.
- Let sit for 5 minutes until it bubbles and foams.
- Add salt, oil and flour and stir to combine.
- Turn onto a floured surface and knead 5 minutes, adding flour as needed until tacky but not sticky.
- Form into desired pizza shape or make several smaller pizzas.
- Add pizza sauce, cheese and toppings.
- Carefully transfer to hot pan or pizza stone.
- Bake for 8 minutes or to desired doneness.
Notes
I originally made this with 2 tsp yeast but we’ve found we like the thickness of 1.5 teaspoons better. Play around with it and see what you like best!
Find it online: https://letthekidscook.com/homemade-pizza-dough/
