This easy pizza dough can be made in less than 15 minutes and rises in about an hour. Just enough time for you to prep the toppings and/or sauce for the pizza and do a few dishes! Homemade pizza from scratch is so much better than delivery or carry out.
Course Breakfast, dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword bread, dough, pizza, yeast
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Rest time 1 hourhour
Calories 192kcal
Author Irvin
Ingredients
1 1/3cupswarm waterabout 90 to 100°F
2teaspoonbrown sugaror white granulated sugar
2 1/4teaspoonactive dry yeast7 g or 1 package
3 1/4cupsall-purpose flour455 g, or use 3 cups (450 g) bread flour (see section above)
1tablespoonolive oil
3/4teaspoonkosher salt
Instructions
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, dissolve the sugar in the warm water. Sprinkle the yeast over the water and stir with a fork until the yeast has dissolved. Set aside for 4 to 5 minutes. The top of the water should be foamy. If it isn’t, discard the liquid and start again with fresh yeast.
Once the yeast has been proofed, add the flour, olive oil and salt. If you are adding the flour with weight, add all of it, then turn the mixer on slow and stir until the flour has been absorbed into the liquid and there are no dry ingredients on the side of the bowl (you may need to scrape down the sides occasionally). If you are adding the flour using measuring cups, add in 3 cups of all-purpose flour or 2 3/4 cups bread flour and mix in. Add the remaining 1/4 cup of flour slowly, about a tablespoon at a time, until the flour is roughly the right consistency, neither too wet, nor too dry. It’s better to error on the wet side, as you can always knead in more flour later.
Increase the speed and knead the dough for 4 minutes or until the dough is smooth and elastic.
If you are kneading by hand, combined the ingredients in a bowl until a rough dough forms. Place the dough it on a clean, lightly floured, surface, and pressing down with the heel of your hand into the dough. Fold the dough over, rotate the dough 90º then repeat pressing down with your heel on the folded dough. Continue this process, for 5 to 6 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and elastic.
Grease a bowl with cooking oil. Pull and stretch the dough until it forms a smooth ball. Place the ball, rough side down into the greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Place in a warm environment and let rise about 60 or until double in size.
Divide in two and use in your favorite homemade pizza recipe.