Perfect Pizza Dough
This is my go to pizza dough recipe no matter what kind of pizza, stromboli, or calzones I'm making!
Ingredients
- 3-4 cups flour
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2¼ tsp yeast
- 1½ cup water
- 2 Tbsp oil separated
Instructions
- Start with ~3.5 cups of flour.
- Add the salt, sugar, and yeast. Be careful to not allow the salt and yeast to sit together.
- Mix with a spoon, and then create a "well" in the center of the flour mixture.
- Add 1 Tbsp oil and the water. Mix well.
- When the dough starts coming together, flour a countertop and turn out all the mixture onto it. Scrape any of the dough out from the sides or bottom.
- Knead the dough together, adding small amounts of flour as needed, until it is soft, slightly sticky, and "bounces back" when prodded. This can take up to 10 minutes depending on kneading speed. Hang in there!
- Add the remaining Tbsp of oil to your bowl you used to mix the dough in. Swirl it around to coat the bottom and sides of the bowl.
- Place your beautiful dough ball back into the bowl and cover with plastic wrap and then a towel.
- Set in a warm place to rise for ~1.5 hours or until doubled in size.
- That's it! Once it's risen, it's ready to be shaped and made into the perfect pizza, stromboli, or calzone of your choice! Happy Baking!!
Notes
-This recipe makes 2 regular sized pizzas or 1 extra large pizza. (thick crust, not thin)
-If you wish to only use half the dough at one time, the other half can be wrapped up tightly in plastic wrap and then placed in a Freezer bag (devoid of air) immediately after kneading and the first rise. When ready to use again, unwrap it and let it thaw and rise, covered with a towel or plastic wrap, in a warm place for 3-4 hours or overnight in the fridge.