Homemade Pizza Dough

This recipe is tested by me, many of my website followers and friends for about 10 years. It's very simple but you will always have a spectacular pizza with this dough recipe. Maybe it's not the real Italian pizza dough but you will definitely have a tasty homemade pizza.

Ingredients
White flour
350 g
Salt
0.5 tsp
Olive oil
3 tbsp
Active dry yeast
2 tbsp
Water
225 ml
Sugar
1 tbsp
Step by step
Step 1

Put the flour in a large bowl, add the salt and olive oil.

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Step 2

Measure 225ml of warm water, add 1 tbsp of sugar, 2 tbsp active dry yeast, mix well and leave this mixture 15 min in a cold warm place until it makes a foam.

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Step 3

Here you can see the yeast mixture with a nice foam, and this mean that it's ready to further use.

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Step 4

Add this yeast mixture to the flour, salt and oil and begin making the dough - use a big spoon first, then use your hands.

 

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Step 5

Sprinkle some flour on the table and move the dough from the bowl on it.  Knead for 2-3 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic, if it's too wet add more flour and keep kneading.

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Step 6

Shape the dough into a ball and place it in a large mixing bowl that has been greased lightly with oil. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm environment.

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Step 7

After rising, divide the dough into two parts.

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Step 8

Roll each half into a ball and let them rest covered for 5-10 minutes.

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Step 9

Flatten each ball of dough on a lightly floured surface.

I usually make a 30cm round circles, because this is the size of my baking pans for pizza.

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Step 10

For better results I recommend you to use baking pans for pizza, they are easy to use and will help your pizza get that fin and crispy crust.

Grease them with some oil.

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Step 11

Spread out the dough ball and move it into the baking pan, lifting a bit towards the edges.

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Step 12

Let rest for 10 minutes before topping.

Top with your favorite toppings and bake for 10-15 minutes.

Bon Appetit!

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Quantity: 600 g (2-3 pizza)
Prep time:
30 min
Difficulty: easy
Ready in: 15 min