Easy Homemade Pizza Dough

Name: Easy Homemade Pizza Dough
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 and 1/3 cups (320ml) warm water (about 110°F/43°C); 1 Tablespoon (13g) granulated sugar; 2 and 1/4 teaspoons (7g) Platinum Yeast from Red Star instant yeast (1 standard packet)*; 3 and 1/2 to 4 cups (438–500g) unbleached all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled), plus more as needed; 2 Tablespoons (30ml) extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for greasing; 1 teaspoon salt; sprinkle of cornmeal, for dusting the pan; extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing; 2 garlic cloves, minced (optional); 1 cup (250g) store-bought pizza sauce; 4 cups (1lb/454g) shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

Prep:2h 15minCook:15min

Follow these basic instructions for a thick, crisp, and chewy pizza crust at home. The recipe yields enough pizza dough for two 12-inch pizzas and you can freeze half of the dough for later. Close to 2 pounds of dough total. This recipe is also in my cookbook, Sally's Baking 101.

Updated at: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 01:40:04 GMT