No Need to Knead this Pizza Dough

Behold the holy grail of homemade pizza dough — a five-ingredient alchemy that bends time, space, and taste buds. This is ay more gooder than store bought dough, fo sho!

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Step 1

In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, combine the flour, yeast, and salt on low speed. Add the water all at once and mix until the dough comes together and cleans the sides of the bowl, about 30 to 60 seconds. You don't need to knead it, just get all the ingredients mixed together. The dough will be soft and slightly sticky, with no more visible streaks of flour on the surface. To mix by hand, follow the same procedure using a large bowl and a wooden spoon.

Step 2

Drizzle a large, clean mixing bowl with oil. Flour your hands and form the dough into a rough ball. Transfer it to the oiled bowl and twirl it around a few times to coat it with oil.

Step 3

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and leave to rise for 2 to 3 hours at room temperature, until doubled in bulk.

Step 4

After rising, you can refrigerate the dough for up to 48 hours. Take the dough out of the refrigerator about 1 hour before shaping.

Step 5

Once risen, the dough is ready to be shaped into pizzas and baked. Use this dough for any pizza recipe you want to make and follow recipe instructions for shaping and baking times.

Step 6

Leftover dough can be placed in a zip-top freezer bag and frozen for up to three months. Allow the dough to thaw in the fridge overnight before using.