Homemade Pizza Dough

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:03:40 GMT

Step 1

Combine 1 1/4 cup warm water, 1 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp olive oil, and 1/2 tsp yeast in a bowl. Let sit for 5 min to make sure your yeast is active.

Step 2

Add 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour and 3 1/4 tsp salt. Mix until combined and then knead by hand for 30 seconds to 1 minute to ensure dough is cohesive. Form a ball, place it into a greased bowl and cover with a wet tea towel or cling wrap.

Step 3

Let dough sit for 2 hours, or until almost doubled in size.

Step 4

Once risen, punch down and divide in half. Form two dough balls and place back into bowl, cover. Place the bowl in the refrigerator overnight.

Step 5

One hour before baking, take the bowl out of the refrigerator to bring the dough up to room temperature.

Step 6

Flip a baking sheet upside down and line with parchment. Sprinkle with flour or corn meal.

Step 7

Set oven to 525F, or broil, and place pizza stone in the oven**.

Step 8

To form pizza crust, take one dough ball and roll it out into a circle, about half an inch thick. Let it sit for a couple of minutes to relax the dough.

Step 9

Pick up the dough disk and plop up on top of your knuckles. Using your knuckles, begin at edges and roll your knuckles under the dough, gently stretching outward. (See pictures below.) Use gravity to let the dough disc hang from your knuckles to stretch the dough. Leave a lip on the edges for your crust. The center of the pizza where you will put your sauce and toppings should be thin.

Step 10

Place dough on parchment lined baking sheet and layer toppings on top. Pro Tip: Sprinkle cheese on some areas of the crust. This will make the crust extra crispy in those areas!

Step 11

To bake, pull the parchment that the pizza is on onto the pizza stone. Bake 8 minutes.

Step 12

Repeat with other crust.

Step 13

Enjoy!

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