BEST Pizza Dough
The BEST Pizza Dough recipe yields a soft and chewy crust with great flavor using simple ingredients, and it makes the perfect base for all your favorite pizza topping combinations! Fail-proof homemade pizza crust every time!
Ingredients
- 1 cups warm water
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 1/4 tsp instant yeast
- 3 cup all-purpose flour or bread flour
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp salt
Instructions
- In a small bowl whisk the water, sugar and yeast together. Let it sit for about 10 minutes. If the yeast is good, it will start to froth up.
- In the mixing bowl, add the flour, salt, olive oil and yeast mixture. Mix everything together until you get a smooth dough.
- Shape the dough into a ball and place in an oiled bowl, rubbing oil on the dough as well, cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 60-90 minutes.
- Deflate the dough to release air bubbles. Divide and roll it into circle. Add your favorite sauce, toppings, cheeses. Bake at high temperature for 12 minutes.
Notes
- Use fresh yeast for the dough. You know the yeast is still good if it foams. If not, toss it and get a new batch. The dough needs to rise until it doubles in size.
- I like to place the bowl of dough in the oven with lights on to aid in the rising time.
- Don’t forget to brush the dough with olive oil before adding the sauce or toppings, which prevents the crust from tasting soggy.