Once you know this easy Pizza Dough recipe and how to make Homemade Pizza Sauce the kinds of pizza you can make will only be limited to your imagination!
My motto is that any night is a good night to have pizza.
I am also a firm believer that everything tastes better either topping a pizza or in a tortilla.
*Saving Dollars and Sense Tip: You can save on the cost of making pizza by using plain spaghetti sauce as pizza sauce. I use the lowest priced kind that you can get in a can usually under $1 whenever I am in a hurry and can’t make my own homemade pizza sauce.
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Pizza Dough Ingredients
- Flour
- Yeast
- Sugar
- Salt
- Olive Oil
- Water
How to Make Pizza Dough
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
BY HAND:
Place flour into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the center.
Add yeast, sugar, salt, olive oil and water and stir until combined.
Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5-10 minutes or until a smooth ball forms.
IN KITCHENAID:
Place flour into a stand mixers bowl and make a well in the center.
Use dough hook.
Add yeast, sugar, salt, olive oil and water and turn on low combined (about 3 minutes).
Turn to medium and knead for 5-10 minutes or until a smooth ball forms.
BOTH:
Place dough ball into a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap or clean cloth. Set in a warm place for 30 minutes or until dough has doubled.
Turn dough out on a floured surface and punch the dough to remove excess air, knead lightly.
Divide dough into 4.
Makes enough dough for 4 10-12″ thin pizzas.
Spread with desired toppings and bake in 450 degree preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let baked pizza cool for 5 minutes before serving.
What are some of you favorite toppings for pizza?
Pizza Dough
Ingredients
- 15 oz 3 cups Flour
- 1 tbsp Yeast
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 9 fl oz Warm Water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
BY HAND:
- Place flour into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the center.
- Add yeast, sugar, salt, olive oil and water and stir until combined.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5-10 minutes or until a smooth ball forms.
IN KITCHENAID:
- Place flour into a stand mixers bowl and make a well in the center.
- Use dough hook.
- Add yeast, sugar, salt, olive oil and water and turn on low combined (about 3 minutes).
- Turn to medium and knead for 5-10 minutes or until a smooth ball forms.
BOTH:
- Place dough ball into a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap or clean cloth. Set in a warm place for 30 minutes or until dough has doubled.
- Turn dough out on a floured surface and punch the dough to remove excess air, knead lightly.
- Divide dough into 4.
- Makes enough dough for 4 10-12″ thin pizzas.
- Spread with desired toppings and bake in 450 degree preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let baked pizza cool for 5 minutes before serving.
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Nutrition
Nutritional information is automatically calculated with ingredients and serving size and may not be accurate. Please always double check with your own nutritional apps as well.
