Easy Basic Pizza Dough Recipe

Posted on by Joan Merrell
easy pizza dough recipe

As a single, working mom it’s difficult to find the time to make meals from scratch.  I get it.  I am in the same boat, paddling furiously, just like you.  One of the traditions we have established in our house is a Friday night pizza night.  We have a great place locally we go to for our “take and bake” pizza.  Out where we live, Domino’s doesn’t deliver and by the time we pick up a pizza in town and drive home – we have cold pizza.  I ate enough cold pizza in college, so we opt to take our pizza home and bake it here.

Lately I have been wanting to try my hand at making our own pizza on Friday nights, thus adding an other layer to the tradition.  Well, as I said – TRY – that’s the operative word.  I don’t know how long it will last, but we’ll give it a shot.  So I found an easy basic pizza dough recipe, and thought I would share it here.

Easy Basic Pizza Dough Recipe

easy basic pizza dough
easy basic pizza dough
 
This versatile recipe is great for pizza, pepperoni rolls or breadsticks for dipping.
 
 
Ingredients:
 
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
3/4 teaspoons brown sugar
1 1/2 cups very warm water (110˚F)
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
 
 
Directions:
 
 
Add warm water, then yeast and brown sugar to large bowl. Let sit for 10 – 12 minutes.
 
 
Add salt and oil to the bowl, then slowly mix in 2 1/2 cups of flour while stirring constantly with a fork.
 
 
Empty dough onto a well-floured surface and knead in more flour until it no longer sticks to your hands.
 
Shape dough into a ball and add to a clean bowl sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Cover bowl with a towel
and let sit for approximately one hour in a warm place.
 
 
While the dough is rising, preheat the oven to 425˚.
 
 
Once the dough has doubled in size, punch it down with your first and reshape into a ball.
 
 
After a couple minutes, roll the dough out on a clean, well-floured surface, Place rolled out dough on a pizza pan or
stone and brush edges with olive oil.
 
 
Top dough with your favorite pizza toppings and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until cheese and crust are a nice
golden brown.
 
Here’s a post about seasoning from around the world – helpful for ideas on what to use in your pizza!
 
So you’re all set – easy pizza dough recipe, and ideas for what seasoning to use – now how about a pan to bake it on!
 
I used to be a Pampered Chef consultant, so I’m always partial to cooking on stoneware.  You can’t beat the even heating of the stoneware, and the crust that crisps without burning!  It’s by far the best.  But if you don’t have access to a stoneware pan, here’s a great alternative.
 
Everybody loves pizza!  What’s your favorite?  In our house, we are partial to cheese, or any kind of pizza with extra cheese!
 
 
Share your fave pizza in the comments below – maybe you will inspire someone to create a new favorite.
Check out this Easy Basic Pizza Dough recipe to try tonight!

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3 thoughts on “Easy Basic Pizza Dough Recipe”

  2. Leigh says:

    Homemade pizza is a favorite at our house, too! Pepperoni is a classic, but we also like meat lovers’ pizza, BBQ chicken, or chicken-bacon-ranch.
    Blessings, Leigh

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