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Pizza Dough

Perfect Pizza Dough

I started making homemade pizza dough back in 2020 and instantly fell in love with this recipe. It packs a lot of great flavour despite only having a few key ingredients and comes out perfectly crispy every time. This recipe is perfect for thin crust pizzas like our imaginative Brie, Bacon, Mushroom and Caramelized Onion Pizza featured here. Trust me, this crust will become one your go to favourites.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 48 minutes
Servings: 3
Course: Breads
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 705
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp yeast
  • 2 cups warm water
  • 5 cups 00 flour
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Kosher salt
  • 1 tsp olive oil

Equipment

  • stand mixer
  • spatula
  • damp cloth
  • pizza pan (perforated)
  • measuring cups and spoons

Method
 

Mise en Place
  1. Assemble Equipment. Measure and separate all ingredients.
Bring it Together
  1. Add yeast and warm water to the bowl of a stand mixer and allow to bloom for 5 minutes.
  2. Add half of the flour to the yeast and mix on medium until well combined, scraping sides of the bowl with a spatula if necessary.
  3. Once combined, reduce the mixer speed slightly (to prevent the flour from flying everywhere) and add the remaining flour and salt. Continue mixing and increase speed gradually until a cohesive ball of dough is formed.
  4. Cover the mixing bowl with a damp cloth and let rise for a minimum of 20 minutes.
  5. Add olive oil to the bowl to help remove the dough. Break dough into up to three segments and spread out on a greased pizza or baking pan.
  6. Heat oven to 425 degrees F.
  7. Top the prepared dough with any toppings of your choosing and bake for 15-18 minutes until golden brown. Slice and enjoy!

Notes

  • This recipe should yield enough dough for two thick crust or three thin crust pizzas.
  • I've used "00" flour for this recipe, but you can always use all-purpose or "best for bread" flour.
  • Also try our recipe for Perfect Pizza Sauce which goes perfectly with this crust.
  • I like to use Google Home to set timers to remind me of required cooking times - just say "Hey Google, set a timer for X minutes".
  • I prefer to use a perforated aluminum pizza pan - as opposed to a solid one - which allows the crust to cook more quickly and evenly.