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How to Make Our Family Favorite Pizza Dough
This pizza dough only requires 6 ingredients and it's easy to make! This recipe makes 2 pizzas.
Ingredients
Instructions
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Bloom the yeast
Add 1 1/4 cups of warm water (about 110°F) to a measuring cup. Add 1/2 tbsp of sugar to the warm water, then pour in 1/2 tsp of yeast. You'll see bubbles on the water's surface if the yeast is alive.
If the yeast is not alive, repeat this step with new yeast. -
Add 3 cups of bread flour and 1/2 tsp of salt to a large bowl and mix together
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Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients in the large bowl
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Add 1 tbsp of olive oil
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Mix all ingredients with a wooden spoon until well combined
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Knead the dough
If you are doing this by hand, you can do this for about 15 minutes. If you are using a stand mixer, it should take about 5-7 minutes. Add more flour to the mixture as needed. You want your dough to be sticky, but easy to work with.
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Separate your dough into 2 equal dough balls
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Drizzle olive oil into 2 containers
Choose containers with lids or that can be tightly sealed.
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Place each dough ball into a container and cover
Roll the dough around the container to coat it with oil to avoid sticking and to help the crust crisp up when cooking.
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Place the dough in the refrigerator for 24 hours or let it sit at room temperature for at least 2 hours to let the dough rise
Tip: To help your dough rise faster, you can put a pot of boiling water in your oven along with the containers of dough. This can also help if it's a cold day. The steam from the water will create a warm environment in the oven, thus helping the dough rise.
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When you are ready to cook your dough, place a pizza steel or stone in the oven and preheat to 500°F for 1 hour
If you are using a baking pan, you do not need to let the oven preheat for 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
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Place parchment paper on a baking sheet and dust it with cornmeal
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Place a dough ball on the parchment paper and stretch it out to form your pizza
Use your knuckles to stretch the edges of the dough.
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Add sauce and toppings
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Slide the dough with the parchment paper underneath onto the pizza steel or stone
If using a baking sheet, place the entire sheet along with the parchment paper and dough into the oven.
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Cook for 2 minutes, then slide the parchment paper out from under the pizza
Skip this step if not using a pizza steel or stone.
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Cook the pizza for 7 minutes, then use tongs to rotate it and cook it for another 7 minutes (or until the crust is cooked to your liking)
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Remove pizza from oven, cut and serve
