The Secret To Perfect Pizza Dough
Pizza Dough is so easy to make when you have the secret to the perfect recipe. This fool proof pizza dough is so simple and with my step by step photos and easy to follow directions, you will have the best pizza every time!
Servings: 2 pizzas
Calories: 91kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup + 1 tablespoon water heated to 110 to 115 degrees Fahrenheit (251.4 ml)
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (8.1 grams)
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar (4.125 grams)
- 3 cups all purpose flour (360 grams)
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt if using table salt, use 1/2 teaspoon (2.6 grams)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (14.8 ml)
Instructions
- Heat water to between 110 and 115 degrees Fahrenheit. (You will use the full 1 cup and 1 tablespoon all at once.)1 cup + 1 tablespoon water
- Sprinkle the active dry yeast over the water. Then sprinkle a teaspoon of sugar over the yeast. Let it sit until the water has become frothy. If it doesn't froth as pictured above, dump your water and start again.2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast, 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- In the bowl of a food processor add the all purpose flour and salt. Pulse for a few seconds to evenly distribute the salt. (Alternatively, you can use a stand mixer with a dough hook, or a wooden spoon and then clean hands to knead the dough.)3 cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- With the food processor running, add the oil. Then add the yeast water combination with the food processor still running until a dough ball forms. (See note.)1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Spray a large bowl with cooking spray. Put the dough ball in and cover with plastic wrap. Allow it to double in size, about an hour to an hour and a half.
- Pull the dough apart to create two dough balls for two pizza crusts. On a well floured surface, roll the dough balls out into two 12-inch pizzas.
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- On a well floured surface, roll the dough balls out into two 12 inch pizzas. Place the dough on a pizza stone or pizza baking sheet, add pizza sauce, your favorite toppings, and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the cheesy is bubbly and the edges of the crust are golden brown.
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Notes
If the dough is very sticky when you pull it out of the food processor, you will want to add in more all purpose flour, up to 3 tablespoons. Alternatively, if your dough does not come together, add a tablespoon of warm water.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 91kcal | Carbohydrates: 16.8g | Protein: 2.2g | Fat: 1.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.6g | Sodium: 70mg | Fiber: 0.8g | Sugar: 0.3g