Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe from Scratch

Making pizza at home starts with great dough. This pizza dough recipe is easy to follow and gives amazing results. You will never want to buy store bought dough again after trying this.

Basic Dough Ingredients

This pizza dough recipe uses ingredients you probably already have. All purpose flour forms the base of your dough. Active yeast helps it rise and become fluffy. Warm water activates the yeast perfectly.

Gather These Items

• Three cups all purpose flour
• One packet active dry yeast
• One cup warm water
• Two tablespoons olive oil
• One teaspoon sugar
• One teaspoon salt
• Extra flour for dusting

Making the Dough Step by Step

Mix warm water with sugar and yeast in a small bowl. Let it sit for five minutes until it becomes foamy. This shows your yeast is alive and working. Meanwhile add flour and salt to a large mixing bowl.

Pour the yeast mixture and olive oil into the flour. Mix everything with your hands or a wooden spoon. When it comes together turn it onto a floured surface. Knead the dough for about eight minutes.

The dough should become smooth and elastic. This pizza dough recipe requires good kneading for the best texture. Put the dough in a greased bowl and cover with a damp cloth. Let it rise in a warm place for one hour.

Shaping and Baking Your Pizza

After rising the dough will double in size. Punch it down gently and divide into two portions. Roll each piece into a circle on a floured surface. You can make it thick or thin based on your preference.

Transfer to a baking sheet or pizza stone. Add your favorite sauce cheese and toppings. Bake at 220 degrees celsius for 12 to 15 minutes. The crust will turn golden and cheese will bubble beautifully.

This pizza dough recipe makes two medium pizzas. Share with family and friends or freeze one portion for later. Homemade pizza tastes so much better than delivery and you made it yourself.