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Perfect Pizza Dough

Simple and delicious pizza dough.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting time 2 hours
Course Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 2 12" Pizza Crusts

Equipment

  • Pizza Stone *or Cookie Sheet
  • Stand Mixer
  • Rolling Pin
  • Large Bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Warm Water
  • ½ Tbs Dry Yeast
  • 2.5 cups of Flour
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ½ Tbs Olive oil
  • 1 tsp Sugar

Instructions
 

  • Stir yeast and sugar into the warm water, set aside for 5 minutes.
  • Put one cup of flour in your mixing bowl. Pour the water, yeast, and sugar mixture, over the flour. Mix until combined.
  • Add the remaining flour into the mixture, salt, and combine with the kneading hook. If necessary, add in a little more flour till the dough forms a ball without sticking to the sides.
  • Knead on low-medium speed for 8-10 minutes.
  • Drizzle some olive oil in a large bowl, and lightly coat the inside of the bowl.
  • Pull the dough out of the mixer and form into a ball. Place the dough into the oiled bowl.
  • Spray some plastic wrap with cooking spray, and lay over the top of the dough, covering the top of the whole bowl.
  • Let dough rise for 2 hours.
  • Place pizza stone, or cookie sheet in oven. Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
  • Remove the plastic wrap from the bowl, and carefully punch the center of the dough. Lightly pull the dough form the sides of the bowl.
  • Lightly dust the counter with a small amount of flour. Place the dough ball on the floured surface. Use a dough scraper, pizza cutter or knife to cut the dough into 2 sections.
  • Get out some parchment paper, and dust lightly with flour. Place one ball of pizza dough in the center, and roll out the dough into a large circle. Moving the rolling pin in different directions. I like to roll my dough till it’s about ½ inch thick. Do the same with the remaining dough, on a separate sheet of parchment paper. Use a fork to poke some holes into the dough, to keep it from bubbling up while cooking.
  • Add your pizza sauce first, fresh or shredded mozzarella, and other toppings like pepperoni's, sausage, shredded parmesan, italian seasoning.
  • Use a cutting board to help slide the pizza and parchment paper onto the pizza stone in the oven. Cook in the 500 Degree oven for 8-10 minutes.
  • Remove the pizza when the crust is slightly browning on the edges, with a cutting board. Cut the pizza in 6-8 slices, and enjoy.

Notes

This recipe makes 2, 12" Diameter Pizza’s or 4 small individual sized pizzas. 
Our favorite toppings are, pizza sauce, fresh mozzarella cut into thin circles, shredded parmesan, pepperoni's, and top it off with fresh basil. This is a restaurant worthy pizza!
For larger parties, double the recipe. I double this recipe for my family of 5, and we save the left overs to enjoy later!