Take Friday night pizza night to the next level this week with this easy Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Resting Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr15 minutesmins
Course: Main
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: pizza crust
Servings: 1crust
Ingredients
1cupWarm Water {around 110 degrees}
2 1/4tsp.Active Dry Yeast
2tsp.Granulated Sugar {white sugar}
2 3/4cupsAll Purpose Flour
1tsp.Sea Salt
1tsp.Garlic Powder
2tbsp.Avocado Oil {or use Extra Virgin Olive Oil}
Instructions
Add Yeast, Warm Water, and Sugar to large mixing bowl, and whisk until well combined. Let stand for 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, add Flour, Salt, and Garlic Powder, and stir well with a wooden spoon.
Then drizzle Avocado Oil over dough that is forming, and continue stirring until the dough has been well combined. After stirring, you can use your hands to pick up the dough, finish combining it, and for dough into the shape of a ball.
Brush inside of another clean large mixing bowl with Avocado Oil, transfer dough to oiled bowl, and brush the top and sides of dough with a little more Avocado Oil as well.
Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap, and let it rise in a warm area of your home for up to 1 hour, or until it doubles in size.
After it has doubled in size, it’s ready to bake! Remove plastic wrap, punch the dough down a few times to release air bubbles, then transfer to a well-floured surface and form into a ball.
Let the dough relax for about 5 minutes, then roll out into a circle with a well-floured rolling pin, transfer to your pizza dish or pan, and finish shaping it there. {I like to prepare my pan first with melted butter and a sprinkling of cornmeal}
Using a fork, gently poke holes in crust to help prevent bubbles it can make when baking.
At this point, I like to pre-bake the crust for around 6 minutes. {See 'Notes' below for tips to bake and build the Perfect Pizza!}
Prep Ahead Tip: After dough finishes rising and has been punched down, coat with avocado or olive oil and transfer to a gallon freezer bag, remove as much air as possible, and freeze up to 2 months. When ready to bake, thaw dough in refrigerator overnight, then let it come to room temperature on the counter for 1 hour. Punch dough down again after 1 hour, let it relax for 5 minutes, then roll out.
Notes
Pizza Baking Instructions: This dough can be used in your favorite pizza recipe. For a delicious homemade pizza, I highly recommend a 15″ cast iron pizza pan. Brush the pan with 1 tsp. melted butter, then sprinkle 1/2 tsp. cornmeal evenly over the melted butter… this will help the dough not stick to the pan. Spread out your pizza dough, and pre-bake for 6 minutes at 450 degrees. Remove from the oven and brush the edges of the crust with a mixture of 1 tsp. Melted Butter + 1/2 tsp. Garlic Salt. {YUM} Then add 1 cup Pizza Sauce to the center of the crust and spread around evenly, leaving a little room on the edges. Then sprinkle the sauce with 2 tsp. Minced Garlic, 1 tsp. Dried Basil, 8 oz. shredded Mozzarella Cheese, Cooked Meat of your choice, and top with 1 – 2 tbsp. of shredded Cheddar on top. Bake for an additional 13 minutes at 450 degrees, or until done. ENJOY!* This dough is the perfect amount for one large or extra large pizza, around 14 – 16″.