The Best Pizza Dough Recipe

This is the best pizza dough recipe. With just 6 ingredients and no fancy flours required (I’ve included instructions for using all-purpose or bread flour), this pizza crust requires just one bowl (no stand mixer, though you can use one if you’d like), about 3 seconds of kneading, and just 30 minutes to rise.

The Best Pizza Dough Recipe

If you’re uncomfortable working with yeast or making your own pizza dough at home, I’ll walk you through every step of the process in my video just below the recipe. You’ve got this!

I kept this pizza dough recipe as simple and approachable as possible. It’s made with all-purpose flour (and notes on how to substitute that flour, in case you want to get fancy, no stand mixer needed, and only the most minimal amount of kneading required.

Ingredients:

• 3 1/2 to 4 cups bread flour, plus more for rolling


• 1 teaspoon sugar


• 1 envelope instant dry yeast


• 2 teaspoons kosher salt


• 1 1/2 cups water, 110 degrees F


• 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus 2 teaspoons

Directions:

1. Combine the bread flour, sugar, yeast and kosher salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and combine.


2. While the mixer is running, add the water and 2 tablespoons of the oil and beat until the dough forms into a ball.


3. If the dough is sticky, add additional flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough comes together in a solid ball.


4. If the dough is too dry, add additional water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead into a smooth, firm ball.


5. Grease a large bowl with the remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil, add the dough, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put it in a warm area to let it double in size, about 1 hour.


6. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into 2 equal pieces. Cover each with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let them rest for 10 minutes.


7. Cook’s Note


8. Using bread flour will give you a much crisper crust. If you can't find bread flour, you can substitute it with all-purpose flour which will give you a chewier crust.