This easy homemade pizza dough takes minutes to prepare and is the only pizza dough you need for all kinds of homemade pizza!
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This easy pizza base recipe is one I have been making for years and I thought it about time I shared it with you!
Why we love this basic pizza dough recipe
- This pizza dough can be made in the bread machine, stand mixer or by hand.
- Cook it in the oven, barbecue or air fryer.
- Easy – it takes just minutes to prepare (especially if you make it in the bread machine or mixer with dough hook!)
- Make ahead – keep it in the fridge overnight, or freeze as a pizza for a quick family dinner.
- It makes a soft, chewy pizza base.
- Just 5 ingredients!
- It’s vegan.
Pizza Dough Ingredients
- Plain Flour – You can sub bread flour if you prefer, but you will also need to add 1-2 tablespoon more water. You can use AP flour too.
- Yeast – Instant dried yeast (also known as quick-rise yeast or fast-acting yeast).
- Salt – Adds flavour!
- Water – Use warm water – not too hot.
- Olive oil – I like to use EVOO as it adds a lovely flavour to the dough, but you can use any neutral flavoured oil.
How to make pizza dough from scratch
- Add all the ingredients to the bowl.
- Mix to a soft dough, adding a little more water if needed.
- Knead for 5 minutes in a mixer, 7 minutes if making by hand.
- Place in lightly greased bowl.
- Cover with clingfilm/clingwrap for an hour.
- Once risen, it’s ready to use!
This dough can be made by hand, stand mixer or in a bread machine:
Making the dough by hand:
Knead on a floured board for 7 minutes until soft and smooth.
Making the dough with a stand mixer:
Knead for 5 minutes, stirring down the side of the bowl with a spatula after 3 minutes.
Making the pizza dough in a bread machine:
Place all the ingredients in the bowl of the machine and use the setting for kneading and rising (on my machine it takes an hour and a half)
Serve with:
- Homemade Pizza Sauce.
- Pesto: homemade or bought pesto, use a dairy free pesto for a vegan pizza or broccoli pesto to pack more veggies on your pizza!
- Red lentil veg sauce (great for getting extra veggies and protein on your pizza!)
What flour is best for pizza dough?
I use a baking plain flour, but you can use bread flour or AP flour. High protein flours like bread flour produce a chewier crust. I have found that flours differ from country to country, so if the dough is not as chewy and fluffy as you want, then try another flour.
What else can I do with pizza dough?
Breadsticks, flatbread, calzones, garlic knots and cinnamon rolls are just some of the delicious recipes you can make with pizza dough!
My Tips for success
- Make sure yeast is not old/inactive.
- Different baking trays/sheets can be the difference between having a crisp pizza base or soft pizza base. We have two trays which cook cookies exactly the same, but when it comes to making pizza on them, one produces a far crispier base.
- This dough can be left at room temperature for up to 6 hours.
- If storing the dough in the fridge, or freezing it, it will make a crispier pizza base.
How to bake pizza dough
- Heat the oven to 200˚C fan / 220˚C / 392˚F Convection / 428˚F. Lightly grease a baking sheet, roll out your dough and transfer to the baking sheet, stretching the edges out with your fingers once on the tray.
- Top with your favourite toppings and bake for 10-15 minutes until golden.
- If baking from frozen: Allow an extra 5 minutes to cook.
Easy Homemade Pizza Dough
Author: Robyn
This easy homemade pizza dough takes minutes to prepare and is the only pizza dough you need for all kinds of homemade pizza!
Ingredients
- 350 g Strong Plain Flour plus extra for dusting
- 2 teaspoon Dried Yeast
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 220 ml Warm Water
- 2 teaspoon Olive Oil
Instructions
- Add the flour, yeast, salt, water and olive oil to a bowl.
- Gently mix to a soft dough.
- Add a splash of water if the mix seems too dry – it shouldn't feel hard and dry.
- Knead on a floured surface for 5 minutes, or if using a stand mixer knead for 5 minutes.
- Transfer to a clean lightly oiled bowl, cover with cling film and leave for 1 hour.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 200˚C fan / 220˚C / 400˚F convection / 475˚F.
- Lightly grease two baking trays/sheets with olive oil.
- Scoop the dough out onto a well floured surface and cut into 2 equal size pieces. Place one piece back into the bowl.
- With a floured rolling pin, roll out the dough to your desired shape – around 25cm – 30cm diameter.
- Place the dough on to the greased baking sheet, pressing out at the edges with clean hands if it's shrunk a little on moving.
- Repeat with the other half of the pizza dough.
- Top each base with toppings of choice, and bake for 10-15 minutes until golden.
Notes
Plain Flour – You can sub bread flour if you prefer, but you will also need to add 1-2 tablespoon more water too. You can use AP flour too.
Yeast – Dried yeast.
Salt – Adds flavour – if you don’t add it your pizza dough won’t be as flavoursome.
Water – Use warm water – not too hot, it should feel warm but comfortable on your wrist.
Olive oil – I like to use EVOO as it adds a lovely flavour, but you can use any neutral flavoured oil.
Freezing the dough: I tend to make up pizzas when I have the tomato sauce/pesto and cheese and then freeze them as a whole pizza. Place the dough on a lightly oiled freezable plate or tray, top with toppings and freeze until solid. Once solid wrap well in clingwrap and freeze for up to 6 weeks. Cook from frozen at the same temperature (200˚C fan / 220˚C / 400˚F convection / 475˚F) it will take an extra 5 minutes to cook.
Nutrition
Calories: 356kcalCarbohydrates: 69gProtein: 11gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 589mgPotassium: 151mgFiber: 4gSugar: 1gVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 4mg
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Alex says
This is a delicious pizza dough recipe –
I love how simple it is, and it produces a fantastic result!
Robyn says
It’s so simple isn’t it?! So much better than shop bought!