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The Best Pizza Dough

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Author Holly

Ingredients

  • 1 cup warm water (100 degrees F.)
  • 1 tablespoon honey (or granulated sugar)
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon instant yeast
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

  • In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, fitted with the dough hook, mix the warm water, honey, oil, yeast and salt.
    Add the flour gradually until a soft dough forms and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.The dough should be soft and smooth. You can add up to another 1/2 cup of flour, but no more than that.
    Knead the dough for 3 minutes in stand mixer.
  • Cover dough with plastic wrap and let rest for 10 minutes before shaping and flatten dough out onto a greased pizza pan or greased baking sheet.
    Top evenly with your favorite sauce and pizza toppings.
  • Bake pizza at 450 degrees F. for 10 to 14 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly, and edges of crust are a nice golden-brown. Carefully remove from oven.
    Let pizza stand and cool for at least 5 minutes before slicing and serving. Enjoy!

Notes

*This recipe makes enough dough for: 1 large OR 2 small pizzas OR 4 personal size pizzas.
** If using a pizza stone, place stone in the oven while it preheats. Create your pizza on a pizza peel, then slide pizza onto the stone and bake as directed above.