The Best Pizza Dough
This amazing pizza dough produces the most perfect canvas for amazing pizza!
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.