Fluffy Pizza Dough Recipe
No more store-bought pizza! Make your own fluffy pizza dough recipe from scratch at home using 6 pantry ingredients within 15 minutes (excluding resting time). It’s a crazy and smart solution to prepare a variety of pizza dough recipes with leavened dough without using electric mixer/machine. Freeze it, use it, and bake!
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Servings: 3 Persons
Calories: 998kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Lukewarm water Temperature: 115°F
- 1 tablespoon Granulated Sugar
- 2 teaspoon Active Dry Yeast
- 2.5 Cups All Purpose Flour
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
Instructions
Active Dry Yeast Proofing
- In a deep bowl pour lukewarm water (range: 105°F to 115°F), and add active dry yeast and granulated white sugar. Give it a good mix, cover it, and let it proof for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, as the yeast shows bubbles and foamy texture move to the next step.
Prepare The Dough
- In the same bowl of activated yeast, add all-purpose flour, salt, and olive oil. Crumble with your hands to mix all ingredients. Now add a little water (if it required) and make a soft dough. Knead it for 2 to 3 minutes to make it firm in texture. Alternatively, you can use an electric mixer to make the dough.
Cover the Dough for Resting
- Apply a little oil at the top of the dough to avoid dryness. Now securely cover the dough with plastic wrap and keep it in a warm place without any hindrance for about 2 hours.
- After 2 hours, remove the plastic wrap and punch the dough to release air. Make sure to use flour or oil in your hand to avoid dough sticking issues.
- Knead it on board for a few minutes to settle the dough.
Roll The Dough
- Distribute the dough according to the size of the pizza and make a ball for each distribution.
- Flat it with a hand or use a rolling pin (for beginners) to make a big circular or rectangular flatbread.
Place the dough on the Pizza Tray
- Shift the flatbread with a hand on the pizza tray and try to twist the edges of the dough with a finger as it becomes fluffy after baking.
Apply Topping
- First start with brushing pizza sauce. Use homemade or store-bought. Make sure the pizza sauce should not be water or runny in texture.
- Add a generous topping of cheddar and mozzarella cheese.
- Load the topping with more options like chicken chunks, salmon, veggies, pepperoni, or sausages.
Bake the Pizza
- Preheat the oven and bake at 475°F for 15 minutes. Make sure to check the best baking temperature of your oven. Mine took 10 to 15 minutes. Oven temperature varies with different brands.
Notes
Use good quality yeast. I prefer to use active dry yeast or instant yeast.
Instant yeast can directly be added to flour without rehydration. It's a rapid-rise yeast.
Active dry yeast takes more time to rise the dough compared with instant yeast.
Never dissolve the yeast in hot water.
Sugar will help to activate the yeasty nature of yeast. Don't skip it! It will not make the dough sweet in taste.
Monitor the quantity of water to make the dough as more can make it runny then you need to add more flour to fix it. I prefer to add water in batches to avoid this issue.
Always give enough resting time to fully rise the dough.
Don't open or create hindrances while the dough is resting.
Nutrition
Serving: 12inches | Calories: 998kcal
