Quick Pizza Dough

Side view of homemade pizza dough rounds.

4.92 from 12 votes

Take your pizza parties to a whole new level with this Quick Pizza Dough. Way better than store-bought and quick and easy to make too. Trust me, this 6-ingredient pizza dough will definitely impress your family and friends!

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword homemade pizza dough, quick pizza dough

Prep Time 1 30

Cook Time 15

Total Time 1 45

Servings pizza doughs

Calories 623kcal

Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon yeast - I use Red Star
2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 cups warm water - not hot, not cold
1 teaspoons kosher salt
2 Tablespoons olive oil
3 1/2 cups bread flour

Instructions

In a large standing mixer, combine yeast, sugar, and warm water. Be careful to use between 100-110 degrees F. If the water is too hot, the yeast will disappear and you can't make bread without yeast. Mix and let sit for about 15 minutes to get the yeast working. You should see little bubbles in the water.
1 Tablespoon yeast, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1 1/2 cups warm water
Add the oil and salt and stir with spatula. Attach dough hook to mixer and add about half of the flour. Start the mixer and let the flour absorb.
2 Tablespoons olive oil, 1 teaspoons kosher salt, 3 1/2 cups bread flour
Gradually add more flour, a little bit at a time until the dough is less sticky and pulls away from the sides of the mixer. You want the bread dough to be slightly sticky, but not too much. When you touch the dough, it should bounce back slightly. Be sure to leave the mixer on for several minutes after you get the right consistency.
Grease a large bowl with canola oil. Add dough to the bowl, making sure you smooth it into a ball, by punching it down - starting in the center of the dough. Place dough with smooth side up and cover with a clean towel. Let the dough double (approximately) in size.
Once doubled, divide it into three sections. Grease cast iron skillets (or any pizza pans), and flatten dough into crust, smoothing it and pushing it up the sides of the pans part way. Cover with towel and let the dough sit for 20 minutes before adding pizza toppings.
Bake pizzas in hot oven - 500 degrees - for about 15 minutes or until done to your desire. This time may vary if you grill your pizzas depending on the grill and the temp you use.

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Notes

Note: Depending on where you live, the temperature outside your house and/or inside your house, you may need more or less time for the dough to rise. Experiment a bit, and if the dough is ready too far ahead of time, place it in the refrigerator for awhile.

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