Easy recipe for how to make pizza dough from scratch including instructions for what temperature and how long to bake a homemade pizza.
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Proofing: 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Total Time: 1 hourhour40 minutesminutes
Servings: 312 inch pizzas
Ingredients
6cupsflour
2tspsalt
1/3cupwhite sugar
2cupswarm water105F
1/4cupoil
3tspactive dry yeast
Instructions
Stir to dissolve the yeast in a bowl with the warm water. Set aside for 5 minutes.
Dump the flour, sugar and salt into a stand mixer bowl and use a whisk to give the dry ingredients a quick mix.
Using the dough hook, turn on the stand mixer to low speed. Slowly pour in the water and yeast mixture as well as the oil. Continue to let the stand mixer knead the dough for about 5 minutes. The dough should come away from the bowl and will be sticky/tacky to the touch.
Grease a large bowl with oil. Shape the dough into a ball, place in the bowl and flip so all sides are coated in the oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Put the bowl in a warm place with no draft and let rise until doubled in size, about 90 minutes.
Punch the dough down and hand knead it on a floured surface for about 30 seconds.
Divide into three equal portions.
These can be used for pizza crust, calzones, panzerotti, stromboli, cheese sticks and so much more!
Notes
Instructions for Baking a Homemade Pizza
Roll a portion of the pizza dough into a 12 inch round or other shape to match your pizza pan.
Spoon a thin layer of pizza sauce and sprinkle with grated mozzarella.
Top with your favourite pizza toppings and, if desired, sprinkle with more cheese.
Bake in a 375F oven for 20-23 minutes or until the crust is golden brown around the edges and cheese is melted.