Basic Pizza Dough Recipe

Simple quality ingredients are what makes this pizza so special. Whether you are after a fun weeknight dinner or having a pizza party, this recipe for pizza dough will take your homemade pizza to the next level.

TYPE MAIN
SERVES 2 DOUGH BALLS
DIFFICULTY EASY
PREP TIME 4 HOURS

Ingredients

  • 2 cups, plus 2 tablespoon 00 Tipo Flour
  • 1 cup water, lukewarm
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ¾ teaspoon active dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil

Directions

  1. In a large All-Clad mixing bowl combine flour and salt. Set aside.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl stir together 1 cup of lukewarm water, the yeast, and olive oil.
  3. Pour the liquid mixture into the flour mixture. Knead the dough with your hands until well combined, roughly 3-4 minutes. Then let the mixture rest for 15 minutes.
  4. Knead the rested dough for 3 minutes.
  5. Cut the dough into two equal pieces and shape it into balls. Place them on a heavily floured surface and cover with a damp, not wet, cloth.
  6. Let the dough rise at room temperature for 3 to 4 hours.
  7. When ready to make your pizza place the dough ball on a heavily floured surface and using your fingers, stretch the dough into a round roughly 12 inches.

Pro Tip:

If you want to make this dough ahead of time, in step 3 you can let the dough rest and rise in the fridge for 8 hours and up to 24 hours. When you want to make your pizza let the dough rest at room temperature for 45 minutes.

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