Basic Pizza Dough Recipe: Easy and Delicious Homemade Crust
This basic pizza dough recipe is simple and perfect for homemade pizzas.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Yield: 2 pizza crusts
- Category: Pizza
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 packet active dry yeast
- 3/4 cup warm water
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine warm water and sugar, then add yeast. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour and salt.
- Once the yeast is frothy, combine it with the flour mixture and add olive oil.
- Knead the dough for about 10 minutes until smooth.
- Let the dough rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
- After rising, punch down the dough and roll it out for your pizza.
Notes
- For a more flavorful dough, let it rise in the fridge overnight.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 crust
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg