Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe
Delicious, soft and chewy pizza crust that cooks perfectly every time and is so easy to make. Make your favorite pizza with just a few simple ingredients.
Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe
Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe
Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe
Pizza dough is one of those things that just tastes better homemade. It’s also a bit of a flex to be able to whip up a delicious pizza out of a few basic pantry ingredients like this pizza with grapes and brie.
I have to credit Jamie Oliver for this recipe. I’ve been using his version which is very similar for years. My only change really is the recipe portion is halved, I feel it’s just a bit more manageable. And I use raw castor sugar for the sweetener.
Say goodbye to the tough supermarket pizza bases that are only good for playing bread frisbee with, and hello to a whole new world of pizza goodness that's easy and so delicious.
Cooking basics like pizza dough is really rewarding, so after you give this a go, why not try some more make-from-scratch recipes like this Steamed Bao Buns Recipe or even this BBQ sauce recipe, it rocks.
Add more flour when kneading.
Add a few drops of water and work into the dough. Keep adding until it has a nice bit of give in the dough.
Yes! I like to roll it into a disc shape about 15cm thick and place baking paper layers between each disc. Place in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
Place in the fridge for 8 hours, then out on the bench for 30 minutes to come to room temperature.
To cook the pizza, turn the oven up to full whack. Add your dough to baking paper or a pizza stone, add your toppings and bake for about 10 minutes until the base is crispy and the toppings are cooked.
Ingredients and substitutions
How to make it - step by step!
Add warm water to a jar, add the yeast, oil and sugar, stir to combine. Let it sit for 3-4 minutes to activate the yeast.
Mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl.
Make a well in the centre, and pour in the liquid. Stir until the dough comes together, turn out onto a work surface and knead for a couple of minutes until the dough becomes smooth.
Dust the bowl with flour and add the dough back in, cover with a damp cloth and let it sit in a warm place for about 1 hour, until the dough has doubled in size.
Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and ‘knock back’ the dough by kneading it to push the air out.
Divide the dough into 4 even pieces. Use immediately, rolling into pizza bases or refrigerate / freeze for later use.
Add warm water to a jar, add the yeast, oil and sugar, stir to combine. Let it sit for 3-4 minutes to activate the yeast.
Mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl.
Make a well in the centre, and pour in the liquid. Stir until the dough comes together, turn out onto a work surface and knead for a couple of minutes until the dough becomes smooth.
Dust the bowl with flour and add the dough back in, cover with a damp cloth and let it sit in a warm place for about 1 hour, until the dough has doubled in size.
Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and ‘knock back’ the dough by kneading it to push the air out.
Divide the dough into 4 even pieces. Use immediately, rolling into pizza bases or refrigerate / freeze for later use.
Watch the how to video
Watch the how to video
Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe
- 500g “00” flour ot white bread flour
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 x 7g sachet dried yeast
- 1 tsp raw castor sugar
- 1.5 cups warm water
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Add warm water to a jar, add the yeast, oil and sugar, stir to combine. Let it sit for 3-4 minutes to activate the yeast
- Mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl
- Make a well in the centre, and pour in the liquid. Stir until the dough comes together, turn out onto a work surface and knead for a couple of minutes until the dough becomes smooth
- Dust the bowl with flour and add the dough back in, cover with a damp cloth and let it sit in a warm place for about 1 hour, until the dough has doubled in size
- Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and ‘knock back’ the dough by kneading it to push the air out
- Divide the dough into 4 even pieces. Use immediately, rolling into pizza bases or refrigerate / freeze for later use.