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Simple Pizza Dough

Homemade Pizza is so easy to make at home, and this simple dough is forgiving, elastic and has a rise time of only 1 to 2 hours.
Prep Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Bread Flour plus 1/2 cup more for kneading and rolling
  • 3/4 cup room temperature water
  • 1.5 teaspoons Instant Yeast
  • 1.5 teaspoons Salt
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil

Instructions

  • In a medium sized bowl. Add flour, yeast and salt. Add the oil and room temperature water. Stir into a shaggy dough. The flour wont all be incorporated, but thats okay. Dump it on the counter and start kneading into a cohesive dough.
  • Slowly knead in another 1/4 -1/2 cup of bread flour.
  • Knead for 5-10 minutes by hand.
  • Place into a greased bowl and cover. Let rise for one to two hours or until doubled in size.
  • Dump dough out on the counter and divide into 2 or 3 pieces, depending on desired size of pizza. Shape each piece into a ball and dust with flour. Set aside and cover.
  • Dust your work surface with flour and cornmeal. Using a rolling pin, roll dough out as thin as possible. 3 pieces should give you 10-12 inch pizzas.
  • OVEN COOKING: Preheat at 500 degrees with a 12" cast iron skillet inside. Once it gets to temperature, keep the cast iron in the oven for an additional 15 minutes.
  • Slide the dough onto a pizza peel (or use a small square cookie sheet that slides easily, USA Pan brand is the best). Dusting the peel with cornmeal will give you the best sliding results.
  • Once you can easily slide the dough around the peel, build your pizza with desired sauce, toppings and cheese.
  • Remove cast iron from the oven, and using the peel, slide pizza on to cast iron. Place back in the oven until done. Keep a look out, it doesn't take long!
Author: Eten en Voeden
Calories: 403kcal
Keyword: Baked Things, bread, dinner, homemade, homemade pizza, made from scratch pizza, Pizza, pizza dough