This is an easy homemade pizza dough recipe and I love making pizzas at home. They come out much better than the store bought pizzas. Honey sriracha chicken, pepperoni and sausage, chicken and artichoke, and many more. The one thing I thought I had down pat was the pizza dough recipe. I made some different doughs made from professional recipes, I knew I had some work to do. The dough that I tried was soft, chewy, and delicious. Making homemade dough for pizza will be a snap with this soft and chewy pizza dough recipe. Homemade pizza, stromboli, or calzones will be easy to make.
Here’s how to make the pizza dough!
The flour
The flour to use for pizza dough is 00 flour. It can be found in most grocery stores and online. I have used traditional all purpose flour in the past and it works out fine. The best way to measure the dough for this recipe is to weigh it. If you do not have a scale then the spoon and sweep method is best alternative. You can read about the spoon and scoop method on my measuring flour post.
Proving the yeast for the pizza dough recipe
Place yeast, water, honey, and half of the flour in a bowl and combine well. Make sure the mixture is smooth and completely incorporated. This will get the yeast moving and it can start feasting on the honey. It is important to have a comfortable setting for the yest to get moving. I usually place a glass of warm water in the microwave. The water will make a humid environment for the yeast. Cover the bowl after mixing thoroughly. Place the covered bowl into the microwave for 15 minutes. Don’t run the microwave while the bowl is in there! Place the bowl on the kitchen counter if your microwave is being used.
Mixing in the rest of the pizza dough recipe ingredients
At this point the pizza dough recipe is really coming together. After the dough has rested for 15 minutes, it is time to add the rest of the ingredients. Add the remaining flour, tablespoon of olive oil, and salt. Combine the ingredients and the knead for about 5 minutes in your mixer or by hand. I use a large bowl and spread the remaining olive oil around the bowl to ensure the dough does not stick while rising. Also the top of the dough needs to have some olive oil on it. You don’t want the dough to be jealous. Cover the bowl with a piece of plastic wrap. Again you need a warm and humid environment for the dough to rise. The humid microwave that was used for the first yeast mixture will be perfect. Let the dough rise for one hour or until it has doubled in size. After it has doubled in size you are ready to use it.
Preparing the dough for baking a pizza
I generally use a 12 x 16 inch parchment lined baking sheet for my pizzas. or two smaller ones if there are requests for different pizzas. Brush a teaspoon of olive oil onto the parchment. Spread the dough out with your fingertips. The dough will only go so far and will spring back. Once it starts to spring back, cover it and let it rest in a warm place for five minutes. This will give the gluten time to relax. After five minutes, finish spreading the dough out to your desired thickness. The dough will be ready at this point and you can start adding your sauce and toppings.
Use the pizza dough recipe with the honey sriracha chicken pizza recipe or pizza rolls!
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Ingredients
- 15 ounces 00 flour or all purpose flour or roughly 3 ⅓ cups with the scoop and sweep method
- 1 teaspoon dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 9 ½ ounces water
- 1-½ teaspoons sea salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
Instructions
- Combine the yeast, honey, water, and half the flour in a mixing bowl. Mix until well combined. Scraping down the sides and combining all the ingredients.
- Cover and let the dough rest for 15 minutes at room temperature.
- After the dough rests, add the rest of the flour, salt, and one tablespoon of the olive oil. Knead until dough is well combined and smooth.
- Place dough into a bowl brushed with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Cover and let rise for one hour or until it has roughly doubled in size.
