Quick & Easy Homemade Pizza Dough

Use this pizza recipe as a guide. This dough is light and chewy. After the dough rises get creative with your toppings or follow my guide for a simple cheese pizza.

Course pizza

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword pizza, pizza dough

Prep Time 1 20

Cook Time 20

Servings (10-inch) pizzas

Calories 1576kcal

Ingredients

For the dough:

1 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for kneading and shaping the dough
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for oiling the bowl
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons granulated sugar

For the cheese pizza:

½ cup cornmeal
¾ cup homemadepizza sauce
½ cup fresh basil leaves
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Plus any other desired pizza toppings

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Instructions

For the dough:

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in 1 cup lukewarm water and let stand for about 10 minutes. Make sure that the water is lukewarm, not hot so that it does not kill the yeast.
In a large bowl, mix flour, olive oil, salt, sugar, and yeast mixture. Stir until combined then knead dough on a clean and lightly floured surface until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 to 6 minutes.
Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour.
When ready to make the pizzas, punch down the dough. Top with desired pizza toppings or as directed below.

For the cheese pizza:

If you are making the pizza on the grill or in the oven you will get the best results using a pizza stone. Preheat the grill or oven to 500°F with the pizza stone in the oven or on the grill.
Divide the pizza dough into 2 even pieces. Turn one of the thirds out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll it out into a pizza crust shape. Dust cornmeal on a pizza peel* then carefully move the pizza crust onto the peel.
Spread about ¼ cup of crushed tomatoes evenly on the dough. If you like your pizza with extra sauce, feel free to add a little more. Tear up ¼ cup of basil leaves and sprinkle over the dough.
Evenly sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan cheese over dough. Brush the exposed crust with olive oil, then use the pizza peel to slide the pizza onto the pizza stone.
Cook until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbling, about 10 minutes. Remove and repeat with the remaining dough.

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