Easy Homemade Pizza Dough
Fresh homemade pizza dough using only four ingredients. This recipe makes it easy to create restaurant quality pizza at home. Use this recipe for pizza or turn it into a focaccia loaf.
Ingredients
- 5 cups 00 flour
- 2 2/3 cup warm water
- 2 tbsp active yeast
- 2 tsp sea salt
- olive oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl add flour and salt. Using a whisk mix well.
- Mix the yeast into the water. Making a well in the flour, slowly pour the yeast water into the hole and start mixing in the flour. Do this until all of the flour is mixed into the water and a ball of dough is formed.
- Flour a clean surface. Add ball of dough and start to knead. If the dough is to sticky (wet) add a little bit more flour. Do this until you have a nice clean ball fo dough that is easy to knead.
- Knead the dough for 5-10 minutes. To knead the dough, push the dough away from you and then bring it back. Continue this motion for the duration of the time.
- Drizzle olive oil at the bottom of a bowl and place the ball of dough inside. Drizzle olive oil on top as well. Cover with a towel and place in a warm dark place. Let the dough rise for at least an hour.
- When dough has doubled in size, remove from the bowl and place on a floured surface. Cut the dough in half. The cut each half in half. The cut those pieces in half. You should be left with eight equal pieces of dough. Roll into small balls and place on a cookie sheet. Cover with a towel and place in dark warm place to continue rising for 30 minutes.
- When dough is done rising place one ball of dough on a clean, floured surface. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a circular shape. Top with your favorite toppings and place in your pizza oven to enjoy a home cooked pizza!