Make Friday nights even better with this classic recipe.
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❤️ Why you'll love it
- This pizza dough recipe is made with beer, which gives it a delicious, chewy crust.
- More flavor than traditional pizza dough recipes.
- Easy to make and perfect for Friday night dinner. Don't worry the alcohol in this recipe cooks out, so it's still kid-friendly!
Homemade pizza is easy to make and it tastes so much better than most pizza parlors - especially if you don't have a decades old mom and pop place on the corner.
🧾 Ingredients
This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the green recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.
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🔪 Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions. Full instructions are in the green recipe card at the bottom of the page.
- Mix together beer, yeast and one cup of flour, and then left stand for 2 to 4 hours.
- Add the remaining flour and salt to the yeast mixture and knead until the dough is elastic. Allow the dough to rise for one hour, or until doubled.
- Punch down the dough and form into two dough balls. Let rest for 10 minutes.
- Roll out, fit into pizza pans, and top with your favorite pizza toppings.
🥄 Equipment
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🥫 Storage
This pizza dough can be stored in the fridge for up to three days, be sure to cover it tightly with plastic wrap.
You can also store the dough in the freezer for up to three months. Just be sure to store in a freezer bag to protect from freezer burn. Thaw frozen dough in the fridge overnight.
📖 Variations
- Add garlic powder or onion powder to the dough for extra flavor.
- Use a different type of beer for a different flavor.
- Try adding some herbs to the dough such as rosemary or thyme.
- Instead of making this recipe by hand, you can use a bread machine on the dough setting to make this recipe.
- You can also knead the dough in a stand mixer with a dough hook for 10 minutes to save some effort.
- Instead of all purpose flour, you can use whole wheat flour or bread flour to make this pizza crust.
- To make a crispy pan pizza use the heels of your hands to press the dough into a warm cast iron skillet that has been coated in olive oil.
💭 Things to know
Expert Tip: Let dough rise in a warm spot. If it's too cold it will take forever. You can also make it the night before and let rise overnight in the fridge.
- If you don't have yeast on hand, you can add one teaspoon of baking powder and still have a delicious pizza crust.
- You can leave the first mixture out for longer if you need to. The flavor will intensify the longer it is out - within reason.
- If you don't have a pizza pan or pizza stone, you can use a baking sheet.
- The key to a good pizza dough is to let it rise in a warm place.
- You can use any type of beer that you like for this recipe. Just keep in mind that the beer will add flavor to the dough.
- Make sure you use room temperature beer for best results.
- You can use any flour mixture that you want. White flour, whole wheat, or a mixture of several flours, it's up to you. I do suggest that you add about 1 tablespoon gluten for each cup of flour if you use whole wheat flour. It gives it a chewier texture.
- I like using a dark lager in the dough... I think it gives it a better flavor. Use what you have, though.
👩🍳 FAQs
Adding beer to your pizza dough will give it a slightly different flavor. The beer will also add some bubbles to the dough which will make it light and airy.
This pizza dough has a slightly yeasty flavor with a hint of beer. It is a comforting rich flavor.
For this homemade pizza dough you can use your favorite beer. Make sure that it's at room temperature or slightly warm.
📚 Related recipes
- If you love pizza as much as I do check out this delicious recipe for Taco Crescent Roll Pizza.
- For your next pizza night give this Easy Pizza Crust recipe a try.
- The weather is getting warmer. Using a Pizza Stone on the Grill is a good idea when you are trying to keep the house cool.
🍽️ Serve with...
- My husband also wants Crispy Chicken Wings with our beer crust pizza.
- Marinated Green Bean Salad is a simple side dish that is perfect for easy dinner nights.
- If you are looking for a refreshing side dish that's simple to make and family friendly give this Summer Fruit Salad a try.
- Pineapple Fluff is simple to make, creamy and always a hit with the entire family.
📞 The last word
One thing I noticed with this is that the dough bubbled up soon after kneading. The baked dough had a lot of air bubbles in it, too. I like that characteristic in my pizza.
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📖 Recipe
Beer Pizza Dough Recipe
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- 1 Tbs active dry yeast
- 12 oz beer, warm room temperature
- 3 teaspoons salt
- 4 cups all-purpose flour, you may need a little more
Instructions
- Mix the beer and the yeast and 1 cup of the flour.
- Let stand for 2 to 4 hours.
- Add the rest of the flour and the salt and knead until very elastic.
- Allow to rise for about an hour.
- Punch down and form into two rounds. Let rest for about 10 minutes.
- Roll out the thickness you want and fit into pizza pans sprinkled with cornmeal.
- Allow to rise for 10 minutes for thicker crust, not at all for thin crust
- Rub with olive oil and bake in a 500F oven for 5 minutes.
- Add sauce and cheese and preferred toppings.
- Return to oven and bake until done; about five more minutes.
Notes
- If you don't have yeast on hand, you can add one teaspoon of baking powder and still have a delicious pizza crust.
- You can leave the first mixture out for longer if you need to. The flavor will intensify the longer it is out - within reason.
- If you don't have a pizza pan or pizza stone, you can use a baking sheet.
- The key to a good pizza dough is to let it rise in a warm place.
- You can use any type of beer that you like for this recipe. Just keep in mind that the beer will add flavor to the dough.
- Make sure you use room temperature beer for best results.
- You can use any flour mixture that you want. White flour, whole wheat, or a mixture of several flours, it's up to you. I do suggest that you add about 1 tablespoon gluten for each cup of flour if you use whole wheat flour. It gives it a chewier texture.
- I like using a dark lager in the dough... I think it gives it a better flavor. Use what you have, though.
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