Easy Pizza Dough Recipe

Family pizza night is about to get a whole lot better with this easy recipe! Make your family's favorite pie exactly how you like it with this simple, no fuss, no knead dough!

I also like to use this 30 minute baguette for a chewier, thicker crust.

Jump to:

• 🥘 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• 💭 Tips
• 🍕DIY frozen pizza
• ⏲️More quick meals
• ☕ Kaffeeklatch
• 📖 Recipe
• 💬 Comments

🥘 Ingredients

The ingredients are so basic!

• Water - use bottled water if you are in an area that chlorinates the water heavily or has a lot of minerals. This can keep the yeast from growing.
• Flour - all-purpose is fine but you could also use whole wheat, bread flour, or a combination.
• Sugar - is used to feed the yeast. You could also use honey or maple syrup.
• Olive oil - adds flavor but you could use vegetable oil if you like.
• Salt - I use kosher salt but if you use regular table salt then use less.
• Yeast - I use active dry yeast but you can substitute rapid rise in this recipe with no other changes.

🔪 Instructions

This pizza dough recipe has about a 5 minute prep time. The dough is wetter than you're probably used to but don't worry! It will work just fine.

1. Add the yeast to a large container with a lid.
2. Add the sugar.
3. Now pour in the warm water.
4. Add oil.
5. Then salt.
6. Pour in the flour.
7. Stir until well mixed.
8. Cover loosely.
9. Let rise for at least 2 hours. The dough is easier to work with if you refrigerate it for a couple of hours after the initial 2 hour rising time.

EXPERT TIP: This dough can be refrigerated up to a week so you can scoop out as much as you need and put the rest back in the refrigerator for next time.

How to add toppings

Everyone's favorite part, right?

1. Scoop 1-½ cups of pizza dough out onto a floured surface. Pat into a ball.
2. Sprinkle cornmeal on a pizza pan and place the dough in the center. Gently pat it out from the middle to create a crust.
3. Add the sauce.
4. Sprinkle on the cheese and the toppings.
5. Let it rise for just a few minutes.
6. Bake at 500 for about 10 minutes.

💭 Tips

This pizza dough recipe is so easy that you almost don't need any instructions but here are some things I've learned along the way.

• You can let it rise at room temperature for up to 12 hours - the longer it goes the more like a sourdough crust it will be.
• This dough is much easier to work with if you refrigerate it before you want to make the crust.
• You can keep it in the refrigerator up to a week.
• For thinner, crispier crusts don't let the dough rise before putting it in the oven.
• For an extra crispy crust bake the dough with no toppings, then add toppings and bake until the cheese bubbles and melts.
• Always let it rest for a few minutes after it comes out of the oven to let the cheese settle.

🍕DIY frozen pizza

You can easily make your own frozen pizzas with this or pretty much any pizza dough! Here's how-

1. Shape the crust on a piece of parchment paper dusted with cornmeal. Make them any size you like.
2. Place the parchment and pizza on a pizza pan or cardboard round for freezing - no need to bake it first.
3. Top with desired sauce, cheese, and other things you like.
4. Freeze.
5. Once it is completely frozen wrap with plastic wrap and store in the freezer. Pizzas stay good for up to 6 months but are at their best before 3 months.
6. If you are using cardboard be sure to remove the cardboard before baking and put the pizza on a pizza pan - no need to remove the parchment but you can.
7. Bake at 500 degrees until cheese is bubbly and starting to turn golden, about 10 to 15 minutes.
8. Let sit for about 5 minutes for the cheese to cool down a bit before cutting.

⏲️More quick meals

• Sausage Alfredo pasta is ready in about 15 minutes - just used a jarred Alfredo sauce, smoked sausage, and the pasta of your choice. Delicious!
• Creamy beef and potato skillet dinner is basically homemade Hamburger Helper except it tastes so much better and is inexpensive, too!

What’s new? Check out my Restless Chipotle & Co. Store on Amazon where you'll find all kinds of nostalgic goodness!  Thanks so much for being a part of Restless Chipotle!

☕ Kaffeeklatch

Pizza has been one of my favorite meals as long as I can remember.

When I was little we used to go to a little mom and pop pizza place with bright turquoise booths and chrome and laminate tables - everything was bright and sparkly. But the smell that whooshed out the door when you opened it?

The smell grabbed you by the face and kissed your cheeks like an Italian grandma.

The smell of this baking takes me right back to that place. You'll love having this easy pizza dough in your refrigerator, ready to be made into pizza anytime you get a hankering for it.

You might want to try this beer pizza dough, too- especially if you like a chewy crust.

📖 Recipe