Pizza Dough
This pizza dough recipe creates a soft, chewy base with a crisp edge—perfect for homemade pizza nights. Simple ingredients, step-by-step guidance, and no fancy equipment needed.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 300 g Plain Flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Yeast (instant)
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 150 ml Water (warm)
Instructions
- 1
Add the Plain Flour to a large mixing bowl.
- 2
Add the Salt, Sugar, and Instant Yeast to the bowl, then mix all the dry ingredients together until well combined.
- 3
Pour in the Olive Oil, followed by gradually adding the Warm Water in small increments. This helps bring the dough together smoothly and prevents it from becoming too sticky.
- 4
Gently fold the flour into the wet ingredients using your hand or a spatula, working from the outside of the bowl inward.
- 5
Once the mixture starts to come together, begin kneading the dough with your hands. Knead for at least 5 minutes to properly activate the gluten, which gives the dough structure and elasticity.
- 6
Shape the kneaded dough into a smooth round ball, ensuring there are no cracks or dry patches.
- 7
Lightly oil the inside of the bowl to prevent the dough from sticking, then place the dough ball back into the bowl.
- 8
Cover the bowl with a lid, plate, or damp cloth to trap the warmth and moisture inside.
- 9
Set the bowl aside in a warm place and let the dough rest for at least 1 hour.
- 10
After resting, the dough will have doubled in size and become light and airy, ready to be shaped.
- 11
This amount of pizza dough is enough to make one large pizza or two small pizzas.