Easy Pizza Dough Recipe

Why make homemade pizza dough?

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INGREDIENTS

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Add sugar to 110˚ water and sprinkle the yeast in. Gently stir the yeast.

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Let the yeast sit until bubbly (about 10 minutes or so)

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Add the flour and salt to the mixer and stir gently. Pour in yeast mix and lightly mix with bread hook.

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Mix until the dough comes together in the bowl,adding in flour as needed

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After 2 hours rising, turn the dough onto a floured board and cut in half.

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Start working the dough in a circle, stretching with your hands in fists from underneath.

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Use the dough for anything from a classic margherita to a Buffalo chicken pizza!

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Time to make pizza with this easy pizza dough recipe!

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Cast Iron Skillet Pizza

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Easy Pizza Dough Recipe

Why make homemade pizza dough?

Read through the recipe completely

STUFF TO DO

Grab a big mixing bowl or a stand mixer if available

Assemble all your ingredients

INGREDIENTS

active dry yeast water olive oil sugar bread or AP flour salt

WHAT YOU'LL NEED