Homemade Pizza Dough
Ditch the box mix and make the dough yourself. It’s fluffy, crunchy, not too doughy (if you know you know), and holds its shape.
Servings: 4 pizzas
Equipment
- 1 Stand mixer with dough hook attachment
- 1 Plastic bowl cover
- 1 Cookie sheet, pizza stone, or deep dish pan
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup warm water
- 1 ½ tbsp active dry yeast (or two yeast packets)
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup pizza sauce use more if you need to
- ½ cup sliced pepperonis
- 8 oz cooked ground sausage
- 2 cups shredded pizza cheese
- ¼ cup diced onions
- ¼ cup chopped spinach
- ¼ cup banana peppers
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Fill the bowl of your stand mixer with hot water and let set for 2 minutes. This warms up the bowl and will help activate the yeast.
- Drain the water and add 1 1/2 cups warm water plus yeast packets. Stir and let set until foamy (about 5 minutes).
- Next, add sugar, salt, oil, and flour.
- Mix until a shaggy dough forms, then move the dough to an oiled bowl. I formed mine into a ball during this point and covered it with plastic wrap.
- Let sit for about 1 hour (it should almost double in size).
- Take out the homemade pizza dough, punch it down, and roll it flat on a floured surface.
- Shape the dough to create as many pizzas as you need, whether deep dish, thin crust, or individual size.
- Add desired toppings starting with pizza sauce and ending with brushed garlic butter on the crust.
- Bake at 425℉ for 10 minutes then check pizzas and/or rotate. Bake another 5-10 minutes until crust is golden brown and pizza is cooked through.
- Cool for 5 minutes then slice and serve. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.