Kitchen Basics: Pizza Dough

I L-O-V-E pizza. It's one of my favorite foods in the whole world. Me and pizza go way back and I've been making this pizza dough for, like, ever. It reminds me of the pizza place in my grandparent's little hometown (Hip Pocket Pizza!!!). It's not really thick crust and it's not thin either. It's a great hand-tossed version.Emma's Favorite Pizza Dough, makes one 14 inch pizza.

Needed: 3/4 cup warm water, 3/4 teaspoon instant dry yeast, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, 1 1/2 cup flour, 1/8 teaspoon baking soda, 1/8 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 2 tablespoons olive oil.

In a small bowl combine the water, yeast and sugar. Stir to dissolve, set aside. In another bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir in the yeast water and the olive oil. Knead for a couple minutes until dough is well combined and somewhat elastic. Lay in a lightly oiled bowl, cover and allow to rise for 2 hours.Punch dough down (get angry!) and turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out. Try to make a decent little circle, I never really achieve this though. :) Bake at 375 F for 5-6 minutes then cover with sauce cheese and favorite toppings. Finish baking for another 10-12 minutes. 

Do you have a favorite pizza dough recipe? We'd love to hear it. Happy baking. xo. Emma

Comments

[Lara]

Oh thanks for sharing this! I'm a huge pizza lover too and was searching for a good recipe, so this is just perfect!

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[Anoushka]

This looks so delicious! Would love to have a slice!

[call me debbie]

Pizza, oh sweet lord I can eat a whole pizza all by myself. I have tasted almost every pizza combination, except the Hawaii version. Because of the pineapple. I have pineapple, it's like bliah...

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[Carmen]

Ohhh, thanks for this! I loooove pizza!

-Carmen
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[Kate @ A Creative Cookie]

I just have to say that these photos are fantastic! Will you do a post about food photography? I'm horrible at it and have so many recipes to share on my blog.

Kate
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[Carlee]

Wow this looks so good. I need to try this before summer is over! The pizza looks amazing. I love the kitchen basics.
Carlee
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[Julie]

Have you ever attempted to freeze the dough after it has risen and been punched? If so how did it turn out?

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[Ana]

We love pizza here too. I'm always making pizza dough and freezing some for when we're craving pizza. The possibilities are endless too: We love arugula and spinach, bratwurst and the everything pizza (anything we can find in the fridge!).

[Kerry]

Thanks for the recipe! It looks really good. I love pizza, and homemade is the best! I always have dough from the book Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day ready in my fridge, so when I want pizza I just use that. It's really easy and tastes amazing. I also highly recommend a pizza stone. The crust comes out so much better when I use one. I'll have to try your recipe next time.

[tianna @ Suffocated Bliss]

Making homeade pizza dough sounds a lot more complicated than it actually is. I've made it a few times and it's super easy and good to make in bulk so you can freeze.

- tianna

[Jaimie]

My favorite is the Pioneer Woman recipe. it doesn't have to rise and it tastes good. I like to pre-bake it for about 5 minutes, so the bottom gets a little more crispy.

[Megan]

This looks awesome! I love pizza, and making my own dough! I'll have to try this recipe out :)

-Megan
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[Kristen]

I usually use the whole wheat recipe that comes with the kitchen aid mixer, ya know to have a healthly pizza. I also really like that one you tried on your old blog for use in a cast iron skillet. I like putting cheese in the thick crust, not so healthly.

[irene wibowo]

it's look yummy.. :)

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[Angela]

My pizza dough recipe is very simple! 1 cup of self raising flour and 1 cup of natural yogurt and some extra flour for dusting on your board when kneading it. This makes one large pizza. Too easy!

[Wendi]

Thank you SO much for this! I've been looking for a good recipe for weeks and this one is so simple! :)

[Kylie]

YUM! Check out my blog: http://thechicstreetblog.blogspot.com/

[erin]

pizza is my greatest weakness! i just can't resist it!
thanks for the GREAT dough recipe- i'm going to make this & gobble it down immediately :)

[Chrissy]

I just ate a whole bowl of pasta and now I want pizza, thanks a lot... ;)

[Lana]

Looks awesome! I love pizza and am always looking for new recipes.

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