Perfect Homemade Pizza Dough - A Fool Proof Recipe

Instructions

1. 01

   Heat up 2 cups of water for 60 seconds in the microwave, the water should be pretty warm but not hot

2. 02

   Add the active dry yeast, give it a little stir and then sprinkle the 1/2 tsp of sugar over top

3. 03

   Let the yeast get foamy, about 5 minutes

4. 04

   In the bowl of a stand mixer add 4 cups of flour, salt and olive oil

5. 05

   Attach the dough hook

6. 06

   With the mixer on low start adding the yeast water

7. 07

   Once the water has started to combine with the dry ingredients, add another cup of flour

8. 08

   Mix this on med/low speed for a couple minutes

9. 09

   If you notice it's still sticky and not a smooth ball shape yet, add the last 1/2 c of flour little by little (don't add all of it and risk dry dough)

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    Check the consistency - press your finger into the dough, it should bounce back

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    Take the dough out of the bowl and rub olive oil around the inside of that same bowl

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    Put the dough back in the bowl, cover with plastic wrap or a towel

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    Let the dough rise for 45-60 minutes (once it's doubled, it's done)

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    After risen, pour the dough on to a floured surface

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    For two 16" pizzas, cut the dough in half

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    For four personal size pizzas, cut the dough in fourths

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    Use your hands to roll each piece tightly, tucking the edges into the bottom so its very taught

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    Place them on a floured counter and leave some space between them and cover each with a lightly oiled piece of plastic wrap, until you are ready to form them into pizzas

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    You can can skip the above step if you are just going to freeze the pizza dough, or if you just want to freeze one dough ball it can go straight into a ziploc bag then to the freezer