Active Dry Yeast Pizza Dough
Homemade pizza dough using active dry yeast.
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups All Purpose Flour Plus More for Stretching/Pounding/Rolling
- 1 cup Warm Water 105 Degrees Fahrenheit
- 1 tbsp Honey or Sugar
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil Herb Infused if Available
- 1 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1 tsp Active Dry Yeast
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine warm water, honey, and active dry yeast and stir together. Let the yeast bloom for ten minutes.
- In a separate mixing bowl, add flour and salt.
- Add the flour and salt to the warm water mixing bowl.
- Using a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment on low speed, mix the wet and dry ingredients together.
- While the dough is being mixed add the olive oil to the bowl.
- Continue to mix on low speed until the dough hook pulls most of the flour into the dough.
- Turn off the mixer, remove the dough hook, and pour your dough onto a floured surface.
- Knead the dough with your hands until all of the flour is incorporated into the dough.
- If your dough is still sticky use a bit more flour, if it feels too dry add a touch of water.
- Form the dough into a ball as best as you can and then place back into the mixing bowl.
- Lightly coat the dough ball with olive oil and then cover with a kitchen towel.
- Place the dough in a warm area. If your house is cold you can set your oven to 250 degrees and place the bowl with the dough on the stovetop.
- After one hour your dough ball will have doubled in size. Pour it onto a lightly flour surface, cut it in half, and form into two dough balls if you want two thin crust medium sized pizzas. If you want just one large pizza then don't cut the dough.
- Flour the surface of the dough ball and cover it with plastic wrap.
- After three hours your dough will have doubled in size again and it will be ready to pound, stretch, and/or roll out on a floured surface.
- Add whatever sauce and toppings you like and cook your pizza at 500 degrees for about 15 minutes, or until your cheese is bubbling and starting to brown and your crust is browned and crispy.