Homemade Pizza Crust
Easy homemade pizza crust recipe, turns out great every time! This recipe makes 1 - 15" crust or 2- 10 inch thin crusts.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp sugar
Instructions
- Place warm water, yeast and sugar in the bowl of your stand mixer and let sit for a few minutes. Add flour and rest of ingredients and using the dough hook attachment mix on low speed until a ball forms. If your dough is too dry add a drizzle of water -If your dough is too sticky add a bit of flour.
- Once your ball forms increase speed to medium-high and knead for 5 minutes.
- Remove dough from mixer bowl and shape into a round ball. Place in a bowl and drizzle with a little olive oil rubbing over entire dough.
- Cover with a clean kitchen towel and place in a warm location until doubled in size. about 30 minutes.
- Remove risen dough from the bowl. You can freeze the dough if you are not to use it now.
- Place dough onto a lightly floured surface and stretch your dough into a 15 " circle (you can make 1 - 15" or 2 - 10" thin crusts with this recipe.) or whatever shape you want. If your dough doesn't stretch easily lay it down and allow it to rest for a few minutes. You can also use a rolling pin to roll the dough.
- Preheat your oven to 450℉ and place pizza stone in oven if you are using one.
- Once you have your dough shaped, prick all over top with a fork to prevent air bubbles. Top with all your favorite toppings. Using a pizza peel dusted with a little cornmeal to keep pizza from sticking. Place on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper or slide onto your preheated pizza stone (recommended) and bake at 450℉ for 12-14 minutes or until bubbly and the crust is browned.
- If you want to par-bake your crust for later, prick with fork and bake on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper or preheated pizza stone (recommended) for 5 minutes in a preheated 450 ℉ oven.
Notes
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Nutrition
Serving: 8slicesCalories: 121kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 3gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 98mgPotassium: 37mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.4gVitamin A: 3IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg
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