Homemade Pizza Dough

 

Making your own pizza is so easy and very inexpensive to make.  It all starts with a great dough and I think my recipe ranks right up there as one of the best.  This recipe will make one medium sized pizza or you can divide it in half to make two small pizzas.  It can easily be doubled.

 

Pizza Dough 

1 1/2 c. all purpose flour

1 tsp yeast

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp sugar

1 tsp olive oil

1 to 1 1/4 cups warm water 

Mix all of your dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.  Add olive oil and warm water, stir to combine.  Knead until all of the flour is absorbed, adding additional flour or water as needed.  Once you have a smooth round ball of dough let it rest for 10 minutes before shaping your pizza. 

Whole wheat variation = use 1 cup all purpose flour and 1/2 cup whole wheat flour

 

Once you have shaped your dough onto a pan you can add your favorite sauce, cheese and topping to make it any way you like.  You can place it into a large oiled cast iron skillet to make a pan pizza.  This is also a great dough to use to make breadsticks with a marinara or garlic butter dipping sauce.