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Marissa Bolden

Classic Pizza Dough

Everyone needs a standard easy pizza dough recipe in their back pocket. This simple combination of flour, water, sugar, and yeast consistently delivers delicious results.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3¼ cups bread flour
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1¼ cups warm water
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Method
 

  1. In a bowl, combine the warm water, yeast, and sugar. Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes.
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and salt.
  3. Add the olive oil to the water mixture. Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and knead for 8-10 minutes. Continue kneading until the dough is smooth, elastic, and gluten has formed.