Easy Pizza Crust
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This is my go-to yeast dough recipe. It’s very versatile & I use it for a lot of things. This recipe will yield one, 14-inch thin, crispy pizza crust. If you like it thicker & softer, like a pan crust, go ahead & 1 1/2 times (1.5x) the recipe. Nothing tastes better than homemade pizza!
Pre-baked crust will puff up a bit & be dry to the touch.
Easy Pizza Crust
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (177 ml) warm water
- ½ Tbsp instant yeast
- 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
- ½ Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) all-purpose flour, (stir, spoon & level)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, dissolve yeast with sugar in warm water. Let sit until bubbly (5 min.)
- Add extra virgin olive oil, salt & flour to the yeast mixture. Mix with a spoon giving it about 50 good stirs until it balls up & does not stick to the bowl, sprinkling dough with extra flour as necessary. Take dough out of bowl. Spray the inside with pan-coating & put dough back inside the bowl. Cover with a towel & let the dough rise for 30 minutes.
- Once dough has rested, & risen about double the size, roll out onto prepared pizza tray (grease tray with spray.) Cover with towel & let rest again for 10-15 minutes. The longer you let it rest the softer it will be.
- Preheat oven to 425˚F. Bake crust for 5 minutes to create a dry, semi-cooked layer over the top.
- Top pizza with desired sauce, cheese & toppings.
- Return pizza to oven for an additional 11-12 minutes or until crust is browned & cheese bubbles.
Notes
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Hi, I’m Amber! I am a culinary graduate and dessert lover! This is where I share my favorite sweet and savory recipes alongside my knowledge and skills as a culinary graduate. I hope you find something you like!
6 Comments on “Easy Pizza Crust”
What type of yeast do you use?
I use SAF Instant Yeast. But really any quick rising yeast will work.
Your blogs and every other content is so entertaining and useful It makes me come back again.
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We love pizza at our house. Need to try your dough recipe. Thanks for sharing at Terrific Tuesdays.
Rachel
adventuresofadiymom.blogspot.com
I love making pizza crust and can never seem to have enough recipes to try for it. Thanks for adding to my list 🙂 This looks delicious!
Yummy! Nothing like homemade pizza 🙂