Best Classic Pizza Dough Recipes

CLASSIC PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Combine water and yeast in a bowl; let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Add flour, salt, sugar, and oil; stir until a ragged dough forms. Transfer to a lightly floured work surface; knead with floured hands until smooth, elastic, and tacky but no longer sticky, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl brushed with oil, turning dough to evenly coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in volume, 1 1/2 to 3 hours; or refrigerate until doubled in volume, at least 12 hours and up to 3 days (return to room temperature before using, 1 to 2 hours).

CLASSIC PIZZA DOUGH (MAGIC BULLET EXPRESS TRIO)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees (unless it's for use at a later time.).
• Place your Meal Mixer onto the Base and insert the Flat Blade.
• Add ingredients in the order they appear to the Meal Mixer and Pulse the Bullet Express about 10 to 15 times until the ingredients are mixed together and the dough looks slightly formed and thickened (it pulls away from the bottom and forms towards the center.) If the dough is not forming, check to be sure you followed the steps correctly and start over from the beginning again.
• Carefully remove the dough, keeping an eye on the blade (its sharp!) and place it on the flour sprinkled surface.
• Knead for 4-5 minutes then shape into a ball. Lightly cover your fingertips with flour if the mixture is a little sticky.
• Place the ball of dough into a large oiled bowl and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let the dough rise for about 1 to 1-1/2 hours.
• Roll the dough out by hand onto a 12-inch pizza pan.
• Add your favorite sauce and toppings and bake for about 15 minutes. (times vary per oven, so keep your eye on it!).

AN ITALIAN'S CLASSIC PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine salt, honey, olive oil, and cool water.
• Mix well and set aside.
• In a separate bowl, combine warm water and yeast. Allow to proof for ten minutes.
• After proofing combine honey mixture and yeast in one large mixing bowl.
• Add flour, one cup at a time, into the combined liquid mixture. Dough is an art - depending on your paradigm you may want to work this with your hands, add a T of water if it is dry.
• Place dough ball on lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.
• Place dough in covered buttered (melted) bowl and allow dough to rest for 30 minutes. A slightly warmed oven (90 degree) is great.
• Divide into two equal sized dough balls.
• If using a pizza stone, place stone in oven and preheat oven to 450 for at least ten minutes.
• Roll out into two pies and add your favorite sauce and topping combinations.

OONI CLASSIC PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Place two-thirds of the water in a large bowl.
• In a saucepan or microwave, bring the other third of water to boil, then add it to the cold water in the bowl. This creates the correct temperature for activating yeast.
• If mixing by hand: Place the flour in a large bowl and pour the yeast mixture into it. Stir with a wooden spoon until a dough starts to form. Continue mixing by hand until the dough comes together in a ball. Turn it onto a lightly floured surface and knead with both hands for about 10 minutes, until it is firm and stretchy.
• If using a mixer: Fit the mixer with the dough hook and place the flour in the mixer bowl. Turn the machine on at a low speed and gradually add the yeast mixture to the flour. Once combined, leave the dough to keep mixing to at the same speed for 5-10 minutes, or until the dough is firm and stretchy.
• Place in bowl. Cover the dough with cling film and leave to rise in a warm place for 1-2 hours.
• When the dough has roughly doubled in size, divide it into 3 equal pieces.
• Place each piece of dough in a separate bowl or tray, cover with cling film and leave to rise for another 20 minutes, or until doubled in size.
• Kneading and stretching the dough: Our top tip is always to start with a perfectly rounded ball of dough as this helps to keep the shape of the pizza base circular during the stretching process. Place the ball on a lightly floured surface, flour your hands and use your fingertips to press the dough into a small, flat disc. Working from the center, push the dough outwards while spreading your fingers, making the disc slightly bigger. Pick up the dough and gently pinch it all around the edge, allowing gravity to pull it downwards into a 16-inch (30cm) circle. Neapolitan-style pizza bases are very thin, so you should be able to see through the base when you hold it up to the light. Take care when doing this - you don't want it to tear.
• Once the dough is fully stretched, lightly flour your pizza peel and lay the base on it. If at this point you see any small holes in the dough, gently pinch them back together. Once you're happy with the base, add your toppings and bake in your Ooni 3, Ooni Koda or Ooni Pro as indicated in your chosen recipe.

GOLD MEDAL® CLASSIC PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• In a 1-quart saucepan, heat the water over medium heat until warm and an instant-read thermometer reads 105°F to 115°F. In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water. With a wooden spoon, stir in half of the flour and all of the oil, salt and sugar. Stir in enough of the remaining flour, 1/4 cup at a time, until dough is easy to handle.
• Sprinkle flour lightly on a countertop or large cutting board. Place dough on floured surface. Knead by folding dough toward you, then with the heels of your hands, pushing dough away from you with a short rocking motion. Move dough a quarter turn and repeat. Continue kneading about 10 minutes, sprinkling surface with more flour if dough starts to stick, until dough is smooth and springy. Spray a large bowl with the cooking spray. Place dough in bowl, turning dough to grease all sides. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place 20 minutes.
• Gently push your fist into the dough to deflate it. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 48 hours. (If dough should double in size during refrigeration, gently push fist into dough to deflate it.)
• Move the oven rack to the middle position of the oven. Heat the oven to 425°F. Place dough on center of an ungreased cookie sheet or 12-inch pizza pan. Press the dough into a 12-inch round, using floured fingers. Press dough from center to edge so the edge is slightly thicker than the center. Spread the pizza sauce over the dough to within 1/2 inch of edge. Add the toppings for either cheese, hamburger, Italian sausage or pepperoni pizza.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheeses are melted and lightly browned.

CLASSIC PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Grease three 9 inch pizza pans with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Set aside.
• For the dough, in the bowl of an electric mixer, hand whisk the water and yeast and let stand 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the sugar, salt, oil semolina, all-purpose flour and 2 cups of bread flour and mix to make a soft mass. Knead with the dough hook on the slowest speed of the mixer, dusting in additional flour as required to form a soft, elastic dough, about 5 to 8 minutes. Form dough into a ball and place in a lightly greased bowl. Insert bowl into a large plastic bag and let rise until almost doubled, about 30 to 45 minutes.
• Gently deflate the dough, reinsert into plastic bag, and allow to rest an additional 15 minutes.
• Gently deflate the dough. Press or roll out dough to fit prepared pizza pans.
• If dough resists or otherwise retracts, let it rest for a few minutes, then gently coax it to fit pan. Drizzle a little bit of olive oil on top of dough. Spread on tomato sauce and topping of your choice
• Preheat oven to 425°F Bake 15 minutes, and then reduce heat to 400°F Bake another 15 - 20 minutes until cheese is melted and lightly brown.