Pizza Dough (same day)
VegetarianThis is a recipe for same day pizza dough. You can pull this off with as little as an hour and a half of lead time. This recipe makes two 12-inch pies.
Ingredients
2 and ½ cups of flour. Bread flour will give a crispier crust, but you can use all purpose
One packet or 2 and ¼ teaspoons of instant yeast
1 and ½ teaspoons of sugar
¾ teaspoon of salt
Optional: garlic powder or dried basil
2 tablespoons of olive oil
¾ cup of warm water
Instructions
* Add the instant yeast
* Add the sugar and the salt
* (optional) Add pinch of garlic powder and/or dried basil
* add most of my flour — 2 cups, holding back about ½ cup for later.
* Stir everything together
* Add the olive oil
* Add the warm water
* Stir until everything is smooth
* Add the remaining flour a little at a time as needed. The dough should be able to pull away from the side of the bowl. That’s how you no you’re done.
* Get a clean large bowl. Brush the sides with olive oil
* Place your pizza dough in the bowl
* Move it around so that it gets coated by the olive oil
* Cover the bowl and place it in a warm place to rise for an hour. But honestly, the longer the better. Four hours is my sweet spot.
* Afterwards transfer it to a lightly floured surface.
* Knead the dough for a few minutes and then you are ready to make your pizza