Making homemade pizza dough is easier than you might think and delivers far better flavour than shop bought bases. With just a few simple ingredients - flour, yeast, water, salt and olive oil - you can create a soft, stretchy dough that bakes into a perfectly crisp pizza base.
Whether you prefer thin and crispy pizzas or thicker fluffy crusts, this easy pizza dough recipe is the perfect foundation for homemade pizza night.
This easy pizza dough recipe will work for you every time and is perfect for kitchen ovens or outdoor pizza ovens.
David uses this dough in his Ooni pizza oven all the time and the results are always amazing. Have a look at our recipe for easy pizza sauce and then just add your favourite toppings!
Tips
- Optional variations:
- Quick pizza dough - use warm water and allow a shorter rise.
- Overnight pizza dough - let the dough ferment slowly in the fridge.
- Whole wheat pizza dough - replace part of the flour with whole wheat flour.
- Thin crust pizza dough - roll the dough thinner before baking.
- Deep pan pizza dough - use more dough and press it into a pan.
- The easy pizza dough recipe is easily doubled if you want to make more pizzas!
Frequently Asked Questions
00 flour is best for tender, delicate, and thin-crust Neapolitan-style pizzas baked at high temperatures, offering a smooth, elastic dough that is easy to stretch. Strong bread flour is ideal for chewier, crispy and thicker crust pizzas baked in home ovens, as its higher protein content provides a stronger structure.
Pizza dough typically needs 1 to 2 hours to double in size.
Yes - pizza dough freezes very well for up to 3 months.
Yes - pizza dough can easily be kneaded by hand.
Overworking the dough or using too much flour can make the crust tough.
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How to make this Easy Pizza Dough
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for greasing
- 7g dried yeast
- 150ml warm water
- 250g 00 flour
- 5g salt
Instructions
- Add the olive oil and yeast to a bowl with the warm water (the water should be around 35C - you can use a meat thermometer to check) and leave it to sit for 5 minutes while you get everything else ready.
- Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl or the bowl of your food mixer, if you are using one.
- Gradually mix the liquid with the dry ingredients until fully combined.
- If using a machine, turn to a low to medium setting and knead for 5 minutes. If doing this by hand, knead for 10 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic.
- Grease a baking tray with olive oil and place the dough on it, cover with greased cling film and put in a warm place for 20 minutes.
- Remove the dough from the tray and divide into three small balls (around 140g each), and place them back on the tray and cover with the cling film and leave them to rise for about an hour, until doubled in size.
- After the dough has risen, flatten out each ball with your hands to a rough pizza shape and top with your sauce and toppings.
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Easy Pizza Dough
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil plus extra for greasing
- 7 g (0.2 oz) dried yeast
- 150 ml (⅝ cup) warm water
- 250 g (2 cups) 00 flour
- 5 g salt
Instructions
- Add the olive oil and yeast to a bowl with the warm water (the water should be around 35C - you can use a meat thermometer to check) and leave it to sit for 5 minutes while you get everything else ready.
- Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl or the bowl of your food mixer, if you are using one.
- Gradually mix the liquid with the dry ingredients until fully combined.
- If using a machine, turn to a low to medium setting and knead for 5 minutes. If doing this by hand, knead for 10 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic.
- Grease a baking tray with olive oil and place the dough on it, cover with greased cling film and put in a warm place for 20 minutes.
- Remove the dough from the tray and divide into three small balls (around 140g each), and place them back on the tray and cover with the cling film and leave them to rise for about an hour, until doubled in size.
- After the dough has risen, flatten out each ball with your hands to a rough pizza shape and top with your sauce and toppings.
Notes
- Optional variations:
- Quick pizza dough - use warm water and allow a shorter rise.
- Overnight pizza dough - let the dough ferment slowly in the fridge.
- Whole wheat pizza dough - replace part of the flour with whole wheat flour.
- Thin crust pizza dough - roll the dough thinner before baking.
- Deep pan pizza dough - use more dough and press it into a pan.
- The easy pizza dough recipe is easily doubled if you want to make more pizzas!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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