Basic Pizza Dough. This recipe for everyday pizza dough is one we've worked on together over the years, tweaking something here and adding something there, until finally coming to a consensus. Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface.

It 's easiest to make this in a standing mixer with a dough hook (otherwise mix it in a bowl and knead on your work surface). This is my basic pizza dough recipe. It is good for stromboli also. You can have Basic Pizza Dough using 4 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Basic Pizza Dough

Prepare 2 cup of bread flour.
Prepare 1 tbsp of Olive oil.
It's 1 cup of + 2 TBSP warm water (115 degree F.).
Prepare 1 envelope of (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast.

To bake, top with your favorite sauce, cheese, etc. Preparation Sprinkle the yeast over the water. This recipe is for a simple, basic pizza dough. Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water in large bowl.

Basic Pizza Dough instructions

Blend yeast, warm water + 1 TBSP of flour in small bowl and let sit for 5 minutes to proof yeast..
Place 2 cups of flour in food processor. When yeast mixture bubbles + foams, pour into the feed tube with the machine running..
Add olive + salt; add more flour as needed until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl and forms a ball..
Place in a deep-floured bowl, cover with plastic wrap and set in a draft free spot to rise..

My basic dough recipe is based on classic pizza crust. Bread flour makes for a chewier crust than all-purpose flour, and overall yields better results so I highly recommend it. With a few ingredients and a couple of hours you'll be 'da bomb' and the whole family will forget about that local pizza joint down the block! Homemade pizza tastes so much better than the supermarket version. Plus you only need four ingredients for the dough!