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Homemade Pizza

Homemade Pizza gets the whole family involved while making dinner. Make your favorites like cheese, pepperoni, or Hawaiian, or make something completely unique!
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Rising Time1 hour 45 minutes
Total Time2 hours 25 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Homemade pizza
Servings: 16 slices
Calories: 184kcal
Author: Kelsey Crist

Ingredients

For the Dough

  • 1 1/2 cups warm water
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast one 1/4 ounce packet
  • 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon Kosher salt
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

For the Pizza

  • 1 1/2 cups pizza sauce
  • 7 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
  • toppings of your choice

Instructions

For the Dough

  • Combine water, sugar and yeast in small bowl. Let sit 5 minutes. Add oil to yeast mixture. 
    Yeast and water in a glass measuring cup
  • Mix flour and salt together in the bowl of a heavy duty mixer fitted with dough hook.
    Flour in a mixing bowl
  • Pour yeast mixture into flour mixture and knead on low speed for 10 minutes. (If mixing by hand, knead dough for same amount of time.) Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl, turning to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
    A ball of pizza dough in a glass bowl
  • Punch dough down and divide in half. Shape into 2 or 4 balls, depending on how big you want your pizzas. Lightly brush dough balls with olive oil and cover completely with plastic wrap. Let rise another 45 minutes.
    Two balls of homemade pizza dough wrapped in plastic wrap

For the Pizza

  • Preheat oven to 450. Place baking sheet or pizza stone in oven while it preheats. Remove dough from plastic wrap and place on a lightly floured surface. Roll each dough ball out into a circle using a rolling pin.
    Pizza dough rolled into a circle
  • Top with sauce, cheese, and your favorite toppings. Lightly dust pizza stone or baking sheet with cornmeal or flour. Transfer pizza to pizza stone or baking sheet.
    Four uncooked pizzas topped with different toppings
  • Bake 10-15 minutes until edges are golden brown. Serve immediately.
    Whole baked Pizza with Homemade dough on a pizza dish.

Notes

Recipe Tips:

Try dusting the surface of whatever you are baking your pizza on (whether it be a pizza stone or a metal pizza pan) with flour or cornmeal so that the pizza doesn't get stuck. 
*Nutrition information is for 1 slice of pizza if you made 2 pizzas with this recipe. Sauce and cheese only, no toppings. 

Topping Ideas:

  • Pepperoni
  • Italian Sausage
  • Canadian Bacon
  • Chicken
  • Bacon
  • Prosciutto
  • Pancetta
  • Meatballs
  • Buffalo Chicken
  • Ham
  • Peppers
  • Black olives
  • Onions
  • Mushrooms
  • Tomatoes
  • Spinach
  • Artichoke Hearts
  • Fresh Basil
  • Broccoli
  • Butternut Squash
  • Corn
  • Zucchini
  • Roasted Garlic

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 637mg | Potassium: 133mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 183IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 2mg