Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Add the warm water, sugar, and yeast into the bowl of your stand mixer. Give it a quick stir, then cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes.When the mixture looks bubbly and frothy, your yeast is alive and ready to go.If it doesn’t foam up, don’t go any further because the yeast isn’t active, and your dough won’t rise. Discard it and start again with fresh yeast.
- Once your yeast is active, add in the oil, flour, and salt. Using the dough hook attachment, mix on medium speed for about 5 minutes until a smooth dough forms and pulls away cleanly from the sides of the bowl.
- Form the dough into a ball, drizzle with a tiny bit of oil, and cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Let it rise for about 1 hour in a warm spot until it doubles in size.
- After the dough has risen, punch it down gently and shape it into your desired form. This recipes makes one large pizza base or two smaller ones.Then we like to let that rest for another 10 to 15 minutes under either a damp towel or plastic wrap. This step helps it to be fluffy and not as dense, but of course skip this step if you prefer a denser crust.
- If making pizza, preheat your oven to 425°F and bake for 12 to 15 minutes depending on thickness and topping load.For breadsticks or crazy bread, 400°F for 12 to 15 minutes also works beautifully!
Notes
- For extra flavor, add 1 tsp of Italian seasoning or garlic powder to the dough.
- If you prefer whole-wheat crust, swap 1 cup of the all-purpose flour for whole-wheat flour.
- This dough can also be refrigerated overnight for even better flavor development.
Storage
- Wrap leftover dough tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
- To freeze, portion the dough into balls, coat lightly in oil, and store in freezer bags for up to 3 months.
- To use frozen dough, thaw in the fridge overnight and bring to room temperature before shaping.
What to Try Next?!
Give our Spicy Garlic-Parmesan Crazy Recipe a try - made with this dough it perfectly balances the heat from red pepper flakes with delicious garlic-cheese buttery goodness!Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.