Last weekend, we had Spring like weather, with 70 degrees mid day, and I spent most of the day outside on the patio. As the sun went down and the temps dropped a bit, we lit the fire and got the pizza oven going.
HHjr made a batch of pizza dough earlier in the day, so it was ready when we were. This is our hands down favorite pizza dough recipe, it’s from Guy Fieri on the Food Network. It’s not only delicious, but so easy to make. It mixes in a stand mixer, so no tedious kneading. You can make it up to 2 days ahead AND you can freeze it!
Dissolve 1 tsp sugar in 1 cup of warm water
Sprinkle 1 packet or 1 T of yeast on the surface of the water and walk away for 10 minutes or so
When you come back it will be foamy and thick and smell yeasty
Add 2 T olive oil and 1 tsp salt, mix briefly and then add flour
Set mixer on low speed at first to incorporate the flour then increase speed to medium
After 5 minutes, scrap down sides and mix for another minute and your dough is ready to turn out onto a floured board
Just knead it for a minute or so until you can shape it into a nice ball and place it in a large bowl which has been drizzled with olive oil
Roll the dough around to coat it with olive oil and cover the bowl with saran. Place the bowl in a warm spot for about 1 hour until the dough has doubled in size
Divide dough into 2 balls for large pizzas or 4 balls for individual pizzas and wrap in saran. Let rise again for about 45 minutes
Oops, one dough ball rose and popped through the saran! Now you can refrigerate the dough balls for 2 days or freeze for 1 month
When you are ready to make pizza, punch dough down into a disc and roll out on a lightly floured board until dough is the desired thickness
This dough isn’t even sticky, it rolls out like a dream
Best Pizza Dough Ever
Ingredients
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 T active dry yeast
- 2 T olive oil plus additional for oiling the bowl
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour plus more for dusting
- corn meal optional for coating your pan
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, dissolve sugar in 1 cup warm water. Sprinkle yeast on top and let sit for 10 minutes or until foamy. Add salt and 2 T olive oil. Using the dough hook, mix in the flour. When the mixture comes together continue mixing [kneading] for about 5 minutes until dough is smooth and elastic. Turn out on a floured board and knead it for a minute or two. Your mixer has really done all the work for you if you’ve let it run long enough.
- Place the dough in an oiled large glass mixing bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide in half for 2 large pizzas, or into quarters for 4 smaller pizzas. Form into smooth tight balls and cover with plastic wrap and set in a warm place to rise again, about 30 to 45 minutes. OR you can refrigerate the dough for up to 2 days at this point before the second rise or freeze for 1 month.
- To make the crust flatten ball into a disc on a lightly floured surface with your fist. With a rolling pin roll out the dough to desired thickness. Don’t worry if the shape isn’t perfect! Top with desired toppings and put pizza on a pan, or stone than has been sprinkled with cornmeal. Bake at 500 for 8-12 minutes or until done.
He just made very simple pizzas, for me it was an olive oil and Parmesan topped crust with bacon and bleu cheese
For himself and the boys he made pizzas with marinara, sausage and pineapple
The pizzas cook so quickly, you can literally watch the crust turn golden, see the cheese melt and the dough and toppings bubbling up! The pizzas cook in literally 2-4 minutes!
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By the way, this dough works great in the oven {use a pizza stone if you have one} or the grill, and you can make your dough thick or thin, any way you like!
Happy Pizza Eating!
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