Fluffy Yet Crusty Pizza Dough Recipes

FLUFFY YET CRUSTY PIZZA DOUGH RECIPE

Steps:

• Add all the dry ingredients into the bread machine pan; add the oil and then pour the warm water over. Set cycle to dough settings and allow the bread machine to do its thing. (My cycle was 1 hour and 30 minutes.)
• DIRECTIONS FOR STAND MIXER: Dissolve the yeast in warm water and set aside. Place the dry ingredients into the bowl of the mixer; add the oil. Turn the mixer on low speed and slowly pour in the water/yeast mixture. Knead the dough for 10 minutes. Cover and allow the dough to rise for 1 hour or until doubled. Roll the dough out; top with toppings and allow another hour or so to rise before baking.
• Cut out two (16" wide) pieces of parchment paper. Place on a flat surface; dust with flour and set aside.
• Once the dough cycle has finished (or when the dough has finished rising after kneading) transfer dough onto a floured surface.
• Cut the dough into two equal pieces and flip over. Take the ends of each piece and pinch together to form a ball.
• Roll the dough out into an 11"-12" circle. Transfer onto parchment paper; top with desired toppings and allow prepared pizzas to rise for 45 min.
• Place two baking sheets upside down onto the bottom rack of the oven. Preheat the oven to 415 degrees F with the baking sheets inside. While the oven is preheating allow the dough to rise an additional 15 min (about the time the oven preheats.)
• Slide the parchment paper with the pizza on top onto a large tray or cutting board. Then carefully slide the parchment paper onto the hot baking sheets and bake one pizza at a time for 14-16 minutes.
• Remove the pizza by dragging the parchment paper onto a cutting board and slice.

FLUFFY PIZZA DOUGH TO MAKE SOFT & FLUFFY HOMEMADE PIZZA

Steps:

• Add yeast and 2 tablespoons of sugar to the warm milk, stir well. Let this mixture sit (covered) for about 30 minutes until the mixture is very frothy.
• Add the all purpose flour to a large bowl.
• Also add the remaining one tablespoon of sugar and enough salt (adjust to your taste), mix well so the sugar and salt will evenly mix with the flour.
• Add the prepared yeast mixture to the flour, mix everything well until all the flour is well mixed with the yeast mixture.
• Also add the olive oil and mix the flour again to blend the oil evenly with the flour mixture.
• Knead well using your hands for about two minutes and you will get a very sticky dough.
• Add more dough to the flour mixture, little by little, so you can form the soft but slightly sticky pizza dough.
• Cover the bowl and let it sit for about 3 hours of time so the dough will rise nicely.
• Once the dough has risen enough, let's work on the dough to make the pizza crust.
• Divide the dough into two equal portions, and trasfer the first portion of dough to the work space. The work space should be flat & dusted with little flour so you can easily work on the crust.
• Knead the pizza dough (the first portion), and add a little oil if needed. Also add little flour as needed as the dough becomes sticky when you work on it.
• Slowly stretch the dough with your hands to form the pizza crust. If the dough breaks of become sticky to handle, add little more flour and then using your hands you can press on the dough to stretch it.
• Use flour little by little as needed, to work with the pizza crust.
• If needed, you may use a rolling pin but its really not necessary as the soft pizza dough will be very stretchy.
• Once stretched enough to form the pizza crust, you can add the sauce, toppings like veggies of your choice (I like to use corn, sliced paneer etc other than the usual toppings as kids like them).
• Then add shredded cheese like mozzarella or mexican blend or any of your favorite cheese for pizza (I sometimes make pizza using this dough without cheese by using just the saue & toppings and its still very delicious as the crust itself is very soft, fluffy & delicious).
• Preheat oven to 500 degree Fahrenheit.
• Since I do not have a pizza stone as of now, I like to use a large baking sheet lined with foil, on which I place the prepared pizza crust.
• Bake the pizza for about 12 minutes until the pizza crust begins to brown lightly on the edges.
• Once baked, immediately transfer from the hot oven and let it cool down a bit and slice the pizza while its still warm, serve & enjoy!
• Once the first pizza is baked, you can work on the second half of the pizza dough by following the same steps.
• This pizza dough is soft and rises well and it can be baked easily in a cast iron skillet too.
• It took more time for me to bake the pizza in the skillet though. It took about 20 minutes to completely bake.
• Since the pizza baked in a skillet will have a thicker crust, you can use a toothpick (just like you do in cakes) to see if the inside is cooked or not. If the toothpick inserted at the center of the crust comes out clean, its done!

CRISPY CHEWY PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Combine flour, water and salt and let rest for 20 minutes. Add sugar and yeast and knead on high speed for 8 minutes until smooth and glossy. Pour 2 T. of oil into a bowl and coat the sides. Turn the dough into the bowl and add 1 T. of oil to the top. Let rise for 2-2.5 hours. Preheat oven for 1 hour at 450 degrees. Pout 2 T. of oil onto a baking sheet and coat. Pout dough onto baking sheet and spread out. Poke about 30 holes in the dough with a fork and bake for 20-25 minutes. Top with your choice of sauce and toppings.

JAY'S SIGNATURE PIZZA CRUST

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast and brown sugar in the water, and let sit for 10 minutes.
• Stir the salt and oil into the yeast solution. Mix in 2 1/2 cups of the flour.
• Turn dough out onto a clean, well floured surface, and knead in more flour until the dough is no longer sticky. Place the dough into a well oiled bowl, and cover with a cloth. Let the dough rise until double; this should take about 1 hour. Punch down the dough, and form a tight ball. Allow the dough to relax for a minute before rolling out. Use for your favorite pizza recipe.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). If you are baking the dough on a pizza stone, you may place your toppings on the dough, and bake immediately. If you are baking your pizza in a pan, lightly oil the pan, and let the dough rise for 15 or 20 minutes before topping and baking it.
• Bake pizza in preheated oven, until the cheese and crust are golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.

CRAZY CRUST PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a rimmed pizza pan or baking sheet.
• In a large bowl, stir together flour, salt, oregano and black pepper. Mix in eggs and milk; stir well. Pour batter into prepared pan and tilt until evenly coated. Arrange toppings of choice on top of batter.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until crust is set.
• Remove crust from oven. Drizzle on pizza sauce and sprinkle on cheese. Bake until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.

SUPER FAST AND EASY PIZZA DOUGH/ CRUST

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, yeast and salt. Add any other spices/herbs that you like.
• Stir in the very warm water and oil. Mix well.
• Add enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Cover and let rise about 10 minutes.
• Lightly oil one 14" or two 12" round pizza pans. Sprinkle with cornmeal.
• Form dough into smooth ball(s). Roll dough to fit the pan(s).
• Top with your favorite sauce and toppings.
• Bake at 400F for 20 to 30 minutes or until done.