Soft And Fluffy Homemade 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!

SOFT AND FLUFFY HOMEMADE PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• In a stand mixer bowl add 1 3/4 cups warm water (about 110°F), 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast, and 1 tbsp granulated sugar. Give it a stir and let it sit for 5 minutes. The mixture will start to bubble.
• In 5 minutes, add 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 1/2 tsp salt, and 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour.
• In a stand mixer, using a dough attachment, mix the ingredients on low speed until combined. After it's mixed, let it knead for 5 minutes on low speed. The dough will be a little bit sticky. (If you don't have a stand mixer, first, mix all ingredients with spatula, then knead with your hands.)
• NOTE: Because different brands have different flour texture and moisture, you might need to use less or more flour. If your dough is too sticky, simply add a little bit more flour. Though, make sure you don't add to much. It should be soft and a little bit sticky. That will help you to have a chewy and soft texture.
• When done, add another 2 tablespoons olive oil to coat the dough from all sides.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a clean towel. Let it rise for 2 hours, it will double in size.
• When ready, preheat the oven to 475°F.
• Then take off the towel and plastic wrap from the bowl and gently press the dough to deflate. Divide it in half.
• Place one half of the dough on a round baking pan. Using your hands, flatten and stretch the dough into a 12-inch disk, leaving the edges lifted.
• Top with pizza sauce (or Homemade Marinara Sauce), cheese, pepperoni, and bake at 475°F for 15-18 minutes on a middle rack.
• When done, let it rest for 5 minutes, cut into 8 slices with pizza cutter and serve.