Cornmeal Pizza Crust Recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup warm water
1/4 tsp. salt (optional)
2 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup cornmeal — plus
1 tbsps. cornmeal — divided
2 tbsps. sugar (can also be substituted with honey)
2 tsps. active dry yeast

Directions:

In a bread machine pan with the exact measurements and in the order that the manufacturer specified in the manual, mix together all the ingredients aside from the 1 tbsp. of cornmeal. Settings should be to basic dough cycle and then press start. After all the ingredients have incorporated and mixed well, get the dough out of the bread machine and let it rest for about 2-3 mins.

Pat the dough after letting it rest and start to gently pull & stretch it out to around 14-15 inch circle shape. Spray some non stick cooking spray to a pizza pan which has a diameter of around 14 inches, and then sprinkle the remaining tbsp. of cornmeal. Afterwards press your dough in the pan.

Then add your favorite toppings and follow the baking instructions for the individual recipes. A 14 inch crust can make 8 portions/servings.

Easy Pizza Dough Recipe

Ingredients:

3 1/2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
2 pkgs. dry active yeast
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 1/2 cup lukewarm water from the tap
1/2 tsp. olive oil
Flour, for the work surface
Cornmeal, for dusting

Directions:

Combine yeast, flour, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl that has been fitted with a dough hook. Press start to begin the mixing process then gradually pour in the water. Knead the doughy mixture on low speed and wait until it has become smooth and firm. Continue this for 10 mins. Then turn the mixer off. Add the olive oil inside the mixing bowl. Once again on low speed start the mixing for about 15 more seconds just to make sure that all the sides of your bowl have been coated.

Also make sure that your pizza dough has been coated well. With a plastic or serran wrap, cover the bowl. Find a warm place and let your dough begin to rise for 2 hrs or just until it has doubled its size. Oven should be preheated to 500′ F an hour before baking the pizza. When using a pizza stone then place the stone on the oven’s lowest rack. Punch your dough down into the bowl and then cut into 2 equal portions.

Place 1 portion of your pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface. Using your hands, form the pizza dough in a not so tight ball. Then stretch it to a round shape. Roll your dough out using a rolling pin in a round shape until it is quite thin. Do not be worried if you don’t get that perfect round pizza shape and when you get holes in your dough just lightly press the edges together for the hole to close.

To avoid the dough in being too sticky to handle and also from being sticky on your counter just turn it over and put some more flour on the dough’s other side and also lightly dust some flour as well on the board or top of your counter. You can use either a pizza peel or a cookie sheet for baking. Sprinkle your cookie sheet or pizza peel with a generous amount of cornmeal.

Then transfer your rolled out dough on the cookie sheet or pizza peel. Add your toppings. Put your dough on the pizza stone or you can place the cookie sheet with your pizza onto the bottom of your oven rack. Set your timer to 10 or 12 mins. and bake the pizza itself until it turns golden. On the other hand, roll the remaining pizza dough then put your favorite toppings on top or you can freeze them in freezer bags for longer shelf life. Use when ready.

Classic Pizza Crust Recipe

Ingredients:

1 pkg. active dry yeast
2 & 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp. salt
1 cup warm water
1 tbsp. cooking oil

Directions:

Combine together yeast, a cup of the flour and salt in your mixer. Mix well. Pour in water & the cooking oil. Then beat them together on low for around 30 seconds. Using a spatula, scrape the insides of your bowl then beat using high speed on your mixer for at least 3 mins.

Using your hand put in some of your flour and make sure that your dough is stiff enough. Then dust some flour on a surface and knead your dough for around 10 mins. or just until it becomes smooth. Form into a ball. In another well oiled bowl, place your dough and make sure to turn it to evenly coat on all sides.

Cover your dough and allow it to rise well for 1.5 hours until it doubles its size. Push it downwards and then chill in your fridge for around 2hrs. Cut your dough into 2 pieces. With a rolling pin or using your hands roll out both of your dough halves into a circle of about 12 inches and around 1/8-inch thick.

Then brush lightly the surface of your pizza dough using some olive oil. Then you can now add any topping that you like. Bake in the oven for 25 mins. at around 425′ F.

Basic Pizza Dough Recipe 2

Ingredients:

3 1/4 cups unbleached flour
2 tsps. salt
1 cup warm water
1 envelope of active dry yeast
3 tbsps. olive oil

Directions:

In a stainless steel bowl whisk together warm water, yeast & 2 tbsps. of the olive oil and then let the mixture rest for about 5 mins. In another bowl mix together flour & salt. Make a well in the bowl’s center and then add the already rested yeasty mixture in the middle of the bowl.

Use a spatula to incorporate all the ingredients together until they become a somewhat sticky dough. Lightly dust with flour a flat surface where you can knead your dough. Put your sticky dough unto your surface. Start kneading using the heel of your hand to work the pizza dough.

Push it outwards and then pull inside the edge and fold it over on the top. Repeat the same process until you get a ball of smooth dough that is not sticky. Grease with 1 tbsp. of the remainder of the oil another steel bowl and put in our ball of dough.

Cover it with some cloth. Let it rise for about 1.5 hours in room temp. or just till it doubles its original size. After the pizza dough is finished rising you can then cut it into 2 pieces and then form them into balls again. These balls are ready for storage and when needed, you will have your pizza crusts ready.

Amazing Whole Wheat Pizza Crust Recipe

Ingredients:

1 tsp. white sugar
1 1/2 cup warm water (110� F/45� C)
1 tbsp. active dry yeast
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. salt
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

Directions:

In a glass bowl mix together the sugar and warm 110′ F water and make sure that the sugar dissolves completely. Put yeast on top. For 10 mins let your dough stand or just until the yeast is foamy.

Pour in salt and olive oil into the yeast mix. Next put a cup of all purpose flour & all the whole wheat flour. Mix them all until it all blends together well.

Flour your board and put your dough mixture and then knead it well and make sure that all the flour on the board is well absorbed by the dough and the dough itself will be smooth in appearance. This will take up to 10 mins.

Then place your dough inside a bowl that is already greased and make sure that all sides are evenly coated. Cover it then with cloth or towel. Put in a place that is warm and wait for it to rise. This will take about an hour.

After the dough has risen or has become double its size, put it on the board that has already been floured lightly and then divide it into two pieces to be able to produce two thin crusts or you can just leave it in 1 piece for a thicker crust.

Next, form the dough into a compact ball and make sure that it is tight and then let it rise again for 45 mins or until its size has become double.

Oven should be preheated to around 425′ F. Roll out the dough using the rolling pin and then stretch it to maximum capacity. Next drape the dough on both fists. Ever so slowly pull its edges toward the outside while you are rotating its crust.

After reaching your desired circle size you can now place it in your well greased pizza pan. You can now top the pizza crust with the desired cheeses, sauces, meat, vegetables and other toppings that you want.

In your oven, bake the pizza for around 16-20 mins or until you notice that the pizza crust has turned golden brown at its sides and crisp. Also make sure that your cheese has melted into your pizza.

New York Style Pizza Dough Recipe

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup warm water
2 1/2 tsps. granulated sugar
2 1/2 tsps. salt
1 tbsp. olive oil
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. active dry yeast
1/2 cup cornmeal
sauce, cheese, and toppings of your choice

Directions:

Inside a bowl, make sure to dissolve the salt and sugar in water. Next, add the flour and oil. Stir for about a minute. After the dough has formed and all the ingredients have been incorporated take out your dough on a floured board or flat surface. Then press it to make a round pizza shape. Sprinkle the yeast all throughout the dough. Start to knead it for about 12 mins.

You can now divide your dough mixture in equal parts depending on what kind of dish you will create: four portions when making calzones, three equal parts for 8-inch pizzas and for 12-inch pizzas, two equal parts. Put your balls of dough inside a bowl. Make sure to cover it with some plastic wrap. Let it rise in about 1.5 hrs in a warm place. When ready for use, lightly dust with flour your board or flat surface.

Place your ball of dough. Also put some flour on the top of the ball to prevent sticking. Start to work from its outer edges right to the middle. Make your dough into a round shape. Preheat your pizza stone in the oven for about 1 hr at 500′ F. On the big cutting board, sprinkle some cornmeal.

Put your flattened pizza dough on the cutting board. Put in your desired sauces on the crust and put your desired cheeses and toppings too. Shake the board to make sure that your dough does not stick to it. To make calzones, make sure that the crust is folded in half. Get the calzone/pizza from your board while sliding it and put it on the pizza stone inside our preheated oven. Cook and bake for about 20 to 25 minutes or until the crust has turned golden brown.

Quick Pizza Dough Recipe

Ingredients:

4 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose White flour
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup olive oil
2 pckgs. dry yeast
1 1/2 cup warm water
2 tbsps. light brown sugar

Directions:

In a bowl put in half a cup of water (110′ F) and brown sugar. (Be sure that your water temperature is not very hot or it will spoil the yeast). Add 2 packs of yeast to your water & sugar mixture. Set aside the mixture for about 5 mins. The mixture will then bubble up and froth. (This will make around 2 cups)

Combine together 4 cups flour & salt and then sift them together in a bowl. Next, form a well in the center and put in about 3/4’s of your olive oil plus a cup of warm water. Then add the yeast mixture that has already frothed or bubbled up and then start to mix all of it together to form the pizza dough.

Using both hands, mix all the ingredients and make sure that they are thoroughly incorporated together inside a bowl. Lightly dust a counter top or board where you plan to knead your dough.

Form your dough in a tight ball and then transfer it to your floured counter top or board and start kneading for around 8-10 minutes. If dough becomes sticky to your feel or kind of wet while kneading just sprinkle some more flour on your board. Continue kneading until you have reached a level of elasticity with the pizza dough.

Grease a bowl with what’s left of the olive oil & then put your kneaded dough into it and be sure to coat it evenly with the oil. Put a clean cloth over the bowl and wait for the dough to rise in a warm place that will be free from draft and wait for the dough to double its size for around 1.5-2 hours.

You can also place it inside your oven with lights on to be able to supply the needed heat temperature for our dough to rise. After it doubles its size, cut in 2 pieces and roll out each one on a lightly floured flat surface. These are your pizza crusts. If you want a round pizza shape, you can use a 12-inch bowl as shape guide to achieve that round traditional pizza shape.

Herb Pizza Dough Recipe

Ingredients:

1 pkg. active dry yeast
1 tsp. sugar
7/8 cup of warm water � 110� F
1/4 cup Italian Seasoning
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. garlic olive oil — as needed
Oil and cornmeal for pan

Directions:

Mix together warm water, yeast and sugar in a bowl and let it stand and wait for it to start getting foamy. This will take around 10 mins. Make sure that your food processor is fitted with its steel blade. Begin to chop all of your herbs. Next add the salt and flour.

Turn your food processor on and off several times. Then when food processor is on, add in your yeast. Just continue mixing until your mixture will form a sticky ball inside the food processor bowl. Next, add in your garlic olive oil. Continue to process it for a few more seconds (30-40 seconds).

In a bowl that is well greased with some olive oil, transfer the doughy mixture and then slowly turn it and make sure that all the sides of your dough are coated well with oil. Next, cover your bowl with any clean damp cloth or towel. Let it rise in a place that is warm and free of draft for about 1 hr. or just until it has doubled its size.

Lightly dust with flour a flat surface where you can start rolling your dough. If your dough becomes too elastic they try to toss if from one hand to the other so that it becomes flat. Grease your pizza pan using some oil. Then sprinkle on it the cornmeal. Then place your dough onto the pan. Make sure to trim its edges. Cook or bake it in your oven for around 10 mins on 425′ F.

Remove out of your oven and brush your crust using some more olive oil. Add in your favorite or desired toppings. This recipe will make enough pizza dough for 1 12-inch crust.

Herb Pizza Dough Recipe

Ingredients:

1 pkg. active dry yeast
1 tsp. sugar
7/8 cup of warm water � 110� F
1/4 cup Italian Seasoning
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. garlic olive oil — as needed
Oil and cornmeal for pan

Directions:

Mix together warm water, yeast and sugar in a bowl and let it stand and wait for it to start getting foamy. This will take around 10 mins. Make sure that your food processor is fitted with its steel blade. Begin to chop all of your herbs. Next add the salt and flour.

Turn your food processor on and off several times. Then when food processor is on, add in your yeast. Just continue mixing until your mixture will form a sticky ball inside the food processor bowl. Next, add in your garlic olive oil. Continue to process it for a few more seconds (30-40 seconds).

In a bowl that is well greased with some olive oil, transfer the doughy mixture and then slowly turn it and make sure that all the sides of your dough are coated well with oil. Next, cover your bowl with any clean damp cloth or towel. Let it rise in a place that is warm and free of draft for about 1 hr. or just until it has doubled its size.

Lightly dust with flour a flat surface where you can start rolling your dough. If your dough becomes too elastic they try to toss if from one hand to the other so that it becomes flat. Grease your pizza pan using some oil. Then sprinkle on it the cornmeal. Then place your dough onto the pan. Make sure to trim its edges. Cook or bake it in your oven for around 10 mins on 425′ F.

Remove out of your oven and brush your crust using some more olive oil. Add in your favorite or desired toppings. This recipe will make enough pizza dough for 1 12-inch crust.

Simple Pizza Dough Recipe

Ingredients:

1 1/2 tsp. bread machine yeast
3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup milk
2 tbsps. olive oil
1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 1/2 tsp. salt
Pinch of sugar

Directions:

Combine all of the ingredients together inside your food processor except for the lukewarm water. Pulse the mixture to incorporate all of the ingredients well together. Turn the machine on while slowly drizzling water to the mixture until a soft ball of dough is formed. Just let your dough ball be processed inside the food processor so that it is kneaded. Get your dough out of the food processor and on a lightly floured board or surface.

Start to knead it for a couple of minutes or just till it gets elastic. In a well oiled bowl, place the dough mixture and leave it to rest just until the dough has doubled in its size. After it has doubled in size, take it out of the bowl. Punch it down to release the air. Divide into two equal portions. Roll them out to make four medium sized pizza crusts that will be sufficient for 4 persons.

Preheat your oven to 400′ F for about 30 mins. if you are going to be using a pizza stone. When just using the regular oven then preheating should only be 10 to 15 minutes in 400′ F. On the back of your baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal, you can place your crust and then cook inside the oven for about 8 mins.

After 8 mins. take it out of the oven and top with your desired toppings. Put it back in the oven for another 8 minutes or just until the crusts appear golden or the cheese is bubbling.

Boboli Pizza Crust Recipe

Ingredients:

1 pkg. dry yeast
1/4 cup water
2 & 1/4 cups warm water
6 tbsps. olive oil, + extra for pans
6 cups flour
1 tsp. salt

Directions:

In a bowl dissolve the yeast in 2 &1/4 cups of warm water (105′ F). Let the mixture rest for about 2 minutes. Then add all of your ingredients 1 by 1 and combine them well together. Put your dough out on a lightly floured board. Knead the dough for 10 mins.

Put it back into your bowl after kneading and cover with a damp clean cloth or towel. Let the dough rise for about 30-40 minutes.

Equally divide your dough in three equal portions and put them separately in three pie pans that have been greased with olive oil.

Dimple the dough using your fingers. Then you put on the top a herb mixture: some coarse salt (or you can use kosher salt too), freshly ground black pepper, some chopped up thyme and rosemary. (If you have dried herbs it is best to immerse them first in water for about 10 mins and pat them to dry using paper towels before chopping).

Let the dough rise for about 50-60 minutes.

In your oven, bake the dough for 25 mins. at 350′ F. After they are cooked, you can also dip them in some olive oil.

Deep Dish Pizza Crust Recipe

Ingredients:

3 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 cup olive oil
2 jumbo eggs at room temperature
2 tbsps. thyme
1 cup warm water
1 pkg. rapid rise yeast
2 tsps. Sugar

Directions:

In a bowl combine the warm water, sugar and yeast. Make sure to whisk all of them together. After mixing them together set the mixture aside. Let it rest for about 10 mins. In another bowl combine the salt & flour. Sift them together and then sprinkle the thyme.

Slowly incorporate the eggs in the yeast mix. In the dry ingredient mix of flour, salt and thyme, pour the yeast and egg mixture until you have some semblance of a dough that is quite sticky. Lightly flour a flat surface for kneading and put your sticky dough on it. Knead well for 5 mins until the dough does not feel sticky to the touch anymore. Make it into the shape of a ball.

On a well greased bowl, put the dough mixture and turn it around to evenly coat the other sides and cover with a damp cloth. Then let the dough rise for about 2 to 3 hrs. or until it has doubled its size.

Thoroughly grease a 12-inch pizza pan and get it ready. Pull out your dough and transfer it to the pan and punch it down on the bottom. With your own hands, slowly move the dough and spread it around the pan’s bottom and about 2/3 of the way up the side of the pan. Set it aside and let it rise again for about 10 mins. Lightly brush the crust with some olive oil. Then you can add your desired toppings.