Best Homemade Pizza Dough for beginners (Easy and Delicious)

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour is more nutritious, while bread flour can be cheaper and still yield good texture.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier, while vegetable oil is often more budget-friendly.

Add warm water to a large mixing bowl.

Sprinkle in the instant yeast and stir.

Add the bread flour followed by the salt on top of the flour.

Add the olive oil and mix everything together using hands until a shaggy sticky dough forms.

Cover the bowl and let it rest for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, pull the dough out onto the countertop and knead for 5 to 7 minutes until smooth and elastic.

Place the dough into a lightly oiled bowl, cover, and let it rise at room temperature for about 90 minutes to 2 hours until doubled in size.

Punch down the dough gently to release gas, then divide into two equal portions and shape each into a ball.

Let the dough rest for 1 hour or refrigerate if longer until ready to make pizza.

Stretch the dough to about 14 inches wide and top as desired.

Bake in a preheated 500 degree oven on a baking stone or steel for about 7 to 10 minutes.

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