Pizza Dough

Prep Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Serves: 4-6,Yield: 412-inch round crusts

Ingredients

2 (1/4 ounce) package fast rising yeast

2cupswater( 90 degrees)

2tablespoonssugar

2teaspoonssalt

4tablespoonsolive oil

1/2 cupsalad oil

1/3 cupgrated parmigiano

6cupsflour

Directions

In a medium bowl combine water, yeast, sugar, and salt.

Let sit until foam appears on the top.

In the bowl of a stand up mixer combine the yeast mixture with the olive oil, salad oil, and 3 cups of the flour.

With the whip attachment, beat for 10 minutes.

Clean and remove the whip attachment.Add the remaining flour and cheese.

With the dough hook attachment in place, slowly pulse the mixer on and off until the flour is incorporated.

Continue kneading on medium speed for 10-12 minutes or until the dough is smooth and no longer clings to the sides of the mixer.

If you need to add more flour, do so 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough is no longer sticking to the sides.

Transfer the dough to a large, oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap.

Place in a warm location and allow to rise for one hour or until doubled in size.

Punch down dough and allow to rise a second time.

After the second rise the dough is ready to be divided and rolled, or stored in the freezer.

Reviews

“quite easy to make make the taste is not bad either. i’d love to make it again and again with different toppings.”

“Excellent pizza dough.Used it to make my Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza and had very good results.It helps to let the dough rest a few minutes if it is difficult to roll it thin enough.I used half the dough tonight and froze the other half to use later.”

“Three words….FAB U LOUS !!!! I Love this recipe. Since I discovered this gem a month ago, my husband (he’s Italian)insists I make pizza at least once a week. I use 1/2 cup of Romano instead of the parmegiano.I have even used this to make crazy bread. Its soooooooo good. Its way easy to make too…people will think you worked alot harder than you really did…..and thats always a bonus!”

“For a slumber party, my mom and I made a bunch of pizzas ahead using this dough.We made individual pizzas using 6-7 ounces of dough each.Sprinkled aluminum foil square with semolina flour, placed pizza round on it and then topped with pizza sauce and cheese.Then we sealed them up with another square of foil.When my friends came over, we pulled them out of the freezer and everyone got to personalize their pizzas with the topping of their choice.Then we baked them right on the bottom foil sheet in a 425 degree oven for about 15 minutes.All of my friends thought it was the greatest idea!This made about 7 or 8 individual pizzas.”

“Admittedly, I don’t have a stand up mixer, so my kitchen sort of looked like I Love Lucy last night. I decided to put everything in my bread machine. It worked, but I wish I would have looked more carefully at the serving size. Next time I’ll cut the recipe in half. But it was tasty and it sure smelled good.”

“Sounds great, but I don”t have a standup mixer…looks like you”re using a kenwood chef or something similar… Don”t you kill the yeast at 90Âº though?Ah, and what happens when you defrost unkooked dough? never tried!”

“Quick and easy to make.I only have a small mixer so I mix the three cups of flour for 10 minutes and then I add the cheese and other three cups of flour and mix it by hand.After it rises twice I divide the dough into four and make four “pies”.I freeze three and make one fresh.They are great frozen.Just take out of the freezer, top, and pop in the oven.Great for a night when a take out pizza craving isn’t in the budget.”

“I cut the ingredients in half, using 2 1/2 cups of white bread flour, and 1/2 cup of white WW flour.Added a pinch of Italian herb blend and a sprinkle of garlic powder.Did the two risings, then cut the dough in half andpopped one in the fridge in a zip bag and the other in the freezer for later.Made pizza the next day, and it was AWESOME!I’ve tried dozens of other dough recipes, and this is the first one that turns out this way.Crispy bottom, puffy chewy edges, great flavor.Rolled it out on parchment paper, added Italian cheese blend, prosciutto, sliced onions and olives and sprinkled chopped drained and seeded fresh tomatoes, drizzled a bit of olive oil over all, then slid it onto a preheated pizza stone at 550, and in 7 minutes it was done to perfection.Piled on some arugula after slicing, and it was yummy!This made enough for two large pieces for four people.”

“Heavenly…I just came here to make something quickly (well, I had a few hours to let rise) and I’ve just found my go-to recipe…this is great!It’s a good thing I withheld that last half cup of flour, it needed little to complete, this is a perfect recipe to work with *once you are familiar with the ratio of liquid to flour, and how to work with a KA.*”

“This had great texture but no real flavor (even with the addition of spices). I think it would be a great dough for sticky buns or something that would add more flavor.”

“I would give this way more than 5 if I could! I made this with half whole wheat and half all purpose flour and did all by hand. It handled like a dream, both while I was kneading it and when it was time to roll it out.And it was absolutely delicious, I think adding the parm makes a big difference!”

“Steve this made a great dough for pizza! I ended making a crust to share with the neighbor and her kids her enjoyed it as well. When I baked the crust, I dusted it with Italian seasoning and a little Reggiano. Again thanks for posting this great recipe.”

“Did not use the parmigiano IMHO it just did not require it turned out perfectly thank you for sharing”

“Awesome crust! This one’s a keeper. Thanks steve!”

“Terrific dough! Made a nice crispy, flaky crust. Threw the ingredients into the breadmake to mix and rise once. Then punched down and let it rise again. I made 3 calzones and one large pizza. That only used about 1/2 the dough. Froze the rest to use later. Thanks for a terrific recipe!”

“Delicious! A friend made this recipe and brought me some to try and it was really tasty! Nice and tender, nice flavor and rolled out really well. I topped it with pizza sauce and LOTS of cheese (Italian Blend) and it was yummy! Cooked on an air-bake cookie sheet at 425 for 18 mins. Pefect! :o)March 31/09 – I made a batch of this dough myself and it was really simple. I don’t have a stand mixer so did all the mixing by hand. Just a note about the yeast in case anyone else wonders…it took at least 15-20 minsfor the foam to appear on the top, so be patient. I was about to scrap it and start over! This is a very versatile dough, I used part for calzones (YUM!) and part for regular pizza…both delicious! Thanks Steve for posting! :o)”

“Very good pizza dough recipe. I had to use veg. oil in place of the salad oil, but it was absolutely great.”

“Spot on! If you omit the salad oil and parmesan chesse it is exactly like my recipe. For consistent results I tested my flour and water ratio by weight. In my recipe 6 cups of flour equals a 2lb bag of regular white flour. For a 5lb bag of flour use 5C water and 1/2C olive oil. The 2lb flour batch yields 3.2lbs dough and the 5lb yields 8.0lbs dough. I use 1 – 1 1/2lbs dough for a 12″ base (113 sq”) and 1 1/2 – 2.0lbs for a 16″ base (201 sq”). The recipe works every time without having to add water or extra flour to achieve a good dough consistency. There are some differences in the directions but appears to be due to style, not results. Kudos!”

“Excellent recipe!Have made breadsticks and pizza.Tonight used it for a pepperoni roll – thanks!This is such a keeper!!”