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Easy Bread Flour Pizza Dough

Posted: July 29, 2021 by lena gladstone | Updated: August 1, 2021

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This Easy Bread Flour Pizza Dough recipe quickly comes together using just 5 ingredients. The best choice for Italian-style pizza, bread flour always produces light, chewy, and irresistibly soft homemade pizza dough. You’ll never go back to all-purpose flour again!

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3 balls of raw bread dough next to a striped dish towel

Easy Homemade Pizza Dough

Making homemade pizza dough using bread flour is easy and so delicious! My Easy Bread Flour Pizza Dough recipe can be tackled by anyone; from experienced bakers to average home cooks! All you need are 5 ingredients and a little bit of time.

Light and finely ground bread flour is the supreme choice when it comes to creating a soft and chewy pizza dough from scratch. Compared to thick and heavy homemade pizza dough usually made with all-purpose flour, you’ll find the results from this recipe to be much more appetizing, lighter, and softer (so you can eat more pizza!). 

This is the best homemade pizza crust recipe to always keep in your back pocket. It stores well in the fridge or freezer so you can always be prepared when it’s your turn to host make-your-own-pizza nights or use it to make fresh Dinner Rolls and indulgent Khachapuri (Georgian Cheese Bread).

What Flour Is Best For Pizza Dough?

There are endless amounts of flours available nowadays – all-purpose, bread, cake, almond, oat flour… the list goes on! To make the best homemade pizza dough, you have to choose wisely.

When making homemade pizza dough, Tipo “00” Extra Fine Bread Flour is the best you can use. “00” flour is so finely ground and produces a pizza crust that’s airy, chewy, and soft. This flour also gives the finished crust an 11-12% gluten level which keeps it from being overly heavy or dense. But if you can’t find it or don’t want to order the flour online, grab a bag of Bob’s Red Mill Bread flour at your local grocery store or order some online.

individual white bowls with flour, yeast, salt, and oil

Homemade Pizza Dough Ingredients

  • Bread flour – Using the right kind of flour is more important than you may think! Go for a high quality bread flour, like Tipo “00” Extra Fine Bread Flour. All purpose flour has a higher percentage of gluten whereas bread flour is finely ground and has a lower gluten percentage, producing a lighter and softer homemade pizza dough. 
  • Active dry yeast – This is the type of yeast that needs to be bloomed before making the dough to ensure it’s alive. If you’re new to baking with yeast, feel free to use Instant Yeast instead. It’s easier to use but you won’t be able to tell if it’s alive or not before baking.
  • Warm water – Too hot and it will kill the yeast. Try to use water between 110-115°F.
  • Olive oil – For moisture and flavor.
  • Sea salt – Don’t skip the salt! Your dough will be too bland without it.
ingredients for bread dough in a metal bowl next to a red standing mixer
small ball of raw bread dough in a metal bowl
raw bread dough in a large white bowl

How to Make Easy Pizza Dough

  1. Place the warm water in the bowl of a standing mixer and sprinkle the yeast over top. Stir, then let it bloom for a few minutes.
  2. Next, add the olive oil, salt, and flour. Use the dough hook to mix on low until the pizza dough comes together.
  3. Cover the bowl with a damp towel or plastic wrap and let the dough rest for up to 1 hour or until it’s doubled in size. You can transfer the dough into a bowl with a teaspoon of olive oil and let it rest there if you are making more than one dough ball.
  4. Cut the risen dough into 2 equal pieces. Stretch and roll it out to use for your favorite pizza, or store it in the fridge or freezer for later (see my storing instructions below).
balls of bread dough next to a striped dish towel and a bottle of yeast

Tips and tricks

  • Baking with yeast – Check the expiration date on your yeast packet. You’ll know the yeast is alive if it turns foamy in the warm water. If it doesn’t bloom or bubble, the yeast is dead and won’t produce the same results.
  • Is the dough sticky? Mix in 1 tablespoon of flour at a time if the dough is too sticky to work with.
  • Stretching the dough – Use your hands to stretch and pull the dough into a circle (it doesn’t need to be perfect). Try not to overwork it or else the pizza will turn out dry and crispy. If you’re having trouble using your hands, a rolling pin is always a great backup!
close up of balls of raw bread dough

Helpful equipment

A Kitchenaid mixer is the secret to an easy pizza dough recipe. You don’t even need to get your hands dirty or knead the dough! It does all the mixing and kneading for you. 

When it comes to pizza night, I can’t recommend the Ooni pizza oven enough. We got one a few months ago and have been hosting pizza-making nights with friends weekly. It speeds up the cooking time and cooks homemade pizza beautifully, just like a real wood oven!

No room for a pizza oven? No problem! A pizza stone not only makes your homemade pizza dough so crisp, but it speeds up the cooking time. Keep the stone in your oven as it’s preheating as this is how it retains heat and cooks the dough evenly.

close up of balls of raw bread dough

How to Store and Freeze Homemade Pizza Dough

Make your pizza dough up to a month in advance! Store it in a sealed ziploc bag and keep the dough in your freezer until your next pizza night. If you plan on using it sooner, keep it in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

To thaw, keep the frozen dough in the fridge overnight. Let it sit on the counter (covered in a damp towel) so it can come down to room temperature before baking.

Use Your Homemade Dough For These Recipes

  • Homemade Focaccia Bread
  • Proscuitto and Egg Tart
  • Grilled Chicken Pizza
  • Bacon Breakfast Biscuits

Did you try this Easy Bread Flour Pizza Dough recipe? Don’t forget to tell me what you think in the comments below, or share a picture on Instagram! I love to share all of your recreations on my page.

Easy Bread Flour Pizza Dough

4 from 131 votes
Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Resting Time: 30 minutes mins
Total Time: 35 minutes mins
Servings: 2 pizza doughs
Author: Lena Gladstone
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This Easy Bread Flour Pizza Dough recipe quickly comes together using just 5 ingredients. The best choice for Italian-style pizza, bread flour always produces light, chewy, and irresistibly soft homemade pizza dough. You’ll never go back to all purpose flour again!

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cup warm water, between 110-115°F
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 2 ¼ tsp yeast, 1 active dry yeast packet
  • 3 ½ cup bread flour, or use Tipo "00" Extra Fine Flour

Instructions

  • Using a Kitchaid stand mixer: Add 1 ¼ cup warm water into the mixer bowl, sprinkle in the yeast. Stir to combine. Let bloom for five minutes, covered. Tip: Check the expiration date on your yeast packet. If yeast turns foamy, continue with the process or toss and start over with new yeast if it doesn't foam.
  • Mix the dough: In the mixer bowl with yeast and water, add olive oil, salt, and flour. Using the dough hook attachment, mix on low. If too sticky, add additional flour one tablespoon at a time. Let the mixer knead for 7 minutes on low.
  • Rest the dough: Cover the bowl with a damp towel or plastic wrap in a warm place and let it rest for at least 30-60 minutes. The dough will double in size. You can transfer the dough into a bolw with a teaspoon of olive oil and let it rest there if you are making mroe than one dough ball.
  • Prep the dough: After rising, remove from the bowl and divide into two equal size pieces. Use the dough immediately for your favorite pizza recipe or store in a loosely covered container in the fridge for up to three days. You can also freeze the dough. See notes for freezing and defrosting instructions.

Notes

Freezing Dough: You can freeze the dough in plastic bags for up to a month if you make it ahead.
Defrosting: To defrost, place dough in the fridge for a day, then let it come to room temperature on the counter with a little flour, covered with a damp towel for at least 30-60 minutes.
To make homemade pizza: Stretch the dough for your pizzas by hand. To bake, add sauce and toppings, then bake at 500 degrees for 9-12 minutes, depending on how thick your pizza is.
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: 30 minute meal, baking, breads, homemade dough, pizza

Nutrition

Calories: 957kcal | Carbohydrates: 164g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Sodium: 1174mg | Potassium: 348mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 2mg
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  1. Kristina B

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    5 stars
    I tried this pizza dough recipe yesterday, and it was fantastic! The recipe was super easy to put together using a stand mixer with a dough hook. The dough turned out fluffy and light, not heavy or overly chewy—just the right texture for a perfect pizza. I made a Maui-inspired pizza, and it was delicious—everyone loved it! Highly recommend this recipe!

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    • lena gladstone

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      Thanks so much for giving this recipe a try, I love to hear that it was enjoyed!

  2. Dianne Dennis

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    4 stars
    Added honey for yeast to bloom. but is there really 900+ calories in the dough? I made it and divided it into 6 balls and froze.

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  3. Chris

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    5 stars
    Lena.
    Good dough recipe ! Perfect every time
    Hey let me ask you this if I pre make the pizzas dough ready
    Sauce ,toppings cheese anchovy’s ( yeah baby ) every thing on
    can I freeze the pizza the cook it in 12 hours or so ?
    ( I have been pre cooking the crusts for 5 minutes then load them up
    you think that will work ? )

    Tombstone does it ….. I can blow the doors off the store pizzas

    Thanks ,
    Chris

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    • lena

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      I am delighted that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks a lot for trying it out! I personally haven’t tried freezing it that way, so I’m not sure if it will work, but if you do try it, please let me know.

  4. Arty

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    Is this dough enuff to make one Sicilian pizza pan 14x14x1

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  5. Gail

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    5 stars
    Easy to work with. Tastes great. Actually divided it into 5 balls. After refrigerated for two day I set it out several hours. Really raised up. Made into 10” pizzas. Have to watch, even covered it fid dry out a little.

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  6. Maritza Gonzalez

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    Yummy! Thanks! Best pizza recipe!
    I actually made 4 personal size pizzas

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  7. Madeline Armstrong

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    5 stars
    I found this recipe after I couldn’t find any pizza dough at the grocery store hours before I was hosting a pizza party at my house… thank god I found it and I had all the ingredients. I am NEVER going to buy dough again at the store because this was so insanely easy and so cheap to make! I was blown away at the results. I ended up doubling the recipe and after a 60 min rise, I put both dough balls into the fridge to rest, and then took them out 30 minutes before baking. DELICIOUS. Thank you for making my future pizza life so good!

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  8. Jackie

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    Would’ve liked a video also would like to see a finished product but I’m making it right now I will let you know how it is and I’m not sure with the two pizzas what size they’re going to be I would’ve liked to known that too

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  9. Soni

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    I just used this recipe so my lil kids can help make their own Pizza and such a mess free way to make dough. And super happy with the results. The kids loved putting all the ingredients in the mixing bowl and watch it knead.

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  10. Maureen K. Cosentino

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    Does this make 2 pizzas? And what size pans? Thank you.

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  11. MP

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    5 stars
    Your recipe has helped me survive these past two months working in a town that has no good pizza. Thank you for sharing!

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    • lena

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      Ohh my gosh, this makes me so happy to hear that. Thank you so much for enjoying the recipe.

  12. Vita

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    5 stars
    Easy recipe, simple to follow and the dough came out to be perfect! Hubby loved it.
    Thank you Lena!

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    • lena

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      That is so great to hear Vita, thank you so much for trying the recipe and loving it.

  13. Marie

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    Can I make this in my food processor and use the same measurements?

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    • lena

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      Unfortunately no, the food processor doesn’t work the same as a mixer. You can make this by hand, you would just knead for about 7 minutes.

  14. Tanya

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    5 stars
    This recipe has so much favor and I love that this dough can be used for so much delicious recipes! The family devoured it!

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    • lenaskitchen

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      I’m so happy to hear that. Thank you for sharing your review. happy cooking!

  15. Tanya Gavrilyuk

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    5 stars
    This is the most perfect dough that can be used for so many great recipes! So much flavor, the family devoured it immediately!

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