Super Easy Homemade Pizza Dough
Total Time: 15min. (or more depending on crust)
Makes about 2-3 12” Pizzas, depending on crust.
INGREDIENTS
1½ cups Warm Water
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Sugar
⅓ cup Olive Oil
4 cups Flour
2¼ tsp Yeast
Directions
1. In 1½ cups warm water pour sugar and yeast; let yeast
activate for 5 minutes or until becomes frothy.
2.In the bowl of your mixer, add the flour and salt and mix. Add
the olive oil and using the dough hook, mix for about a min.
3. Add the yeast combo to the flour mixture and mix until well
incorporated. Shape the dough into a ball and place in an oiled
bowl, rubbing oil on the dough as well, cover with plastic wrap and
refrigerate. If you’re not using the dough right away, you can also
freeze it over night. Let stand until set before slicing.
SUPER EASY PIZZA DOUGH TIP:
For a thicker crust, let the dough rise for an hour or more.
Caprese Pizza with Pesto
Ingredients
•
Heirloom/ Roma tomatoes, sliced (1-2 per pizza)
•
Fresh Basil Leaves, chiffonade
•
Mozzerella (Ball or Log) sliced (not too large or the pizza will
burn before the cheese has melted.) Make as cheesy as you
like!
•
Pesto (homemade or store bought)
•
Pizza Dough (Homemade or store bought)
•
Olive Oil/
•
Salt/ Pepper to taste
Directions
1.
Start with rolling the dough to fit your pizza pan (Make sure to
have flour on hand so it does not stick!). You can do as thin or
thick as you would like but cooking times will vary. A different
type of pan is needed for deep dish.
2.
Once rolled out, place on your pizza pan.
3.
Lightly drizzle olive oil on the crust. Place Pesto in the middle
of the crust and use a large spoon to spread around the pizza.
Leave about ½ to 1” of space from the crusts edge.
4.
Place tomatoes, mozzarella slices, and basil on pizza. Sprinkle
salt and pepper.
5.
Follow further instructions in the Pizza Oven booklet for
cooking times.
CAPRESE PIZZA RECIPE TIP:
For a fun add on to the pizza drizzle balsamic on top, or make
your own balsamic reduction and drizzle it on top after baking
your pizza to perfection!
