Easy Homemade Pizza Crust
If you’ve ever wanted to make pizza parlor perfect crust at home, you’ll be delighted with this recipe.
Ingredients
- 14 oz (1 3/4 cup) lukewarm water
- 1/4 tsp yeast* For a 1.5hr rise time, increase yeast by 1 tsp and place in a warmer drawer or inside an oven with the proof setting turned on
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 1/2 cups bread flour
- semolina or cornmeal to sprinkle on baking pans
Instructions
- Pour water into a mixing bowl. Add yeast, salt, flour and stir together with the handle of a spatula or wooden spoon to form a shaggy ball. Cover and let rise until 1 1/4 hours before you want to eat.
- Punch down dough. On a lightly floured surface, divide into two rounded portions. (If it is very sticky to handle, sprinkle with additional flour as you shape it.) Place the smoothed dough portions onto a greased baking sheet, not touching each other, and let rest for 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle pizza pans with semolina or corn meal to provide a surface the crust can slide off after baking.
- Top with sauce, cheese and toppings of your choice. Bake at 475°F in a convection oven or 500°F in a regular oven for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the pan immediately, slice and serve.