Pizza, a delectable dish enjoyed worldwide, is a symphony of flavors and textures. Its irresistible crust, crafted with the finest ingredients, serves as a sturdy foundation for a myriad of toppings, each contributing its own unique character to the culinary masterpiece. This article presents an array of pizza dough recipes that cater to diverse dietary preferences and culinary aspirations.
For those seeking a classic pizza experience, the traditional pizza dough recipe offers a delightful balance of chewiness and crispness. This time-honored recipe, passed down through generations, promises a golden-brown crust that perfectly complements an array of toppings.
For those with a sweet tooth, the honey pizza dough recipe tantalizes the palate with its subtle sweetness. This unique dough, infused with the natural goodness of honey, imparts a delightful flavor dimension to your favorite pizza creations.
Those seeking a healthier alternative will find solace in the whole wheat pizza dough recipe. Crafted with wholesome whole wheat flour, this dough boasts a wealth of dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals, transforming your pizza into a nutritious and satisfying meal.
For those with gluten sensitivities, the gluten-free pizza dough recipe offers a delectable solution. This innovative dough, made with a blend of alternative flours, provides a delicious and safe option for individuals with celiac disease or gluten intolerance. It's the perfect foundation for creating your favorite pizza recipes without compromising on taste.
With step-by-step instructions and helpful tips, this article offers a comprehensive guide to crafting the perfect pizza dough, regardless of your dietary preferences or culinary expertise. So, gather your ingredients, don your apron, and embark on a culinary adventure that will leave your taste buds craving for more.
PIZZA DOUGH RECIPE - THE BEST PIZZA CRUST!
This is hands down the best pizza dough! It makes a New York-style pizza crust that is a thin crust pizza in the center with beautifully puffed edges. You'll love chewing on the crust - it's crisp, chewy and so satisfying.
Provided by Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com
Categories Easy/Medium
Time P1DT10m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a small bowl, stir together water, honey, and salt then sprinkle the top with 1/2 tsp yeast and let sit 5 minutes then stir.
- Measure 3 1/3 cups flour in a large mixing bowl and make a well in the center. Pour yeast mixture into the center then stir with a firm spatula until the dough comes together. Knead by hand 2 minutes (dough will be sticky). Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature 4-5 hours or until doubled in size.
- Transfer dough to a floured surface, turn to coat lightly in flour so it isn't sticky then divide in half. Fold each piece of dough in half 8 times, gently pulling the sides over the center like closing a book, turning the dough each time and repeating for 8 folds. Form a ball in your hands and transfer each piece of dough to a lightly oiled bowl seam-side-down, cover and refrigerate overnight (18 hours) or up to 1 week.
- PREP: Remove the dough 1 hour before using to let it relax and come to room temperature. Before forming the pizza crust, fully preheat your oven so pizza can be baked right away. Place a pizza stone or inverted baking sheet onto the center rack of the oven and preheat to 550˚F. Also, lightly flour a pizza peel and prep toppings.
- When dough is about room temperature and oven is preheated, transfer 1 piece of dough to a floured surface, turning to lightly coat in flour. Pat the center of the dough gently with fingertips. DO NOT pop any bubbles present.
- Lift the dough over both knuckles and roll your knuckles under the center of the dough, working outward as you rotate the dough along your knuckles and leaving a thicker crust at the edge. Continue working the dough until a 10-12" pizza has formed. It will shrink slightly so make it a little bigger than you think. Place the dough down on a lightly floured pizza peel. Give the pizza peel a little shake to make sure the pizza slides over it and is not sticking.
- Spread on desired pizza sauce and toppings. Give the pizza another jolt to make sure it slides on the pizza peel (you don't want it to stick while transferring it into the oven). Slide pizza onto the preheated pizza stone and bake at 550˚F for 8-10 minutes or until crust is golden brown and some of the larger bubbles on the crust are lightly scorched to ensure a crisp crust.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 193 kcal, Carbohydrate 41 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 439 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving
PIZZA DOUGH
Provided by Food Network
Time 3h25m
Yield dough for 4 small pizzas
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast and honey in 1/4 cup warm water.
- In a food processor, combine the flour and the salt. Add the oil, the yeast mixture, and the remaining 3/4 cup of water and process until the mixture forms a ball. (The pizza dough can also be made in a mixer fitted with a dough hook. Mix on low speed until the mixture comes cleanly away from the sides of the bowl and starts to climb up the dough hook).
- Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface and knead by hand 2 or 3 minutes longer. The dough should be smooth and firm. Cover the dough with a clean, damp towel and let it rise in a cool spot for about 2 hours. (When ready, the dough will stretch as it is lightly pulled).
- Divide the dough into 4 balls, about 6 ounces each. Work each ball by pulling down the sides and tucking under the bottom of the ball. Repeat 4 or 5 times. Then on a smooth, unfloured surface, roll the ball under the palm of your hand until the top of the dough is smooth and firm, about 1 minute. Cover the dough with a damp towel and let rest 1 hour. At this point, the balls can be wrapped in plastic and refrigerated for up to 2 days.
PEPPERONI PIZZA WITH HOT HONEY
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 3h55m
Yield 8 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Make Sheet-Pan Pizza Dough. During the final rise, put a pizza stone or inverted baking sheet in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 500˚ for 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, make the tomato sauce: Put the tomatoes in a medium saucepan and break them up with your hands or a wooden spoon. Add the olive oil, garlic, oregano, hot honey, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Bring to a simmer, stirring often and crushing the tomatoes with a wooden spoon. Continue to simmer, crushing the tomatoes, until the sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Let cool.
- Sprinkle 2 tablespoons parmesan over the dough. Sprinkle the mozzarella on top, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Spoon the tomato sauce over the top. Top with the pepperoni and cherry peppers.
- Put the baking sheet directly on the hot stone and bake until the crust is browned around the edges and the pepperoni is crisp, 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons parmesan over the pizza. Let cool slightly.
- Loosen the edges of the pizza with an offset spatula, then loosen the bottom. Slide the pizza onto a cutting board; cut into squares. Drizzle with hot honey.
HONEY PIZZA DOUGH (AWESOME)
This is Wolfgang Puck's recipe, and we love it. If you don't have honey, just use sugar. We've found that this makes some of the best dough we've ever had.
Provided by Mole1338
Categories Breads
Time 1h46m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast and honey in 1/4-cup warm water (100-110 degrees).
- In a mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine the flour and the salt. (can do by hand with spoon if you don't have a mixer).
- Add the oil, the yeast mixture, and the remaining 3/4 C water, mix on low speed until dough comes cleanly away from the sides of the bowl and clusters around the dough hook, about 5 minutes.
- If the dough is still sticky, then simply add a bit more flour until it pulls cleanly away from the hook.
- Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface and knead by hand 2 or 3 minutes.
- The dough should be smooth and firm. Place in lightly oiled bowl an cover with plastic wrap.
- Let sit for about 30-45 minutes. (When ready, the dough will stretch as it is lightly pulled).
- Take dough out of bowl and divide into either 2 or 4 balls, depending on whether you want 2 large pizzas or 4 small.
- Work each ball by pulling down the sides and tucking under the bottom of the ball. Repeat 4 or 5 times.
- Cover the dough with a damp towel (I just use plastic wrap, loosely fitted) and let rest 15 to 20 minutes.
- At this point, the balls can be used or wrapped in plastic and refrigerated for up to 2 days.
- To make pizzas, I stretch out onto greased pizza pan, top with sauce and toppings, and bake at 450 degrees for 12-16 minutes, until done. (smaller pizzas will take less time, so keep watching it)
- I usually slide the pizza off the pan for the remaining 2 minutes to crisp it up a bit.
WINE & HONEY PIZZA DOUGH
This is a really great basic pizza dough recipe. the wine tempers the yeast flavor and the texture is perfect.
Provided by caetb
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 1h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Dissolve yeast and sugar in the warm water and wine.
- Let sit for approximately five minutes, until yeast bubbles.
- Dissolve the salt in the 2 tablespoons of water.
- Stir honey and oil into yeast mixture.
- Stir in one cup of flour and mix with a wooden spoon until it forms a thin batter.
- Stir in the salt and water mixture.
- Add 2 cups of flour and stir until you can no longer mix in any more flour with the spoon.
- Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead for approximately 10 minutes, until the dough is smooth and shiny.
- It may be a bit sticky, that's fine.
- Spray a bowl with oil and place the dough in the bowl.
- Spray the top of the dough with oil and cover with plastic wrap.
- Allow the dough to rise for 45 minutes (or until doubled in volume) in a warm area.
- ***The more times you let the dough rise, the better it will be.
- If you can, punch it down after the first rising and let it rise again.
- Divide the dough into 4 pieces for individual pizzas, 2 pieces for small pizzas or leave as 1 piece for 1 large pizza.
- Roll the dough out into rounds and let rest for 15 minutes.
WHOLE-WHEAT, FLAX AND HONEY PIZZA DOUGH
The best whole-wheat pizza dough I have had thus far. I found this recipe at eatcleanlivegreen.com but it originally comes from the Eat, Shrink and Be Merry cookbook.
Provided by GoYaGirl
Categories Breads
Time 45m
Yield 1 12 inch pie, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, combine flours, flax meal, yeast and salt. Mix well.
- Measure warm water in a measuring cup, stir in olive oil and honey. Pour mixture over dry ingredients and mix using a wooden spoon to form a ball. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface, knead for 2 minutes. Spray another bowl with nonstick spray and place dough inside. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until double in size, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, spray a 12-inch cookie sheet with nonstick spray and dust with cornmeal.
- When dough has risen, turn out onto a lightly floured surface and, using a rolling pin, roll dough into a 12 inch circle. Transfer dough to prepared pizza pan. Top with pizza toppings and bake for 15 minutes in a 425* oven. Or, prick crust with a fork and baked untopped for 6 minutes. Remove crust from oven, top with pizza toppings and bake for an additional 8-10 minutes.
WHOLE WHEAT AND HONEY PIZZA DOUGH
Quick, easy, yummy homemade pizza dough, which you can top any way that you like. This makes a thin crust but it can be doubled for a thick crust.
Provided by brookes
Categories Bread Pizza Dough and Crust Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl combine flour, wheat germ and salt. Make a well in the middle and add honey and yeast mixture. Stir well to combine. Cover and set in a warm place to rise for a few minutes.
- Roll dough on a floured pizza pan and poke a few holes in it with a fork.
- Bake in preheated oven for 5 to 10 minutes, or until desired crispiness is achieved.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 83.5 calories, Carbohydrate 17.4 g, Fat 0.6 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 196 mg, Sugar 1.5 g
THE BEST PIZZA DOUGH
This easy pizza dough recipe is the key to making an extraordinary homemade pizza. We use all-purpose flour because double zero is hard to find. But if you're lucky enough to live near an Italian market or willing to purchase double zero flour online, using this flour will take your crust to the next level. You won't be disappointed with the results! -Josh Rink, Taste of Home Food Stylist
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 2 crusts (8 servings each).
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a small bowl, mix warm water and 1 teaspoon sugar; add yeast and whisk until dissolved. Let stand until bubbles form on surface. In a large bowl, whisk 3 cups flour, salt, remaining 1 teaspoon sugar and, if desired, dried herbs. Make a well in center; add yeast mixture and oil. Stir until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead, adding more flour to surface as needed until no longer sticky and dough is smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a large greased bowl; turn once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes; transfer bowl to refrigerator and chill overnight. Allow dough to come to room temperature, about 30 minutes, before rolling.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 144 calories, Fat 5g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 121mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
HONEY PIZZA DOUGH-HOMEMADE
This is another recipe by Aimee- who lives in Canada. The photo is by Whitneyinchicago. Check out her other great recipes at: Simplebites.net-read her profile! Aimee says, "This is a very soft dough and freezes well." And she is right - quick and easy and I love that it can be frozen!!! So you have fresh each time you want it.
Provided by Pat Duran
Categories Pizza
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. Stir yeast into warm water until dissolved. Let stand. In a large bowl of mixer with paddle add flour, cool water, salt, oil and honey -stir in the yeast mixture.
- 2. Knead with dough hook for about 5 minutes, or by hand for 7 minutes. Place dough in a large greased bowl; cover with clean towel- allow to rise 30 minutes.
- 3. Punch down and divide into 16 pieces(for individual pizza) or (4 pieces for 16 inch pizzas). Coat each ball of dough in olive oil- wrap in plastic wrap or in freezer ziploc bags and freeze.
- 4. To Use: Remove from freezer the night before(8-12 hours) using. Allow to thaw in fridge. Let rise until double in size, then punch down and make pizza or pizzas. Very soft dough and freezes well!
Tips:
- Use high-quality honey for the best flavor. Look for raw, unfiltered honey with a strong floral aroma.
- Proof the yeast before using it. This will help ensure that it is active and will produce a light and airy dough.
- Knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic. This will help develop the gluten in the flour and make the dough strong and chewy.
- Let the dough rise in a warm place until it has doubled in size. This will allow the yeast to produce carbon dioxide gas, which will create air pockets in the dough and make it light and fluffy.
- Bake the pizza at a high temperature to get a crispy crust. The ideal temperature is around 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Top the pizza with your favorite toppings and enjoy! Some popular toppings include cheese, pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, and onions.
Conclusion:
Honey pizza dough is a delicious and easy-to-make alternative to traditional pizza dough. It is made with a combination of honey, water, yeast, flour, and salt. The honey adds a subtle sweetness to the dough, while the yeast produces carbon dioxide gas which creates air pockets in the dough, making it light and fluffy. Honey pizza dough can be used to make a variety of pizzas, from classic cheese pizzas to more creative pizzas with unique toppings. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced pizza maker, honey pizza dough is a great option for your next pizza night.
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