1-hour basic pizza dough

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Servings: one 10-12” pizza

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Prep your oven: Before starting any of your dough or pizza ingredient prep, preheat your oven to the hottest setting. This is 500F for most ovens. Position your oven rack on the lowest position in your oven. Place your baking stone, baking steel, or a sheet pan turned upside down on the lowest rack.
  2. Combine dough ingredients: Combine all of the ingredients for your pizza dough in a bowl with a spoon or rubber spatula. The ingredients can go in all at once, no need to hydrate your yeast separately. Stir until the ingredients are coming together.
  3. Knead the dough: If you have a stand mixer, knead the dough with a dough hook attachment at medium/high speed for about 6 minutes. Until the dough is smooth and elastic. If you do not have a stand mixer, knead the dough by hand on a clean work surface for about 8-10 minutes. Until the dough is smooth and elastic.
  4. Rest the dough: Divide the dough into two equal pieces. Place a piece of plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel right on top of each piece of dough and let it rest for at least 20 minutes. This will relax the gluten structure and make it easier to stretch out. You can rest the dough for up to 1 hour at room temperature before shaping the dough. It will develop more yeast flavor with a longer resting time.
  5. Stretch the dough: Using your finger, press down on the dough to press it down into a circular shape. Continue stretching the dough until it is about 10" 0r 12" in width.
  6. Top the dough: If using a pizza peel, top the peel with a little bit of cornmeal and place your dough on top of it. If you do not have a pizza peel, place the dough onto a piece of parchment paper that has been lightly sprayed with some oil or topped with a bit of cornmeal. OR if you are making a pan pizza, place it into the oiled cast iron skillet. Top your dough with sauce and toppings.
  7. Bake the Pizza: Carefully transfer the pizza onto the preheated baking stone, baking steel, or sheet pan OR if making a pan pizza, place it over high heat on your stove top for 3 minutes and then transfer it to the oven. Bake for about 10-12 minutes, until the crust is crispy and the toppings are starting to char slightly. All ovens are different so keep a close eye on your pizza.

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