Pizza Dough With All Purpose Flour
This easy homemade pizza dough recipe uses all-purpose flour to make a chewy, crispy crust perfect for any toppings. Ideal for beginners or pizza night at home.
Equipment
- 1 baking stone
Ingredients
- 250 g warm water about 110°F
- 2 ¼ teaspoons instant yeast
- ½ teaspoon sugar helps activate yeast
- 340 g all-purpose flour measured with kitchen scale for accuracy
- 10 g salt
- Olive oil for handling dough instead of flour
- Semolina flour optional, for dusting pizza stone or pan
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer bowl, combine warm water, yeast, and sugar. Stir gently and let sit for 1–2 minutes until foamy or bubbly, indicating the yeast is active.
- Add all-purpose flour and salt. Mix with a dough whisk, spoon, hand, or dough hook until the dough is lumpy and sticky. Scrape down sides as needed.
- Cover the bowl and let the dough rest at room temperature (about 75°F) for 30 minutes.
- Wet your hand, stretch one side of dough upward, fold over the center, rotate bowl, and repeat 4 times. Shape into a ball.
- Transfer dough to a lightly oiled container, cover, and let rise for 1 hour 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 500°F.
- Lightly dust pan with semolina flour. Rub olive oil on hands to prevent sticking.
- Press dough into a flat round, then stretch to 10–12 inches using backs of hands or knuckles, keeping air bubbles intact for an airy crust.
- Add pizza sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, and toppings.
- Bake for 10–15 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and cheese is bubbly.
- Cool slightly before slicing and serving.
Notes
To Bake on a Preheated Pizza Stone
- Preheat oven to 500°F with pizza stone inside for at least 45 minutes.
- Place shaped dough on a well-floured pizza peel or parchment paper.
- Add sauce, cheese, and toppings.
- Slide pizza onto hot stone and bake for 10–12 minutes, until crust is golden and cheese is bubbling.