Soft And Fluffy Homemade Pizza Dough Food

SOFT AND FLUFFY HOMEMADE PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• In a stand mixer bowl add 1 3/4 cups warm water (about 110°F), 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast, and 1 tbsp granulated sugar. Give it a stir and let it sit for 5 minutes. The mixture will start to bubble.
• In 5 minutes, add 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 1/2 tsp salt, and 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour.
• In a stand mixer, using a dough attachment, mix the ingredients on low speed until combined. After it's mixed, let it knead for 5 minutes on low speed. The dough will be a little bit sticky. (If you don't have a stand mixer, first, mix all ingredients with spatula, then knead with your hands.)
• NOTE: Because different brands have different flour texture and moisture, you might need to use less or more flour. If your dough is too sticky, simply add a little bit more flour. Though, make sure you don't add to much. It should be soft and a little bit sticky. That will help you to have a chewy and soft texture.
• When done, add another 2 tablespoons olive oil to coat the dough from all sides.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a clean towel. Let it rise for 2 hours, it will double in size.
• When ready, preheat the oven to 475°F.
• Then take off the towel and plastic wrap from the bowl and gently press the dough to deflate. Divide it in half.
• Place one half of the dough on a round baking pan. Using your hands, flatten and stretch the dough into a 12-inch disk, leaving the edges lifted.
• Top with pizza sauce (or Homemade Marinara Sauce), cheese, pepperoni, and bake at 475°F for 15-18 minutes on a middle rack.
• When done, let it rest for 5 minutes, cut into 8 slices with pizza cutter and serve.

FLUFFY PIZZA DOUGH TO MAKE SOFT & FLUFFY HOMEMADE PIZZA

Steps:

• Add yeast and 2 tablespoons of sugar to the warm milk, stir well. Let this mixture sit (covered) for about 30 minutes until the mixture is very frothy.
• Add the all purpose flour to a large bowl.
• Also add the remaining one tablespoon of sugar and enough salt (adjust to your taste), mix well so the sugar and salt will evenly mix with the flour.
• Add the prepared yeast mixture to the flour, mix everything well until all the flour is well mixed with the yeast mixture.
• Also add the olive oil and mix the flour again to blend the oil evenly with the flour mixture.
• Knead well using your hands for about two minutes and you will get a very sticky dough.
• Add more dough to the flour mixture, little by little, so you can form the soft but slightly sticky pizza dough.
• Cover the bowl and let it sit for about 3 hours of time so the dough will rise nicely.
• Once the dough has risen enough, let's work on the dough to make the pizza crust.
• Divide the dough into two equal portions, and trasfer the first portion of dough to the work space. The work space should be flat & dusted with little flour so you can easily work on the crust.
• Knead the pizza dough (the first portion), and add a little oil if needed. Also add little flour as needed as the dough becomes sticky when you work on it.
• Slowly stretch the dough with your hands to form the pizza crust. If the dough breaks of become sticky to handle, add little more flour and then using your hands you can press on the dough to stretch it.
• Use flour little by little as needed, to work with the pizza crust.
• If needed, you may use a rolling pin but its really not necessary as the soft pizza dough will be very stretchy.
• Once stretched enough to form the pizza crust, you can add the sauce, toppings like veggies of your choice (I like to use corn, sliced paneer etc other than the usual toppings as kids like them).
• Then add shredded cheese like mozzarella or mexican blend or any of your favorite cheese for pizza (I sometimes make pizza using this dough without cheese by using just the saue & toppings and its still very delicious as the crust itself is very soft, fluffy & delicious).
• Preheat oven to 500 degree Fahrenheit.
• Since I do not have a pizza stone as of now, I like to use a large baking sheet lined with foil, on which I place the prepared pizza crust.
• Bake the pizza for about 12 minutes until the pizza crust begins to brown lightly on the edges.
• Once baked, immediately transfer from the hot oven and let it cool down a bit and slice the pizza while its still warm, serve & enjoy!
• Once the first pizza is baked, you can work on the second half of the pizza dough by following the same steps.
• This pizza dough is soft and rises well and it can be baked easily in a cast iron skillet too.
• It took more time for me to bake the pizza in the skillet though. It took about 20 minutes to completely bake.
• Since the pizza baked in a skillet will have a thicker crust, you can use a toothpick (just like you do in cakes) to see if the inside is cooked or not. If the toothpick inserted at the center of the crust comes out clean, its done!

EASY AND QUICK HOMEMADE PIZZA

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix first 4 ingredients.
• Mix water and oil; add to flour mixture.
• Turn onto floured surface; knead for 2 minutes.
• Place in a greased bowl; turning to grease top.
• Cover and let rise for 20 minutes.
• Punch down; place on 12in, greased pizza pan.
• Pat into a circle.
• Topping: Mix first 5 ingredients and spread over crust.
• Put a few pepperoni slices on top of sauce.
• Sprinkle with 1/2 the mozzeralla; 1/2 the monterey jack, and 1/2 the parmesan.
• Put the rest of the pepperoni on.
• Repeat the cheese layer.
• Bake at 400* for 20 minutes or until light brown.

SUPER FAST AND EASY PIZZA DOUGH/ CRUST

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, yeast and salt. Add any other spices/herbs that you like.
• Stir in the very warm water and oil. Mix well.
• Add enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Cover and let rise about 10 minutes.
• Lightly oil one 14" or two 12" round pizza pans. Sprinkle with cornmeal.
• Form dough into smooth ball(s). Roll dough to fit the pan(s).
• Top with your favorite sauce and toppings.
• Bake at 400F for 20 to 30 minutes or until done.

THICK CRUST PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 3/4 cup flour, salt, sugar, and yeast and blend well.
• In a small saucepan, heat water and oil until very warm (120 to 130) and add to flour mixture.
• Blend at low speed until moistened and beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
• Stir in 1/2 to 3/4 cup of flour to form a stiff dough.
• On a floured surface, knead in 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup flour until dough is smooth and elastic (about 3 to 5 minutes).
• Place dough in greased bowl and cover loosely with plastic wrap and a towel.
• Let rise in warm place (80 to 85 degrees) until light and doubled in size (30 to 40 minutes).
• Punch down several times to remove all air bubbles.
• Prepare as directed in Pizza Deluxe or for your favorite pizza recipe.