Quick and Easy Pizza Dough

This Quick and Easy Pizza Dough requires just 5 minutes of prep! Top with your favorite toppings, bake, and you can have homemade pizza in 30 minutes.

Want more bread recipes? Check out this Cheesy Garlic Bread, French Bread Pizza, and Whole Wheat Bread!

Learn how to make the perfect Pizza Dough recipe with a few basic ingredients and simple steps! If you’ve ever made my no-knead artisan bread, then you can make this recipe. 

You’ll need instant yeast, all-purpose flour, sugar, spices, and oil, as well as a large mixing bowl. No need for a stand mixer! 

Just mix all your ingredients in a bowl, and you’ll have the best homemade Pizza Dough to use for your favorite pizza recipes. 

Why you’ll love this easy homemade Pizza Dough recipe:

• Make-ahead friendly: you can whip up this pizza dough recipe and store it in the fridge or freezer until you’re ready to make pizza.
• Simple: you probably have all the basic ingredients you need to make this recipe in your pantry.
• Homemade: this recipe teaches you how to make your own homemade pizza right at home, so you can say goodbye to delivery!

Homemade Pizza Dough Ingredients:

• Flour: I like using all-purpose flour here—it’s simple and does the job perfectly. If you want to boost the fiber, you can add up to 50% whole wheat flour.
• Yeast: instant or quick yeast is my go-to since it works quickly and doesn’t need to be proofed. You can use active dry yeast if that’s all you have, but make sure to activate it first with water that’s at 105-115ºF and let it sit for 5 minutes before adding the rest of the ingredients.
• Salt: enhances the dough’s flavor and balances out the sweetness from the sugar.
• Sugar: this feeds the yeast, helping the dough rise while giving the crust a subtle sweetness.
• Oregano: adds that classic pizza flavor and gives the dough a subtle herby kick!
• Garlic Powder: brings an extra punch of savory flavor to the dough. 
• Water: since the yeast is activated, the water you use doesn’t have to be 110-115ºF, but it should still be lukewarm!
• Oil: helps the dough stretch without tearing and gives the crust a tender, light texture.

How to make Pizza Dough from scratch:

Just a few simple steps is all it takes to make this homemade Pizza Dough recipe! Scroll down to the recipe card for the full list of instructions.

• Stir together some of the flour, yeast, garlic powder, oregano, salt, and sugar.
• Add the wet ingredients, warm water, and oil, and stir until a wet dough forms.

• Add in just enough flour until a soft but not sticky dough forms — your dough is done!
• Either let the pizza dough rise (thick crust pizza) or roll it out immediately and bake (thin crust pizza).

• If you plan on baking right away, roll out the dough into a circle on a lightly floured surface.
• Add your favorite marinara sauce, toppings, and whatever else you like!

Variations

• Whole wheat pizza dough: swap the all-purpose flour for whole wheat flour or part of the all-purpose flour for part whole wheat flour.
• Thin crust pizza: you can make this pizza crust and roll it out immediately, top and bake! This will give you a relatively thin pizza crust.
• Thick crust pizza: Let your dough rise for about an hour until doubled. Roll it out about 1-1.5″ larger in diameter than your pizza pan. Place your circle of dough on your pan. Bring the excess dough around the edges up and double over, pinching it to make a thicker crust around the edge. Keep going around the pan until you have a higher border of dough all around. Bake as directed.
• Herbs: I like to use oregano, but you can use any other type of dried or fresh herbs you like. Finely chopped rosemary or basil or dried Italian seasoning would work perfectly!
• Garlic Powder: if you don’t have garlic powder, you can use fresh minced garlic or even a bit of garlic-infused olive oil in place of the regular oil for an extra garlic kick.

How to store pizza dough:

You have a couple of options when it comes to storing pizza dough:

1. Make the dough as instructed and let it rise on the counter for up to 4 hours before rolling out the dough.
2. Store the dough ball in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Let it come to room temperature on the counter before shaping it. 

Can you freeze pizza dough?

You can absolutely freeze pizza dough!

Simply wrap it in plastic wrap and then place it in a large freezer bag for up to 3 months.

Let the frozen dough thaw at room temperature or in the refrigerator (this will take a few hours), then place it in a greased bowl, cover it, and place it in a warm spot to rise.

It may take a little longer to warm thoroughly and to rise, but it is worth the extra time because it will be just as fluffy as it is fresh!

How to freeze parbaked pizza crusts:

I love parbaking some pizza crusts and storing them in the freezer for quick meals!

Parbaking just means they are partially cooked and then frozen. So you can top them and bake until golden and save yourself some work down the line!

Simply roll it out onto a pan and bake about halfway, usually about 5-6 minutes. It should look slightly dry and puffed but won’t be golden.

Can I make a double batch of this recipe?

Yes! If you want to make a lot of pizza or save the dough for later, you can whip up a double or triple batch and store the other ball of dough in the fridge or freezer if you’re not using it right away. 

Our favorite pizza toppings:

• ham and pineapple is always a favorite here!
• Chicken Alfredo Pizza
• Taco Pizza
• Grilled Cheeseburger Pizza
• Tropical Chicken Pizza
• And basically anything with meat and cheese 😉

Looking for some dessert ideas? Try a dessert pizza!

• Frozen Peanut Butter Cup Dessert Pizza
• Nutella Brownie Fruit Pizza
• Frozen Ice Cream Dessert Pizza (Treatzza Pizza!)