Pizza Crust
This homemade pizza crust recipe delivers crisp edges and a chewy center every time. Easy to customize, make ahead, and freeze!
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Stand mixer (optional)
- - Sheet pan or pizza stone
- - Rolling pin or hands
Ingredients
- - 2 ½ tsp active dry or instant yeast
- - 1 cup lukewarm water
- - 1 pinch sugar
- - 3 cups all-purpose flour
- - 1 tsp salt
- - 2 tbsp olive oil
- - Vegetable oil spray
Instructions
- Activate yeast if using active dry. Let sit 15 min.
- Combine ingredients and knead until soft dough forms.
- Let rise 1–1.5 hours until puffy.
- (Optional) Refrigerate dough after 45 min for up to 24 hrs.
- Divide dough and shape to fit pan. Let rest 15 min.
- Grease pan and stretch dough to edges. Let rise again.
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Par-bake crust until lightly golden, 8–14 min.
- Top with desired ingredients and bake 10–15 min more.
- Cool slightly, then slice and serve.
Notes
- Use bread flour for a chewier texture
- Shape into two thin pizzas or one thick Sicilian-style
- Freeze par-baked crust for up to 3 months
- Shape into two thin pizzas or one thick Sicilian-style
- Freeze par-baked crust for up to 3 months