Soft and Chewy Pizza Dough
This pizza dough recipe is a straightforward method that doesn't require special flours or a long fermentation period. The dough uses active dry yeast and honey and comes together in a stand mixer in ~60-90 minutes. The result is a crust that's crispy on the bottom but soft and chewy on the inside.
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Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups warm water ~110F
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast 1 standard packet
- 5 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt (or 1 tsp table salt)
Instructions
- Combine warm water, honey and yeast in stand mixer bowl. Let stand 5 minutes until foamy.
- Add flour, olive oil, and salt to bowl. Knead with dough hook on low speed 8-9 minutes until smooth and pulls away from sides.
- Form dough into ball, place in oiled bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in warm spot 60-90 minutes until doubled.
- Punch down dough and divide in half.
- Roll each piece to desired thickness, add toppings and bake at 475F for 12-15 minutes.
Notes
If yeast mixture doesn't foam after 10 minutes, start over with fresh yeast. If using instant yeast, blooming isn't necessary.
Add AP flour 1 tsp at a time if dough is too sticky.
Update 4/1/2026: A previous version of this dough recipe listed 4 1/2 tsp of active dry yeast (2 packets) - this ensures a fast rise in ~30-40 minutes. BUT you can just use 1 packet, I find the flavor to be better but the rise is slower. If you do need Pizza dough FAST, use 2 packets.
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