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Pizza Dough

How to make pizza dough from scratch with just a handful of ingredients. This recipe makes up to 3 pizza crusts.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 3 pizza doughs

Equipment

  • KitchenAid Mixer
  • Baking Sheet
  • Medium Bowl
  • Plastic Wrap
  • Non-stick spray

Ingredients
  

Pizza Dough Ingredients

  • 2 cups Warm Water
  • 1 Tbsp Yeast
  • Pinch Sugar
  • 1 Tbsp Salt
  • 4 Tbsp Oil
  • 5 cups Flour

Alfredo Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp Butter
  • 1 Tbsp Flour
  • 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Onion Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Oregano
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1/2 cup Mozzarella shredded
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese shredded
  • 1/4 cup Asiago shredded

Instructions
 

Alfredo Sauce Directions

  • In a medium saucepan, melt 1 Tbsp Butter.
  • Mx in 1 Tbsp flour with a whisk until crumbly, then let the flour cook for 1 minute.
  • If desired, add 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder, 1/4 tsp Oregano, Pepper, Salt & Pepper, and 1/4 tsp Onion Powder for flavor to the flour mixture, then whisk it together.
  • Slowly pour in 1 cup Milk, whisk until blended with all of the flour crumbles.
  • When the milk is smooth, add Shredded Cheese blend in small amounts, whisking until smooth.

Pizza Dough Directions

  • Pour 2 cups Warm Water into the KitchenAid mixing bowl, then sprinkle in a pinch of sugar and 1 Tablespoon Yeast.
  • Wait 5 minutes for the yeast to be bubbly, this will help the dough rise.
  • Pour 3 Cups Flour into the mixing bowl, on top of the water and yeast mixture.
  • Add 1 Tablespoon Salt and 4 Tablespoons Oil to the Flour.
  • Insert the dough hook, lock mixer, and turn on low until blended smooth.
  • When Flour is mixed into the wet, add 2 more Cups of Flour.
  • Mix the dough on low until a smooth dough ball forms, then place dough ball into a Non-Stick Sprayed bowl.
  • Cover it with Plastic Wrap and then set aside to rise 20 minutes.
  • While the doughs rest, I wash and cut all of my veggies, shred cheeses, cook the sausage, make alfredo, and clean up the flour mess.
  • When dough has doubled in size, use a knife or a pizza cutter to divide the dough into three equal parts.
  • Gently press the dough down on a sprayed baking sheet, until it is spread out to cover the pan.
  • Repeat with all of the dough pieces, so all of your crusts are made, and on baking sheets.
  • Let the Pizza doughs rest for a few minutes, doing so helps them rise a bit more and not be too tough.
  • Spread the Alfredo sauce on the pizza crusts and then place the toppings and sprinkle cheese on top.
  • Bake each pizza at 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes on the middle rack.  

Notes


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13. Typically, we use a 1-pound sausage from ALDI, it cooks really well into sausage crumbles, and is great for pizza!
To cook the sausage, pre-heat a pan on the stove, spray with a non-stick spray, and cook the sausage on Medium until all of the sausage is browned. Then, using a spatula, break apart the meat.
14. Clean and then cut any veggies you want to add to your pizzas.  Some of the vegetables included were sweet peppers and cherry tomatoes. Additionally, I also added a small amount of 4-Year Aged Cheddar cheese to some of the pizzas!  
15. In our fridge, we also had leftover Shredded Chicken, Pepperoni, and this awesome package of Sliced Ham that I cut up. 
16 Spread the Sauce, Meat, Veggies, Cheeses, or any other toppings on your pizzas.
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