Pizza Dough - Homemade Pizzas

This is a large pepperoni pizza with mozzarella and cheddar cheeses. Yumm!

This dough is so yummy and easy to make. It yields 3 large pizza crusts and is way cheaper than going to your local pizza place and in my opinion, better. Although, I still don't think it beats Pizza Hut which is my all-time favorite. If I used all white flour instead of the white/wheat mix, I think it just might be close! I cooked up 3 pizzas just last night and put all the leftovers in the freezer for a quick dinner later on. This makes a crust that is crunchy on the outside and has a soft texture on the inside. This dough was really easy to work with too, unlike all the other store-bought pizza doughs I've gotten that are very hard to roll out. This was pretty easy.

Pizza Dough

"Bread Machine"

Makes 3 large pizza crusts

INGREDIENTS

2 1/2 cups warm water (110 deg. F)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon salt
5 cups flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon white sugar
4 tsp. wheat gluten
2 ¼ tsp. active dry yeast

DIRECTIONS

1 ) Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle; press start.

2) Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into three equal pieces and form into rounds. Cover the rounds and let them rest for about 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).



3) Use a rolling pin to roll the dough into the desired shape.


Rolling the pizza dough to fit a large pizza pan will yield a 1/2 in. thick crust.


Transfer the dough to the pizza pan and press with your fingers to push it out to the edges of the pan.

Cover it with your favorite toppings and bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for about 20 minutes or until the crust and cheese are golden brown. (It took about 16 minutes for a large round pizza and 18 minutes for a pan pizza made in a lasagna pan.)

Tips: I lightly sprinkled my pizza pans with cornmeal so they didn't stick. I thought for sure that this dough would rise and run down the sides of my bread machine pan, but it didn't and I have a 2 lb. pan. This makes a lot of dough. You could also make a bunch of personal pizzas and have a pizza party!


This is a pepperoni, green peppers, mushrooms, and onion pan pizza. I cooked my veggies in a skillet with italian dressing and spices until soft and browned.


This is a pepperoni, green peppers, mushrooms, and onion large round pizza.