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Homemade Pizza Dough

May 25, 2016 By Jocelyn - 13 Comments

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Homemade Pizza Dough is easy to make for the days you want a cheesy dinner. Make the dough earlier in the day to have it ready for dinner time.

Homemade Pizza Dough - this easy dough is great for pizza, breadsticks, or calzones. Awesome dinner recipe!

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15 years ago, we moved from Illinois to Indiana to open up our own pizza place. My husband’s parents met at a pizza place and made pizza all the time as the boys were growing up.

My husband and his brothers always wondered why their parents never opened their own place because everyone loves their pizza.

We found an old pizza place that was for sale, and the family decided to try running their own pizza place. After a year of trying to make it work, the boys realized why their parents just made pizza at home for family and friends.  Running your own business is hard work and times lots of time and money.  And you also need to have a prime location. Unfortunately the place we had was out of the way and just never got the traffic they needed to take off.  Live and learn, right?  

Making your own pizza, breadsticks, and calzones is easy with this Homemade Pizza Dough recipe.

Of course even though we didn’t make much money that year, we always had pizza and sandwiches to eat. If I didn’t want to cook dinner, I just made a call to BruBrothers Pizza and ordered a turkey club waffle sandwich…minus the waffle part.  It was pretty convienent.

After a year though, we weren’t making enough money to be able to live and support the business, so we had to shut the doors and move on.

Homemade Pizza Dough - making pizza and breadsticks at home is easy with this recipe.

But we continued to make homemade pizza dough every week at home.  Well, almost every week. And by we, I really mean my husband. Because honestly, I can count on one hand how many times I have actually made homemade pizza for dinner.

Not that I can’t, I just don’t.  I mean when you marry a handsome guy that loves to make dinner, you let him!  LOL! And you focus more on making things like peanut butter apple pizza for pizza night dessert.

Friday night pizza night has been a fun tradition that we do most weeks with our kiddos.  Over the years we have had fun coming up with different topping combos.

Of course, pepperoni and cheese does always get asked for the most from the kiddos. Gotta work more on refining their palates….just wait until you see what I did with this dough.  Come back tomorrow for my new favorite pizza combo!!!

This Homemade Pizza Dough makes it easy to do your own pizzas in your kitchen. Great dinner recipe!

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Homemade Pizza Dough

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 2 dough balls

Homemade Pizza Dough

This Homemade Pizza Dough is an easy dough to use for pizza, breadsticks, or stromboli. Add your favorite toppings to customize it to your liking.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups warm water (about 120 degrees)
  • 1 packet yeast
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 6 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 Tablespoon salt

Instructions

  1. Stir together the water, yeast, and sugar.
  2. Pour the flour, oil, and salt into a mixing bowl. Add the yeast water, and mix with a dough hook until soft dough forms.
  3. Use floured hands to remove the dough from the bowl. Cut the dough into 2 even portions.
  4. Roll each section into itself and make a ball. Place the dough balls on a greased pan.
  5. Cover the dough with a damp towel.
  6. Leave on the counter to rise for 2-3 hours if using it that day. Place the pan in the refrigerator to rise if using the next day.
  7. When it is time to use the dough, flatten, press or toss each ball until it is a large circle. Place on a greased 14 inch pizza screen or pan. Add sauce and toppings. Bake at 425 degrees for 20-22 minutes or until browned to your liking.
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Homemade Pizza Dough - making pizza, breadsticks, and calzones is easy to do at home with this dough recipe.

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Comments

  1. Linda says

    May 25, 2016 at 3:33 PM

    Thanks for sharing your story. It had to be fun (for a while) having your own pizza shop. I had a small business too. The time and money spent never equalled what I needed to continue.

    The best,
    Linda

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  2. Michele @ Alwayzbakin says

    May 25, 2016 at 6:39 PM

    This is great! Pinned it for later. Love the idea of making pizza with the kids. 😀

    Reply
  3. Roxana says

    May 25, 2016 at 7:53 PM

    I love homemade pizza dough! How fun to make it with the kids every week too!

    Reply
  4. Doug Doescher says

    May 26, 2016 at 5:51 AM

    Pretty much the same recipe I’ve used for years except I use brown sugar instead of white sugar.

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    • Jocelyn says

      May 26, 2016 at 1:46 PM

      I’ll have to give it a try with the brown sugar one of these days. We have done honey before, and I really like that too.

      Reply
  5. TammyO says

    May 26, 2016 at 11:08 AM

    Oh dear, homemade pizza was on the menu for tonight but I may have to change that until tomorrow so I can see what combo you have come up with!

    Reply
    • Jocelyn says

      May 26, 2016 at 1:45 PM

      No need to wait another day for homemade pizza…I just shared my new favorite toppings. I hope you like it! https://insidebrucrewlife.com/2016/05/bbq-pork-pineapple-pizza/

      Reply
  6. Julie says

    May 26, 2016 at 12:06 PM

    I never knew that story! Live and learn is right … so much of life is like that. At least you got a blog recipe out of it 🙂

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  7. Maureen Blackburn says

    May 28, 2016 at 10:00 PM

    I can’t believe I finally have the famous pizza dough recipe!!!!!!!!!! It is true that good things come to those who wait. Thank you for this. I have quite a few things I plan to do with your recipe…of course, pizza, and breadsticks, flatbread, and more . Having been blessed with getting to eat this several times, I will tell anyone that it is by far the best dough recipe EVER..

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  8. Elizabeth @ Confessions of a Baking Queen says

    May 31, 2016 at 12:19 AM

    Aw the restaurant business is such a hard business to be in. And it breaks my heart when I go to a place and its so slow, you know someone behind the scene has poured their heart and soul into the place. Glad you guys went for it but so sad it didn’t work out for ya! At least you this fabulous recipe, I need to make homemade pizza dough!!

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  9. SusanCK says

    July 6, 2017 at 5:32 PM

    This was such a simple pizza dough recipe to throw together in my Kitchen-Aide mixer. We can’t wait to taste the results!

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    • Jocelyn says

      July 6, 2017 at 6:50 PM

      That’s awesome to hear! I hope you enjoy the pizza!

      Reply
  10. ColleenB.~ Tx. says

    February 2, 2018 at 2:41 PM

    I like adding some of my favorite herbs / seasonings right in with the dough mix; whether it be Italian seasoning, oregano, or whatever your little heart desires and use garlic salt in place of table salt.

    Reply

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Jocelyn is the baker, photographer, and writer behind Inside BruCrew Life. She is married to her best friend, and they have three great kids. She spends her days baking sweet treats, and then trying to find ways to give the treats away without eating them all. Grab a cup of coffee and visit while she shares life from their kitchen. Read More…

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