Pan Pizza Dough Recipe With Instant Yeast
Create your favorite flavors of pizza at home with this crispy crust pan pizza dough recipe with instant yeast. Enjoy a thick and fluffy crust every time!
Equipment
- Digital Food Scale
- Mixing Bowl
- Cast Iron Skillet
Ingredients
Pizza Dough
- 142 grams bread flour
- 127 grams all purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon instant yeast
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil (plus more for greasing pan)
- ¾ cup warm water
Toppings
- ½ cup marinara sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Mix together the bread flour, all purpose flour, salt, instant yeast, olive oil, and water in a medium bowl. The dough will be shaggy.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise for 24 hours at room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 500°F. Grease a 10-inch cast iron skillet with olive oil.
- Lightly press with your fingers and dimple the dough to stretch it out to fit the pan. For a thicker crust, you can press a little harder in the center of the dough to push some of the dough to the edges.
- Add 1/4 cup sauce onto the pizza dough and spread out evenly. Top the pizza with cheese and any other desired toppings.
- Bake for 20 to 22 minutes or until the crust and cheese look golden brown.
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Notes
Tips
- Always weigh ingredients for the best results.
- I use instant yeast in this recipe. If you only have active dry yeast, then be sure to bloom the yeast before mixing the dough. You can do this by adding the yeast and warm water to the bowl first with a pinch of sugar. The yeast should turn bubbly within about 5 minutes. Then you can add in the remaining ingredients. If your yeast doesn't bubble, this means it's gone bad.
- Make sure the water is lukewarm, not hot. Too hot of water can kill yeast. So, the water should be warm, and not above 120°F. I recommend using lukewarm water from the sink, don't use a hot water dispenser as this will be too hot.
- Do not over sauce your pizza. You only need a little sauce for this recipe, about 1/2 cup.
- You can top this with any toppings you like!
- Store extra dough in a bowl covered with plastic wrap in the fridge for up to 7 days.
- High Altitude — Follow the recipe as noted.
Nutrition
Calories: 472kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 20gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 1594mgPotassium: 281mgFiber: 4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 430IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 210mgIron: 3mg
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