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! This recipe makes 2 pizzas that are about 10-inches, you can top them with any pizza toppings you like.
1teaspoonextra virgin olive oil(plus more for greasing pan)
¾cupwarm water
Toppings
½cupmarinara sauce
1 ½cupsshredded 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 two 10-inch cast iron skillets with olive oil.
Divide the dough into two equal portions and place one in each skillet. Lightly press with your fingers and dimple the dough to stretch it out to fit the pans.
Add 1/4 cup sauce onto each pizza dough and spread out evenly.
Top the pizzas with cheese and any other desired toppings.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until the edges 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 1/4 cup per pizza.
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.