Pizza Crust

Homemade crust with a great crunch and chew. This method makes it easy to recreate pizzeria-style pie with just parchment paper and an 11"x17" backing pan/cookie sheet - no pizza stone required! Remember to mix the dough at least 3 hours before your pizza party.

Cooking Time:

3 hours

Cooking Method:

Baking

Cuisine:

American

Main Ingredients:

flour · italian seasoning · oil · salt · yeast

Yield:

1 pie

Recipe Category:

Entree

Suitable for Diet:

Plant-Based · Vegan · Vegetarian
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Ingredients

1.5 tsp active dry yeast

0.75 c warm water (100-110 degrees)

2 c flour

0.75 tsp salt

2 tsp oil (I use sunflower)

0.5 tsp Italian seasoning

~1 tsp oil (to coat crust before adding toppings)

 

Instructions

  1. Combine yeast + water + 1 tbsp flour in a large bowl, swirl and allow to dissolve for 5-10 minutes.
  2. Add remaining ingredients and mix until the dough comes together evenly.
  3. Cover and allow to rest at room temperature (slightly warm is good) for 2-3 hours.
  4. Refrigerate for 15-30 minutes to chill, so dough is easier to work with.**
    **You can refrigerate up to 24 hours. If dough gets fully chilled through, allow it to rise at room temp for 1 hour before stretching.
  5. Place your cookie sheet (11″x17″) in the oven while it is cold. Turn oven on and preheat to 450 degrees.
  6. Spread a large piece of parchment paper (larger than your pan) on the counter.
  7. Sprinkle dough and parchment paper lightly/evenly with flour. Coat your hands in flour. Pick the dough up and place it on the flour-coated parchment.
  8. Dust dough with more flour, if needed. Using your fingers, spread the dough in to your finished shape. Don’t worry if it adheres to the parchment a bit, you are going to bake it on the paper and it will not stick once baked.
  9. Coat entire dough surface lightly with oil (~1 tsp). Add desired toppings.
  10. Remove hot pan from oven. Now time for some fancy handwork! Carefully brace the pan longways against the counter (level with the countertop) with one hand and use the other to pull the parchment paper on to the pan (with the pizza on top).
  11. Bake at 450 for 22-25 minutes (22 minutes for oil-based sauces, 25 minutes for traditional tomato sauce).