Name: Pizza Dough
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Ingredients: 1½ cups warm water (100 to 110 degrees F, plus extra if needed); 1 ¼-ounce packet active dry yeast; 5 cups all-purpose flour (plus extra as needed); 1½ teaspoons fine sea salt; Olive oil (for drizzling)

Pizza Dough

Classic pizza dough that can be made in advance and saved in the refridgerator. Preparation time does not include time needed for rising.

Pizza Dough

Prep Time 3

Total Time 3

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Ingredients

1½ cups warm water 100 to 110 degrees F, plus extra if needed
1 ¼-ounce packet active dry yeast
5 cups all-purpose flour plus extra as needed
1½ teaspoons fine sea salt
Olive oil for drizzling

Instructions

Put water in a small bowl. Add yeast and stir until dissolved.
In a large bowl, whisk flour and salt together. Add yeast mixture and stir until a soft dough forms. If the dough is too dry, add a little extra water, 1 tablespoon at a time. If the dough is too sticky, add extra flour, 1 tablespoon at a time.
Transfer dough to a floured area. With floured hands, knead dough until it becomes smooth and elastic, about 10 to 12 minutes.
Drizzle the inside of a clean bowl with olive oil. Put dough in the bowl and cover loosely with plastic wrap.
Set bowl in a warm, draft-free place, until dough has doubled in size, about 2 hours.
Using a fist, deflate dough in the center and cut into 3 equal-sized pieces.
Form dough pieces into 3 balls and put into 3 oiled bowls.
Cover each bowl loosely with plastic wrap and let rest for 1 hour. Remove the dough and wrap in plastic.
Refrigerate for up to 1 day.