Homemade Pizza Dough

Name: Homemade Pizza Dough
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 4 h 15 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. olive oil, plus more for bowl; 1 3/4 c. cool water; 1 tbsp. plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 1/2 tsp. active dry yeast; 1 tsp. sugar; 4 1/2 c. all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more for dusting and work surface

Use this dough to make your favorite pizza on the grill or in an oven.

By Lindsay Maitland HuntPublished: Jul 24, 2025

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Yields:

4 serving(s)

Prep Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

4 hrs 15 mins

If you want a full-proof pizza dough recipe that works great on the gill this is the recipe for you! It can also be used to bake pizzas in the oven or a pizza oven, too, as it can handle high heats.

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Ingredients

1 Tbsp. olive oil, plus more for bowl
1 3/4 cups cool water
1 Tbsp. plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/2 tsp. active dry yeast
1 tsp. sugar
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more for dusting and work surface

Directions

1. Step 1Lightly oil a bowl. Whisk together oil, water, salt, yeast, and sugar in a second bowl. Add 4 1/4 cups flour and stir with a wooden spoon until a ball forms. Turn dough out onto a well-floured work surface and knead, adding up to 1/4 cup more flour as needed, until you have a smooth, not sticky, ball, about 3 minutes. Transfer to prepared bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise at room temperature until doubled in size, 3 to 4 hours, or refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
2. Step 2Lightly flour a rimmed baking sheet. Turn dough out onto a well-floured work surface and knead until smooth and firm, about 30 seconds, adding more flour if dough becomes too sticky. Cut dough into 4 equal pieces. Knead each until smooth and pull edges underneath to make a plump ball. Transfer to prepared baking sheet and cover with a lightly dampened dish towel. Let rest at room temperature until doubled in size, 30 minutes to 1 hour. Dough is ready when it feels smooth and returns to shape when pressed with a finger.

Recipe yields 4 (8-oz) portions dough, enough to make 4 12-inch pizzas .

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