quick and easy pizza dough recipe for meal plans

Super quick pizza dough

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Servings: 1 pizza base
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Equipment

  • 2 Pizza stones or 2 large baking trays
  • 1 Large bowl

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour plus extra for rolling dough
  • 1 tbsp instant yeast
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp honey runny

Instructions

Before you start

  1. Preheat the oven to 240 °C or 220 °C fan bake. Put 2 pizza stones, or 2 large baking trays in the oven to pre-heat.

Make dough

  1. Combine 1 cup of flour, 1 tbsp instant yeast and ¼ tsp salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre, add 1 tbsp honey and ⅔ cup plus 2 tbsp of lukewarm water and mix, gradually adding the 2nd cup of flour, until a dough is formed. Tip out onto a floured surface and knead for 1 minute, just until smooth. Leave to rest under the upturned bowl for 10-15 minutes.

Prep toppings

  1. Meanwhile, prepare your pizza toppings.
    Topping ideas: pepperoni, mushroom, cheese, onion, olives, garlic, tomato, basil, pineapple. mozzarella.

Prep bases

  1. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface, to about 25cm in diameter. Sprinkle a large square of baking paper with flour then lift the dough onto the paper. Stretch and press the pizza dough with your fingertips until it is about 30cm in diameter, making a thicker crust around the edges. The middle should be about 5mm and the crust about 1cm deep.

Make & bake pizza

  1. Spread the pizzas with sauce and add your toppings. Slide the pizzas onto the preheated pizza stones or hot baking trays, still on the lining paper to help lift them easily. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the base is golden and crisp.
    Tip: Don’t add too many toppings, or you’ll end up with a soggy pizza.

To serve

  1. Slice the pizza using a pizza slice and pop them on the table for sharing.

Nutrition

Calories: 1040kcal | Carbohydrates: 221g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Sodium: 598mg | Potassium: 333mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 18g | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 12mg

Dietary note: Be sure to check the label and ensure the ingredients match your dietary requirements/preferences.

Ingredients note: Nutritional information is an estimate based on average ingredients by all brands.

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