I started the dough around 2:00 pm after putting my boys down for their naps. The timing worked out perfectly so that I was able to spread the dough in the pizza pan (coated with olive oil first), put the sauce and toppings on, and bake it in time to be ready for their 6:00 pm dinnertime.
For the sauce, I just stirred some basil, oregano, salt and pepper together with an 8-ounce can of tomato sauce and spread it on the dough, then added my sausage and shredded mozzarella, and topped with grated cheese. I baked it at 425 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
If you're looking for a pizza dough recipe for just a few people, this is a great one to try. You can also easily double the recipe. I made it in a jelly roll pan and it fit perfectly (per my cousin's suggestion). Next time I will try it in 1 or 2 round pizza pans (edit: I've also made a double recipe and gotten either 2 or 3 14" round pizzas out of it - see pics below! I personally think it is a bit too much dough for 2 pizzas so I usually make 3).
I hope to get back to making pizza on a regular basis, and will definitely be making this recipe again soon!
Edit January 2022: I made this pizza tonight using Anna 00 Flour. I had never used 00 Flour before so I was interested to see the difference (I usually use King Arthur All-Purpose Flour). The dough was very easy to spread. I usually spread the dough a bit, then let it rest, and then finish spreading it later on. I was able to spread the dough completely out on the first try. As usual, I made 3 pizzas with a double recipe. The pizza once it was baked had a very thin crust, but it was delicious! I actually think this was the best pizza I've made.
Edit April 2023: Today I made 4 recipes of dough which made 6 pizzas. This is probably the max amount of recipes I could make at one time in my larger 6-qt. KitchenAid mixer. I'm still using the Anna 00 Flour and the pizzas were so delicious!
Giada’s Famous Pizza Dough
Recipe Courtesy Giada
De Laurentiis
1 cup warm water
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
1 teaspoon honey
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Extra virgin olive oil
To the warm water, add the
yeast and honey. Stir to dissolve. Allow the mixture to sit for 3 minutes to
make sure the yeast is alive. It should foam and start to bubble.
Place the flour and salt
in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook. Add the yeast
mixture and mix on low speed until the mixture starts to come together. Turn
the speed up to medium and mix for 8 minutes. The dough should start to pull
away from the sides but still remain soft and slightly sticky at the bottom of
the bowl. Add an extra tablespoon of flour if needed.
Coat your hands in a bit
of olive oil and form the dough into a ball. Place the dough in a bowl that is
coated in olive oil. Cover with a towel and allow to sit in a warm place for 1
hour or until doubled in size.
Knock down the dough and
cut into 4 equal pieces if making small pizzas or simply reform into a ball and
allow the dough to proof for an additional 1 hour.
The dough is now ready to
use.
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