Pizza Dough: The 3 Tastiest Recipes for Homemade Pizza Base

Homemade always tastes best. This is especially true for pizza bases. The three tastiest recipes for homemade pizza bases will whet your appetite for a homemade pizza.

Pizza Originale – An Italian pizza crust

An Italian recipe is the starting point. An airy, crispy pizza crust made from seven ingredients and with lots of kneading, Italian style.

• Stir a little sugar and a cube of yeast into 175 ml water and leave to stand until the mixture starts to foam.
  Put 500 g flour on a work surface or in a bowl and make a well in it.
• Pour a tablespoon of olive oil and milk into the well. Pour the flour into the well from the edge and knead slowly.
• Mix a pinch of salt with water. Gradually add the water to the flour and knead at the same time.
• Finally, add the yeast mixture to the flour. Knead into a smooth dough. Add some flour or water if needed.
  Now shape the dough into a ball. Place in a bowl. Cover and let rest at room temperature for two to three hours.
• Once the dough has doubled in size, transfer it to a floured work surface.
• Then divide the dough into two equal parts, knead vigorously and roll out with a rolling pin.
• Then spread the pizza sauce and the desired topping on the base. Bake for 15 minutes at 200°C.

Fast pizza crust without yeast

If you prefer quick cooking and baking, then a tasty pizza crust without yeast is what you need. This can be prepared in no time. Rest time is not necessary.

• Preheat the oven to 230°C.
• In a bowl, knead 500 g flour, 2 tablespoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, 480 ml milk, and 120 g softened butter into a sticky dough.
• Spread flour on a work surface. Place the dough on the work surface. Knead it until it has a smooth, elastic consistency.
• Divide the dough into two portions and roll out thinly with a rolling pin.
• Finally spread the pizza sauce and toppings on the dough and bake for 10-12 minutes.