No Rise Pizza Dough

This is a quick and simple pizza dough recipe for those nights when you want pizza right away, and you didn't plan ahead.  The crust will be denser than doughs that are allowed time to rise, but it will still be delicious!  A slightly denser crust is easily overlooked when you can be eating homemade pizza in less than one hour.  (Disclaimer: I just moved to a different place so I don't have the lighting figured out, yet.  Please excuse some oddly colored photographs.)  Happy baking!

I use a KitchenAid Stand Mixer to make my dough, but if you don't have one you can absolutely still make this recipe if you aren't afraid of using a little elbow grease! :)

Place one packet of active dry yeast in the stand mixer bowl.

Then add one teaspoon of sugar.

Add 3/4 cup water that is between 110F and 120F.

Let the mixture sit for about 10 minutes or until...

...it looks like this!

I use 1 cup of all-purpose flour and 1 cup of bread flour, but you can use whatever flour you have on hand.  Have about 1/4 cup of extra flour on hand to add during the kneading process if needed (so punny).

Add the two cups of flour to the stand mixer bowl.

Then add 1.5 TBSP olive oil and a little less than 1/2 tsp of salt.

Now we're ready to mix!

I added in my extra 1/4 cup flour at this point because the ball of dough was still sticking to the sides slightly.

It's done when the dough no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl and the sides are fairly clean.

It's a little difficult to photograph the shaping process, so you'll have to use your imagination here.  Flour the surface you'll be shaping the dough on, and working your way from the middle, push the dough outwards until you have a fairly even circle.  Roll 1/2 TBSP of canola oil around your pan and then transfer your dough to the pan.

N and I like a lot of sauce, so I spread it pretty liberally, but feel free to use less or more depending on your taste preferences.  Any pizza sauce or tomato sauce will work, but N and I love Hy-Vee pizza sauce (silly I know, but it's surprisingly delicious).

Then, add your cheese and toppings.  We decided on a classic mozzarella with pepperoni tonight after a long day of unpacking boxes.  Applegate turkey pepperoni is our favorite type.

Ready to bake at 475F for 10-15 minutes depending on your oven.

So simple, yet so delicious.

No Rise Pizza Dough

Yield: One 14" Pizza; serves 4-8.

Ingredients:

• 1 package active dry yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• 3/4 cup water (110-120F)
• 1 cup AP flour
• 1 cup bread flour + 1/4 cup for kneading
• 1.5 TBSP olive oil
• <1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 TBSP canola oil
• pizza sauce
• cheese
• desired toppings

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 475F

Put the yeast, sugar, and warm water in the stand mixer bowl.  Swirl gently and let sit for ten minutes until foamy.  

Add the AP and bread flour (minus the extra 1/4 cup of flour), olive oil, and salt to the yeast mixture.  

Mix the dough on setting 2 until a smooth ball that doesn't stick to the sides forms.  Add the 1/4 cup of flour during the mixing process if the dough is sticky.

Shape the dough into a 14" circle and transfer to a baking pan with 1/2 TBSP canola oil spread over the bottom.  Top with your sauce, cheese, and toppings.

Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown and bubbling.  Cut into 8 pieces.

Enjoy!

-D