Description
Savor pizza hut’s legendary dough magic with this homemade culinary treasure that brings restaurant-quality comfort straight to your kitchen. Crispy edges, tender center, and foolproof technique guarantee pizza perfection you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
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Pizza Dough Ingredients:
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups (480 milliliters) all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup (180 milliliters) warm water
Leavening and Binding Ingredients:
- 1 packet (7 grams) dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) sugar
- 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) salt
Additional Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) olive oil
Instructions
- In a spacious mixing vessel, thoroughly blend flour, salt, and sugar, creating a uniform dry mixture.
- Gently sprinkle active yeast over tepid water, allowing it to bloom and develop a frothy texture for approximately 5 minutes.
- Pour the activated yeast liquid and olive oil into the dry ingredient blend, integrating them into a cohesive mass.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly dusted surface and meticulously knead, developing its elasticity and smoothness through consistent motion for 10-12 minutes.
- Transfer the kneaded dough into a lightly oiled ceramic or glass bowl, ensuring complete coverage with a damp cloth or plastic wrap.
- Position the covered dough in a draft-free, warm environment, permitting it to expand and rise until its volume doubles, typically requiring 60-75 minutes.
- Gently deflate the risen dough using your fingertips, redistributing internal gases and preparing it for shaping.
- Carefully stretch and roll the dough to match your preferred pizza pan’s dimensions, maintaining an even thickness throughout.
- Adorn the shaped dough with selected toppings, ensuring balanced distribution and coverage.
- Slide the prepared pizza into a preheated oven set at 425F (220C), baking until the crust achieves a golden-bronze hue and toppings are thoroughly heated, approximately 15-20 minutes.
Notes
- Adjust water temperature precisely to activate yeast without killing it, aiming for lukewarm around 110°F.
- Knead dough thoroughly to develop gluten, which creates that signature Pizza Hut-style chewy texture.
- Rest dough longer in warmer environments to enhance flavor complexity and improve overall bread structure.
- Use high-protein bread flour instead of all-purpose for a more authentic, robust pizza crust with better elasticity.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 203 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 186 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 1.2 g
- Protein: 5.6 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg