Chewy Garlic & Herb Pizza Dough
Homemade pizza dough bursting with garlic and herb to create the perfect fluffy and chewy pizza crust of your dreams
Servings: 3 people
Equipment
- stand mixer with dough hook or large mixing bowl and wooden spoon
- 12 in cast iron skillet or pizza pan
Ingredients
- 2 tsp instant yeast
- 3/4 c warm water
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 c flour plus extra to work with
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp basil
- 2 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp melted butter to brush edge of crust- optional
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine warm water and instant yeast. Let this sit and bubble for 5-10 minutes
- In the stand mixer bowl, or in a separate large bowl, mix flour, salt, basil, oregano, and thyme. Stir olive oil into the yeast and water mixture. Slowly add the liquid to the flour mixture, and work until the dough has formed a ball. If the dough is still very wet and sticky, sprinkle in a little flour until it is able to be formed
- Cover the dough with a clean kitchen towel for 30 minutes, and preheat the oven to 350. If using a cast-iron skillet*, preheat the skillet in the oven
- Once the dough has had time to rise, it should be light and fluffy. Using more flour as needed, work the dough into the cast-iron skillet or onto a pizza pan of choice. Be careful if you are working with a skillet right out of the oven!
- Bake the dough alone for 10 minutes, then remove from the oven and top with sauce and toppings of choice. Brush the crust with melted butter if desired, and bake for another 15 minutes
Notes
*I prefer to bake my pizzas in a cast-iron skillet, as it helps the dough to form a crisp crust. If your cast iron is not so "non-stick", you can use some olive oil and a paper towel to help seal it and prevent the dough from sticking. Just be careful if it's hot out of the oven!
You can easily double this recipe for twice the dough!