A super simple and fluffy pizza dough recipe that takes only minutes to prepare. In 30 minutes or less, you could be enjoying your very own slice of pizza! Yum!
This pizza recipe is great for any occasion or night of the week. We like to make our own DIY Pizza Parties with homemade pizzas and Cinnamon Streusel Dessert Pizza.
This crust is perfect for a fluffy, flavorful crust. It can be crispy, soft, and perfect for holding all of your delicious toppings. Pick you favorite sauces, cheeses and toppings to enjoy pizza night any night.
For more pizza recipes, make sure to check out my Air Fryer English Muffin Pizza, Pepperoni Pizza Bombs, Mini Bagel Pizzas, and Pepperoni Pizza Sticks.
Why This Recipe Works
- You can increase the ingredients. What makes this kid friendly pizza dough recipe so much better is knowing that you can double or triple it without consequence. This makes it so much easier for when you want to feed a larger crowd of people!
- It's easy enough that the kids can help! With this simple no rise pizza dough recipe you can have the kids in the kitchen and helping to make a delicious personal sized pizza of their own.
- Simple ingredients. We use some very simple and basic ingredients to create a delicious pizza crust. Pantry staple ingredients like flour, sugar, oil, and yeast.
🥘 Ingredients
All-purpose flour- The gluten structure and base of this recipe is all purpose flour. Bread flour could be used but would require additional water.
Olive oil- For necessary fats to keep the dough from feeling dry, make sure to use some olive oil.
Salt- This is a natural flavor enhancer.
Sugar- Adding in a little granulated sugar will help to feed the yeast so that it works nicely.
Yeast- You will need some instant yeast to help proof the dough.
Warm water- To activate the yeast, you will need warm water that is about 110 degrees F. Too cold and it won't activate, and too hot will kill the yeast.
For the exact amounts needed, please see the recipe card below.
🍽 Equipment Needed
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🔪 Instructions
Check out how to make no rise pizza dough with these simple step-by-step instructions:
In a large glass bowl combine your warm water (110 degrees F) and your yeast. Let rest for a minute or two until it looks foamy. If it doesn't foam up within 5 minutes your yeast could be bad or the water may have been too hot or cold. This will result in chewier pizza dough.
Add the flour, sugar, salt, and olive oil to the bowl and stir with a wooden spoon until it comes together. It will look shaggy.
Lightly sprinkle a counter and knead the dough. Incorporate the pieces that didn't originally want to stick and knead the dough until it's no longer sticking to your hands and the counter, feeding it more flour as needed.
Place the dough back into the bowl and let it rest in a warm spot for 5 minutes.
Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface and shape into a pizza with crust. Place on baking sheet.
Top with sauce and toppings as desired.
Bake at 500 degrees F for 10 minutes until crust is golden and cheese is melted and bubbly.
🍴 Recipe Tips
While this dough doesn't need to rise, there is a 5 minute rest period after you knead it. This is simply because the glutens in the dough have been worked through excessive movement and become tighter.
By letting the dough rest for 5 minutes, you relax the gluten, making it soooo much easier to roll out into a circle. If you tried to roll it out without relaxing it, you'd notice that the dough springs back into its original shape.
Allowing the dough to rest saves your sanity! Use those 5 minutes to prepare the toppings and preheat the oven, or to dust the counter with flour.
💭 FAQs
If you truly wanted to let your dough rise before using it, you can let it rise in a warm spot until it's doubled in size. This is usually about an hour.
Yes! Make your dough as directed and after you knead it, place it in a greased bowl with plastic wrap on top. Stick it in the fridge and it can last up to two days this way.
Absolutely! I do this sometimes (when I have freezer space, haha). Simply make your pizza (toppings included) and freeze flat in the freezer for up to4 hours (until solid).
Then take the pizza and wrap it well in plastic wrap and then again in aluminum foil. You can bake from frozen, but will need to add more time to ensure the dough cooks evenly.
Check out these other awesome pizza recipes
- Christmas Tree Fruit Pizza
- Air Fryer Pizza Rolls
- Air Fryer French Bread Pizzas
- Air Fryer Tortilla Pizza
📖 Recipe
Easy No Rise Pizza Dough
Ingredients
- ¾ cup Warm water (about 110 degrees F) ($0.00)
- 1 teaspoon Active dry yeast ($0.54)
- 2 cups All-purpose flour ($0.16)
- 1 teaspoon Granulated sugar ($0.01)
- ¾ teaspoon Salt ($0.08)
- 1 ½ Tablespoon Olive oil ($0.19)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add your warm water and yeast. Let sit for a minute or two until it looks foamy. If it doesn't foam up within 5 minutes, toss it out and try again. *See notes on why, below.
- Add in the flour, sugar, salt, and olive oil, stirring to combine. The dough will appear shaggy.
- Lightly sprinkle a work surface with flour and then turn the dough out onto the counter. Knead for about 5 minutes until elastic and smooth. Try to incorporate the dough pieces that didn't originally want to stick.
- Place the dough back into the bowl and then rest it on top of the stove as the oven preheats to 500 degrees F. Let the dough rest for 5 minutes.
- Arrange the pizza toppings so that they're nearby and then roll out the pizza dough to make one large pizza or divide and roll out into two small personal sized pizzas.
- Place on a baking sheet or pizza pan and top with sauce, cheese, and toppings as desired. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes or until crust is golden and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
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