Whether you're camping or having your kids cook dinner, making pizza dough in a bag is a great way to save on dishes and still gives you a great fluffy pizza crust- perfect for ovens and campfires.
Recipe: $0.41 | Per Serving: $0.05 | Servings: 8
We love pizza and homemade pizza nights are always a lot of fun. Getting kids in on the action is a great way to make dinner time unique and allow them to make their own tasty little pizza pies.
With family-favorites like French Bread Pepperoni Pizza, Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Bake, and Pepperoni Pizza Sticks, it's nice to have something perfect for the kids to help with.
Crafting your own dough from scratch is not only fun but results in a fresher, more flavorful base compared to store-bought options. You'll just need a few simple ingredients to create the perfect canvas for your favorite pizza creations.
Our s'mores snack mix, campfire pancakes, Armpit Fudge, and cast iron pizzas are among some of our go-to's for camp-like foods we can bring to the kitchen.
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🍯 Why This Recipe Works
- You can prep it in advance. Make the dough at home and pack it with you in a cooler of ice, or bag the dry ingredients and bring the water and oil with you to your campsite to make it there.
- It can be frozen. If you make the dough at home and freeze it, you can take it with you and let it thaw before use, keeping you from any "hard work" while away from home. Or double the batch and freeze extra dough for future pizzas at home. This is a great way to Make a Healthy Grocery List On a Budget, by making foods from scratch and making enough for later too.
- It's easy enough the kids can make it. With this recipe, you won't need much effort to bring everything together, and it's not messy either, thanks to the baggie! Perfect for getting kids to help (I'm sure they'll love it too!)
🥘 Ingredients
Ingredient Notes:
Flour- You will need some all purpose flour or bread flour for the gluten structure and base of this recipe. Note that bread flour requires more water, and all purpose flour would require additional flour due to the hydration levels of each flour being different.
Water- You'll need some warm water that is about 110 degrees F to help hydrate and activate the yeast. Make sure that it's not expired or else it may not work.
Yeast- Use some instant or active yeast to get the dough to rise and grow.
Sugar- Adding in a little bit of granulated sugar will help to feed the yeast so that it performs well.
For specific ingredients and measurements, please see the recipe card below.
🔪 Instructions for Pizza Dough In a Bag
Step 1: Combine flour, salt, and sugar in a gallon sized zipper topped bag. Add in yeast and mix to combine.
Step 2: Add in the water and olive oil. Close the top of the bag and mix well.
Step 3: Knead the closed bag for about 5 minutes until it's well mixed and looks like it isn't too sticky. If needed, add in more flour. Let the bag rest 10-20 minutes or up to 1 hour.
Step 4: Coat your hands in olive oil and coat the cast iron griddle you'll be using. This helps to prevent the dough sticking.
Step 5: Take the dough from the bag and press it down into the prepared pan.
If cooking in an oven, preheat the oven to 500 degrees F and assemble the pizza.
Step 6: Bake 10-12 minutes.
If cooking over a campfire, cook the crust until the top is lightly golden and the crust looks firm.
Step 7: Top with sauce, cheese, and toppings. Loosely cover the top with foil. Cook for about 5 minutes until cheese has melted and toppings are warmed.
Slice your pizza and serve warm.
🍴 Recipe Tips
- Challenges with Flour Amount- Making pizza dough in a bag can be tricky because the amount of flour needed can vary due to factors like weather and humidity. The flour amount can fluctuate by up to a cup, even at home.
- Recommended Approach- For the pizza camp dough recipe, it's best to create a dry bag of pizza dough and add olive oil and water once at the campsite. Have an extra bag of flour handy to add as needed until the dough is no longer sticky.
- Kneading the Dough- If possible, find a floured surface to knead the dough until it's not sticky. If not, kneading in the bag works too. Greasing your hands with oil prevents the dough from sticking to your hands and helps when pressing it into the pan since rolling it out isn't feasible.
- Greasing the Cast Iron Pans- Coating the cast iron pans with olive oil prevents sticking and gives the crust a crispy bottom. Cornmeal can be used as well, but olive oil works just fine if cornmeal isn't available.
🍕 Pizza Dough Uses
Versatile for Camping- Having pizza dough ready for camping, whether pre-made and chilled or in dry mix form, offers versatility for meal options.
Adaptability- Pizza dough can be transformed into various dishes based on preferences and ingredients available. It can serve as a base for traditional pizzas, sweet treats like pizza dough cinnamon rolls, or savory options like bread rolls.
Convenience- The flexibility of this pizza dough recipe makes it a convenient and practical choice for camping trips, offering multiple meal possibilities with minimal effort.
💭 Recipe FAQs
Making this dough in advance? Follow along with the instructions for making and kneading the dough all the way up to the point where it says to let the dough rest.
Once you reach that point, simply place the dough in the fridge and allow it to chill for up to 24 hours. When ready to use, let the dough sit at room temperature for 15 minutes and use as directed.
As with any food item, pizza dough can go bad. The yeast could start bad and lead to a poor rise of the dough. The dough itself could become over-proofed and not bake properly.
The dough could also sit in the fridge so long that it begins to grow mold. There are a lot of ways that dough could go bad, so it's best to stick to the recipe instructions.
Frozen pizza dough balls can be another great idea for making pizza dough in advance. Let's say you're camping and want pizza when you get to the site. You can make the pizza dough, freeze it, and then once you're there, use the thawed dough for an easy dinner that night.
Simply make the dough as directed up until the rest point and place the dough in the freezer. Freeze until solid. Thaw at room temperature or overnight in the fridge and allow 15 minutes to come to room temperature before use. Bake as directed.
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📖 Recipe
Pizza Dough In a Bag
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups all purpose flour ($0.46)
- ¾ teaspoon salt ($0.01)
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar ($0.01)
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast ($0.16)
- ¾ cup warm water (about 100 degrees F) ($0.00)
- 1 ½ teaspoon olive oil (will need more) ($0.07)
Instructions
- In your gallon sized baggie, mix the flour, salt and sugar.
- Add in the yeast and mix again.
- Add the water and olive oil to the bag and close the top. Mix well again.
- Knead the closed bag for a few minutes (about 5) until it's well mixed and looks like it's not super sticky.
- Let the bag rest for 10-20 minutes, or up to 1 hour.
- Coat your cast iron griddle or skillet with olive oil, and coat your hands as well. This helps to keep the dough from sticking to you.
- Take the dough from the bag and press it down into the bottom of the pan.
- If cooking in an oven, preheat the oven to 500 degrees, assemble the pizza and bake 10-12 minutes.
- If cooking over a campfire, cook the crust until firm. Top with sauce and toppings and then loosely cover the top with aluminum foil. Cook about 5 minutes or so until the cheese has melted and toppings are warmed.
- Slice and serve.
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