Chewy Pizza Dough (KitchenAid Stand Mixer)
Elevate your next pizza night with this homemade chewy pizza dough. This pizza dough comes together quickly in the KitchenAid stand mixer, with minimal ingredients and no fancy techniques. This pizza dough is the perfect base for all of your favorite toppings - even controversial ones like pineapple!
Servings: 1 Pizza Dough Ball
Calories: 2815kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ teaspoon Active dry yeast one packet
- 1 ½ cups Water lukewarm
- ½ teaspoon Granulated sugar
- ½ cup Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 4 cups All purpose flour
Instructions
- Add the water, dry yeast, and sugar to the bowl of your stand mixer. Let the mixture sit for 5-10 minutes until the yeast has started to bubble and foam at the surface of the water.2 ¼ teaspoon Active dry yeast, 1 ½ cups Water, ½ teaspoon Granulated sugar
- While the yeast is blooming, combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside.1 teaspoon Garlic powder, 1 teaspoon Kosher salt, 4 cups All purpose flour
- Add the olive oil to the bloomed yeast mixture, and top with the dry ingredients.½ cup Extra virgin olive oil
- Using the dough hook attachment, mix the dough on level 2 low speed until the dough is roughly combined. Increase the mixer speed to level 3 and continue to knead the dough until the dough has formed into a smooth ball and comes off of the sides of the bowl. This should take 3-5 minutes.
- Drizzle olive oil onto the dough ball in the mixer bowl, and cover it with plastic wrap or a damp towel. Place the bowl in a warm place and let the dough rise for 2 hours.
- Once the dough has risen, punch the air out of the dough. If using the dough right away, place it on an oiled sheet tray and let the dough sit for 1-2 hours covered, to let the dough rest. If using later, place it in the fridge or freezer.
Notes
- Signs the dough is ready: You should be able to make a finger dent into the dough and have it spring back up within a few seconds. This means the dough has been well-kneaded.
- Use lukewarm water: Yeast blooms best in a lukewarm environment. Avoid using very cold, or very hot water, as it can kill the yeast and prevent the dough from rising.
- Help to rise dough: A great way to help dough rise is to keep the bowl in the oven, with the oven light on. This creates a warm environment for the dough to rise nicely.
- Let the mixer knead: Part of what makes a chewy pizza dough is developing gluten. Let your mixer do the hard work, and make sure you are kneading the dough enough.
- Portion the dough: This recipe makes for one large dough ball, which can make a large pizza on a half-sheet pan. If making smaller or individual pizzas, portion the dough into smaller dough balls. Make even-sized balls using a kitchen scale.
Nutrition
Calories: 2815kcal | Carbohydrates: 389g | Protein: 55g | Fat: 113g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Monounsaturated Fat: 80g | Sodium: 2361mg | Potassium: 639mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 93mg | Iron: 24mg
