Step 1

Prep your pizza pan for nonstick. I use parchment paper as it makes baking and transferring the pizza easier.

Step 2

Start my stirring together the yeast and warm tap water in your mixing bowl. Allow this to sit for a few minutes in order to activate the yeast.

Step 3

Next, add the flour to the bowl. We will start by slowing adding 2 cups of the flour. Then we will any additional later on if the dough seems loose or sticky. Also at this time, add the salt to the bowl.

Step 4

I suggest using a dough hook attachment with your mixer if you have one. Use a slow to medium speed on the mixer as well. If your dough seems to not wanting to form a bowl after a minute of mixing you can add a tablespoon of additional flour to the bowl as it mixes. You can repeat this last step as needed.

Step 5

While your dough is mixing take a new bowl and use olive oil or baking spray to coat the inside of it. When your dough has formed a ball you can remove it from the mixing bowl and transfer it to the bowl that you just transferred it to. Cover the bowl loosely with a dish towel and place the bowl somewhere to allow the dough to rise. I put my dough somewhere high in my kitchen.

Step 6

When the pizza dough has doubled in size, about an hour, you can remove it from the bowl and transfer it to a flat surface that you have lightly dusted with a bit of flour. Roll the dough out, dividing it if necessary for size.

Step 7

Now, preheat your oven to 425  and prep a pizza or similar pan for nonstick. I use parchment paper since it makes it ever so easy to transfer the pizza and clean up after making it. I actually roll the dough out from the last step on to the parchment paper and transfer it to the pizza pan using the parchment paper to do so.

Step 8

Top your pizza as desired and bake until it appears to turn brown.