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This KitchenAid pizza dough has been made by thousands and become their go to pizza dough recipe! It turns out perfectly every time in the stand mixer.
We make a pizza recipes in our house. In fact, we make them so often that we have had the opportunity to refine our dough-making process over the past decade. Our master pizza dough recipe, pizza sauce, and thin crust pizza dough are fan favorites.
When we received a KitchenAid stand mixer for Christmas years ago, we started comparing dough made with a stand mixer to our food processor pizza dough method. This KitchenAid pizza dough recipe was born! Since we first posted this recipe, it’s been made by thousands of people around the world and become their go to pizza dough.
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Tips for making KitchenAid pizza dough in a stand mixer
We get great and consistent results every time making pizza dough with our KitchenAid stand mixer! Using the stand mixer and a single rise, the dough almost melts into shape when you stretch it. Also, you can adjust the dough while it is mixing – a little flour here, a bit of water there – which makes it a very reliable method.
When we bake our pizza dough, we always use a pizza stone! This makes it perfectly crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Here’s more about the best pizza stone and some tips for caring for it.
Pizza is the most common meal that we serve to guests. It’s easy to make, pleases everyone, and can be a healthier choice than delivery pizza when it’s made at home!
Tip: If you’re really into pizza, consider a portable outdoor pizza oven! We love making this Ooni pizza dough recipe when we cook outdoors.
Watch how to make KitchenAid pizza dough
If you’re up for the challenge, here’s how to do it! Because KitchenAid pizza dough is all about texture, we’ve created a video to help you through the process.
Related: How to make artisan pizza at home
KitchenAid Pizza Dough Recipe
This KitchenAid pizza dough has been made by thousands and become their go to pizza dough recipe! It turns out perfectly every time in the stand mixer. For the best possible pizza dough, we recommend this pizza stone. Here’s why we love it.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 6 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 6 mins
- Yield: 2 medium pizzas 1x
- Category: Pizza Dough
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 450 grams (3 cups) flour
- 2 teaspoons (1 packet) instant yeast
- ½ tablespoon (1 glug) olive oil
- ¾ teaspoon (2 large pinches) kosher salt
- 1 ⅓ cups warm water
- Cornmeal
Instructions
- Start out by watching our Easy Homemade Pizza Dough Video to get a feel for the process.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine all ingredients (except cornmeal). Leave out a small amount of the water.
- Using the dough hook from the mixer, stir until a loose dough forms. If a dough doesn’t form, add the rest of the water. If the dough is extremely wet and sticky, and a pinch of flour.
- Attach the dough hook to the mixer and start on a low speed. Gradually increase the speed to medium until a ball forms. This should take about 30 seconds. If the dough does not release from the sides of the bowl, add a pinch of flour. If the dough is very dry and floury, add a small amount of water.
- Once the dough forms into a ball, allow the mixer to knead for 8 minutes at medium-high.
- After the kneading is finished, divide the dough in half. Using floured hands, gently shape each dough into a boule. Set each boule on a floured surface and dab with a little bit of olive oil to keep moist. Cover with a damp towel and allow to rise for 45 minutes to 1 hour. (You can freeze pizza dough you don’t plan to use the day of.)
- To stretch the dough, pick up the risen dough and gently shape it into a circle. Do not over-work or fold the dough. Drape the dough over both of your knuckles and rotate it around, allowing gravity to stretch it into a circle. If the dough starts to resist stretching, put it down and allow it to rest for a few minutes, at which point it will stretch more easily.
- Sprinkle a little bit of cornmeal onto a pizza peel or rimless baking sheet. Place the stretched dough onto the peel and quickly add toppings. Cook at 500° for 5-7 minutes until browned. Enjoy!
Notes
Start this recipe about an hour before you want to make your pizza. Start pre-heating your oven 15 minutes into the rise time.
More homemade pizza recipes
This KitchenAid pizza dough can be used for dozens of different pizzas. Here are a few of our all-time favorites:
- Try our classic Margherita pizza, Neapolitan pizza, cheese pizza or homemade pizza.
- Mix up unique flavors like a taco pizza, spinach pizza or vegan pizza.
- Turn up the heat with spicy Pizza Diavola.
- Try this calzone recipe with the same dough.
A few more stand mixer recipes
Outside of this KitchenAid pizza dough, we have several more KitchenAid mixer recipes and stand mixer recipes:
I made this pizza dough in my bread machine and it turned out great! I layered the ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order of the pizza dough recipe that came with the bread machine, and set it for pizza dough. When it signaled that it was done, it had not risen as much as I thought it should, so I just left it in the machine (turned off) for just a few minutes while I made your Pizza Sauce Recipe. The dough had risen to the top of the container by then. I then proceeded with your Sheet Pan Pizza recipe for baking instructions. Everyone here loved this pizza! Thanks for so many great recipes!