Bread Machine Pizza Dough With Variations

Sloppy Joe pizza

The Spruce / Diana Rattray

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Rise Time: 10 mins
Total: 45 mins
Servings: 16 servings

There's nothing like homemade pizza, and this recipe makes enough pizza dough for two 12-inch thick-crust pizzas. If you don't need two pizzas, freeze half of the dough for later, or make two or three pizzas and freeze them, toppings and all. See the tips and variations below the recipe instructions for more. The number of pizzas depends in part on the thickness of your crust. Instead of 2 or 3 thin-crust pizzas, you could make one thick-crust 12-inch deep-dish pizza. 

Whether you like your crust thick or thin, this bread machine pizza dough recipe gives you the chance to make it the way you want and to use your favorite pizza toppings.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups water

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil, or olive oil

  • 3 3/4 cups bread flour

  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon granulated sugar

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons fine salt

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

  2. Add ingredients to your bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Choose the dough cycle.

  3. Remove the dough and roll it out to fit into pizza pans, forming a 1-inch thick edge. Preheat oven to 400 F.

  4. Brush with a little olive oil or vegetable oil, then let the crust rise for 10 to 15 minutes. Spread with tomato sauce or toppings of choice.

  5. Bake pizza in the oven for about 20 to 25 minutes, or until crust is browned and cheese is melted and bubbly. 

  6. Serve and enjoy!

Tips for Freezing Pizza Dough and Pizza

  • To freeze pizza dough, prepare and let it rise in the bread machine on the dough cycle. Divide it into pizza-sized portions (depending on the size of your pan(s). Rub some olive oil over the dough ball and place it in a freezer bag. Seal the bag, squeezing out as much air as possible. Store the dough in the freezer for up to 3 months. To defrost, remove the dough from the freezer and let it defrost in the refrigerator for about 12 hours or overnight. Take the dough out of the bag and let it rest at room temperature for about 30 minutes. 
  • To freeze a prepared homemade pizza, line one or more pans with the pizza dough and bake the dough at 450 F for about 4 minutes, or until dry looking but not browned. Cool completely, add sauce, toppings, and shredded cheese, and freeze on a baking sheet until frozen solid. Wrap the frozen pizza(s) in plastic wrap and then wrap in foil. Store the pizzas in the freezer for up to 3 months. Bake the frozen pizzas at 450 F or hotter on a baking stone or in a pizza pan for about 12 to 15 minutes, or until the crust is browned and the cheese is bubbling.

Recipe Variations

  • Basil Pizza Dough: Add 2 teaspoons of dried leaf basil to the dry ingredients.
  • Whole Wheat Pizza Dough: Replace 1 cup of the bread flour with 1 cup of whole wheat flour.
  • Parmesan and Herb Pizza Dough: Add 1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese and 1 teaspoon of an Italian herb blend or a combination of dried leaf basil and oregano to the flour mixture.
  • Garlic Pizza Dough: Crush and finely mince 3 cloves of garlic and add to the bread machine with the oil.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
132 Calories
2g Fat
24g Carbs
4g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 16
Amount per serving
Calories 132
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g 2%
Saturated Fat 0g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 200mg 9%
Total Carbohydrate 24g 9%
Dietary Fiber 1g 3%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 4g
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 6mg 0%
Iron 0mg 2%
Potassium 36mg 1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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