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Italian Pizza Dough Recipe, No Knead = Love
Italian pizza dough recipe that I make almost every week. So delicious, can be ready in under 3 hours. Together with a cocktail and salad, a favorite dinner. Or afternoon snack… great for Brunch. Of course, this no-knead Italian pizza dough recipe is easy and versatile. You can make either: Italian pizza, Artisanal Bread or Calzones! Yes, there is that much dough. As well as being inexpensive: less than $3/pizza (about $1/loaf). Only a few ingredients to yummy goodness!
My Italian Grandmother would often make Sausage bread (really a Stromboli). There was never any leftover. Because the combination of delicious dough, Italian San Marzano tomato sauce and gooey mozzarella is just too yummy! And who has that kind of willpower to resist?
Dough Makes Homemade Bread Too
In fact, this recipe also makes the best Italian Artisan bread. This yummy Artisan Bread with either jam or cheeses/charcuterie board/ pretty dish towels is a thoughtful, inexpensive present. Either for the Holiday’s, a housewarming gift or even for a new parent. Either roll out dough to make pizzas or make into bread. Additionally, this recipe also can be made into scrumptious bread bowls for soups, stews or chili. And did I mention one of my most requested Thanksgiving dishes? Whenever you want some homemade dough happiness. 🙂
This recipe made into Bread is the perfect accompaniment to slather up all this delicious Chicken Marsala sauce too! Romantic evening in, here we come! My only advice is: right before putting bread dough in oven, use a sharp knife or shears, cut about 3 slashes into each loaf to release air and use really good sea salt on top of the Artisan bread. Highly recommend my go-to: French Sea Salt
Fun, Easy Pizza Dinner!
Want a fun family dinner? Make the dough ahead of time and at mealtime, call the family. Usually, my son or I roll out the pizza dough and everyone makes their own personal pizza. As my daughter likes very little sauce. And my husband likes olives, red pepper and artichoke. My favorite? Of course, the Italian Quattro Stagioni (“Four Seasons” – mushrooms, olives, prosciutto, and artichokes). Also, really fun to make as an appetizer course. Just make 1-2 pizzas in advance and keep warm. Then when guests arrive, cut the pizza into small slices and pour a glass of wine! Therefore, a great New Year’s Eve appetizer…or Wednesday afternoons…Game Days!
Also, this pizza cooks amazingly on the BBQ for warm weather gatherings. Just use a good grill pan.
Easy, Inexpensive and Delicious! What are you waiting for? Because everyone loves #Pizza 🙂
If you enjoyed this recipe, take a look at our scrumptious Pasta Carbonara recipe.
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Italian Pizza Dough Recipe - No Knead, Artisan Bread, Calzone
Dough comes together without kneading- just mix together. Allow to rise for at least 2 hours and then the Most Delicious Homemade Pizza, Artisan Bread, or Calzone. It will make you even more loved!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 pkg Rapid Rise Yeast
- 2½ cups Warm Water
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 1 tsp Good Sea Salt
- 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
- 6 cups AP or Bread Flour
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add yeast, honey and ½ cup warm water. Mix with a spoon, to activate.
- Allow yeast to activate, about 10-15 minutes.
- Add salt, olive oil, flour and remaining 2 cups of warm water. Mix with a tablespoon or your hands until just combined. Do not over mix or knead.
- Take dough out of bowl and drizzle a little bit of EVOO all over bowl to prevent dough from sticking. Put dough back in bowl, cover with foil/plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm area at least 2 hours.
- After 2 hours, punch dough down and cover again for 30 minutes.
- Can bake now or allow additional rising time. If I have time, I put bowl with dough in refrigerator as it's easier to work with cooler dough.
- Preheat oven to 425°F. If making into pizza, roll dough out to fit pizza pan. Add sauce, cheese, toppings and bake 8-12 minutes or until done. If making bread, grab piece of dough the size you want (large loaf, baguette, smaller soup bowl, etc...) and form into a tight ball.
- Right before baking, take a sharp knife and cut 2-3 slashes in your dough to allow air to escape.
- Lightly brush on some EVOO, pinch of good sea salt, or herbs if you would like. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until done.
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Oh my gosh! This dough/bread recipe has changed our lives!! We recently bought a new oven and have been trying to find recipes to try in it. We made THE BEST pizzas on the planet! We started out with simple Margherita pizza, then moved on to adding more exotic meats, cheeses, peppers and onions to our next pizzas. SO Delicious!! If that wasn’t enough, we then made bread with it! It was out of this world! I’m so thankful I stumbled on your recipe and website! I can’t wait to try your other recipes now!!
SO, SO glad to hear you loved this pizza recipe! Your pizza sounds absolutely scrumpotious & very Italiano! xoxo
Wow Cindi. this looks so easy. I don’t have rapid rise yeast here, but I’m wondering if I can figure this out with “regular” yeast. I may try this weekend!!! What I wouldn’t do for some pizza hahaha 🙂
Hi Lannie! Absolutely, you can use “regular” yeast. It may take a little while longer for the dough to rise but not significantly maybe an hour or 2. Unless you are in a warmer or humid climate. Use the same amount (yeast packet is 2 1/4 teaspoons or 6 grams). For high altitude, you may have to add a little more warm water. Once you get the feel of the dough, please let us know what your measurements ended up being. Can’t wait to hear how delicious your pizza is! 🙂
The pictures of your pizzas look so good. I’ve never made pizza dough. Maybe I should give it a try. Looks pretty easy 🙂
Hi Steven, super easy – you will make this All.The.Time. My kids were teens when they started making this recipe & super versatile – makes delicious Artisan bread loaves too ( a great gift for housewarming, new baby, friends over…) Let us know if you make & thanks so much for stopping by!
Interesting. Will give this a try. Until today I thought the secret to a great pizza dough is to knead it religiously!
Hi Carina, please let us know if you make – no kneading, honest. It is the most delicious pizza outside Italy IMHO 🙂
haha now its my turn to bookmark your page. just discovered your world recipes! And love making our own pizza. will try this recipe sounds delicious!
🙂 Thank you so much for your kind comments – So appreciate.
This looks absolutely delicious! I love discovering new recipes and this one will be added to my list of new ones I need to try for next week!
Awesome – let us know how you liked! Thanks so much for stopping by 🙂
OMG yum – your food posts are so lush. I need this in my life!
You are super kind, appreciate greatly!
I’ll give this one a shot, I think. Thanks for posting the recipe. I always use my mom’s recipe, which is kinda German-style with relatively thick, heavy dough layer.
Oh, I am interested in the German-style dough. My Mom is German and we visit Germany often -would love to know your Mom’s recipe!
I’ve never thought of adding honey to our pizza dough. We have homemade pizzas a lot so I’m going to give your dough a go next time.
Let us know what you think using the honey, Wendy. Would appreciate your thoughts since you make pizzas a lot!
I love homemade bread and pizza! This looks delicious! Will have to make this soon!
Super easy and fun too! Great for weekend BBQ’s outside & super customizable – could top with CA Bodega Bay clams, prawns or mussels, just like on Italy’s Amalfi Coast!
Oh my goodness! Awesome childhood memories come flowing back for me too! Food is certainly a way to bring back happy thoughts and memories from childhood! Especially around the holidays!
Your photos certainly make it look enticing to try your recipes! Those pizzas really look delicious! I can almost smell them! I love the idea of individual personal pizzas, especially out on the BBQ!
Food memories are the best! Some memories take just a smell to come flooding back…especially anything that has a garlic scent!
My previous attempts at making pizza were not so good. I blame the recipe. This will come in handy:,
If something I make doesn’t come out well, it has to be the recipe! 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by John & please let us know how you like this pizza recipe.
Oh my goodness, your blog brought back sooo many memories of my childhood! I forgot about the sausage bread my grandmother and my aunt would make during holidays (like you said, it resembled a Stromboli, but that’s not what they called it!). I was searching for a no knead artisan herb bread since I just cannot do the hand work anymore with my rheumatoid arthritis, when your site popped up – I love it! It fabulous – it’s my family lol 😘
So funny! Aren’t family food memories the best?! xoxo