Craving homemade pizza without the hassle? This easy bread machine pizza dough recipe is a total game-changer. With just a few basic ingredients and your trusty bread maker, you can have soft, stretchy, from-scratch dough ready to roll out for family pizza night!
Whether you’ve been baking from scratch for years or you’re just dipping your toes into homemade dough, this recipe is a total game-changer. It’s foolproof, it’s simple, and it delivers delicious results every. single. time. In just an hour and a half, you’ll be pulling a hot, fresh pizza out of the oven — and honestly, that’s pretty incredible for homemade dough which usually takes hours.
In our house, pizza and movie night is a tradition — usually on Friday or Saturday — and no matter how busy our day has been, this dough never lets us down. It’s quick, reliable, and so easy to throw together, even when dinner sneaks up on you. Honestly, that’s why it’s my absolute favorite pizza dough recipe. It feels good knowing I can still make something homemade for my family, even when the day feels anything but calm.
One of my favorite things about this recipe is that it keeps our traditions going strong. We don’t have to skip pizza night because we’re short on time, and we don’t have to spend extra money ordering in. It’s saved us so much over the years — and even better, it’s saved us from a lot of “what’s actually in this?” moments with store-bought pizzas. With this recipe, you know exactly what’s going into your food. No mystery ingredients. Just simple, cozy, honestly good food — the way it should be.
Ingredients needed for Bread Machine Pizza Dough
- 640 grams Warm Water
- 880 grams All-Purpose Unbleached Flour
- 2 Tsp Salt
- 3 Tbs Sugar
- 4 Tsp Instant Dry Yeast
- 1 Tbs Olive Oil
- Optional: Cornmeal
How to make Bread Machine Pizza Dough
- Mix dry ingredients together in bread machine pan (or stand mixer)
- Add warm water (not too hot) and olive oil
- Using a bread machine on the raw dough setting for 10 minutes (if you have more time you could let it go a full 20 minutes)
- Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover for 45 minutes to an hour or until doubled in size
- Place dough on a floured surface and divide into 3-4 balls of dough
- Roll each ball of dough out into the shape and thickness of pizza crust that you want and place on a parchment lined baking sheet or pizza stone.
- Allow to rise while the oven is preheating to 475° F
- Pre-cook each crust for 5 minutes and then add desired toppings.
- Cook pizza for 7-10 minutes to desired crispiness.
- Half-way through baking, butter the crust and sprinkle with garlic salt.
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Kitchen Tools Needed
- Bread Machine (or stand mixer)
- Rolling Pin
- Pizza Stone or Baking Sheets
- Parchment Paper
- Large bowl for dough to rise in
Why Use a Bread Machine?
- You can literally just throw everything in and let it do it’s thing!
- It warms the dough, which helps it rise much faster.
Easy Bread Machine Pizza Dough from Scratch
Craving homemade pizza without the hassle? This easy bread machine pizza dough recipe is a total game-changer. With just a few basic ingredients and your trusty bread maker, you can have soft, stretchy, from-scratch dough ready to roll out for family pizza night!
Ingredients
- 640 grams Warm Water
- 880 grams All-Purpose Unbleached Flour
- 2 Tsp Salt
- 3 Tbs Sugar
- 4 Tsp Instant Dry Yeast
- 1 Tbs Olive Oil
- Optional: Cornmeal
Instructions
- Mix dry ingredients together in bread machine pan (or stand mixer)
- Add warm water (not too hot) and olive oil
- Using a bread machine on the raw dough setting for 10 (if you have more time you could let it go a full 20 minutes)
- Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover for 45 minutes to an hour or until doubled in size
- Place dough on a floured surface and divide into 3-4 balls of dough
- Roll each ball of dough out into the shape and thickness of pizza crust that you want and place on a parchment lined baking sheet or pizza stone.
- Allow to rise for another 20-30 minutes while the oven is preheating to 475° F
- Pre-cook each crust for 5 minutes and then add desired toppings.
- Cook pizza for 7-10 minutes to desired crispiness.
- Half-way through baking, butter the crust and sprinkle with garlic salt.
You can also use this pizza dough recipe to make dessert pizza! Checkout my Blueberry Streusel Dessert pizza recipe.
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This sounds so easy! What a clever way to make pizza crust dough. And yes, Pizza is so versatile and adaptable. I’d love to try this as pizza pockets too. Thanks so much for sharing
Love that the machine does the work for you. Great for busy families! I have never thought of making my pizza dough in my bread machine. This might be the best tip I have gotten!