If you think great pizza dough needs an overnight rise, I’m here to break that rule. Same-day dough can be just as chewy, airy, and flavorful—if you know how to treat it right. This is how I do it: a simple, no-fuss recipe that gives you pizza-shop results in hours, not days. We’re talking a crisp bottom, soft center, and a beautiful airy crust . Forget delivery—by tonight, you can amazing pizza that is better than the the pizzeria down the street.
What Type of Pizza will this Dough Make?
This same day pizza dough will make great NY Style Pizza and Deep Dish Detroit Style Pizza. You will want to use an oven with a temperature between 500°F and 600°F for best results. This particular crust will burn if you get much hotter than than that.
This dough is perfect for home ovens or backyard pizza ovens at lower temperatures.
Ingredients Needed For Same Day Pizza Dough
The beautiful thing about great pizza dough is it’s simplicity. All you need is Salt, Water, Flour, and Yeast. And in this case a little Olive Oil too. For this same day dough, our specific Ingredient List is:
- 650 g luke warm water
- 800 g King Arthur Bread Flour
- 200 g King Arthur 00 Flour
- 25 Sea Salt
- 1 teaspoon Instant Dry Yeast – Red Star brand
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil – any brand is fine
Any Special Equipment Needed?
The only kitchen tool you need to make great pizza at home is a cheap digital baking scale and a baking steel. Other than that, if you have a large bowl and something to cover it with, you are ready to make great pizza in your home oven. No fancy backyard pizza oven is needed.
Check out my short list of equipment that make Pizza easy and fun.
Making the Pizza Dough
Making quality dough is super simple. All you have to do is be willing to get your hands a little sticky and your shirt a little messy with flour. Below are all the basic steps to develop amazing pizza dough in 5-8 hours.
Check out my other Pizza Dough Recipes for more into on making dough and tips for beginners:
- Add the sea salt to the water. Stir to dissolve the salt
- Add the Instant Dry Yeast and whisk or stir to incorporate it into the salt water
- Set a timer for 10 minutes.
- Measure your Bread and 00 Flour into a large bowl, mix together.
- After the yeast has activated in the water (10 minutes), pour the water into the large bowl of flour
- Add the Olive Oil into the mixture
- Mix together scraping the bowl with a spatula. Mix with a spatula until a sticky mess forms and all flour in absorbed. Then pull the sticky ball onto a counter to work with your hands, turning the dough over and pushing it down with your palm. Do this for just a minute and then return the sticky ball to the bowl. Cover for 10 minutes.
- After the dough rests for 10 minutes, pull the dough back onto the counter or work surface to work the dough for a few minutes. It should feel smoother and less sticky. Place back in the bowl and repeat this process one more time.
- When the dough has a nice smooth texture, form it into a ball and place it back into the large bowl. Make sure you clean the bowl prior to placing the dough inside, and lightly coat the bowl with olive oil as well (prior to placing the dough back into the bowl).
- 2 Hours Before Baking Pizzas, divide the dough into 320 gram dough balls for 12-14″ size pizzas. This recipe will make 5 pizzas, plus a little extra.
Try this Dough Today!
Leave me a comment below if you try this dough, or if you have any pizza questions.
If this is your first time trying homemade dough… keep practicing, as it gets easier and more fun with each try!
Easy Same Day Pizza Dough
Make amazing pizza dough quickly, ready for crisp and tender pizza crusts the same night.
Ingredients
- 800 grams Bread Flour
- 200 grams 00 Flour
- 25 grams Sea Salt
- 1 tsp Instant Dry Yeast
- 650 grams Luke Warm Water Like warm pool water, not a hot tub
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
Instructions
Add the sea salt to the water. Stir to dissolve the salt
Add the Instant Dry Yeast and whisk or stir to incorporate it into the salt water
Set a timer for 10 minutes.
Measure your Bread and 00 Flour into a large bowl, mix together.
After the yeast has activated in the water (10 minutes), pour the water into the large bowl of flour.
Add the Olive Oil into the mixture
Mix together scraping the bowl with a spatula. Mix with a spatula until a sticky mess forms and all flour in absorbed. Then pull the sticky ball onto a counter to work with your hands, turning the dough over and pushing it down with your palm. Do this for just a minute and then return the sticky ball to the bowl. Cover for 10 minutes.
After the dough rests for 10 minutes, pull the dough back onto the counter or work surface to work the dough for a few minutes. It should feel smoother and less sticky. Place back in the bowl and repeat this process one more time.
When the dough has a nice smooth texture, form it into a ball and place it back into the large bowl. Make sure you clean the bowl prior to placing the dough inside, and lightly coat the bowl with olive oil as well (prior to placing the dough back into the bowl).
2 Hours Before Baking Pizzas, divide the dough into 320 gram dough balls for 12-14" size pizzas. This recipe will make 5 pizzas, plus a little extra.
