Bread and Pizza Dough in an Electric Stand Mixer

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Mediterranean Small Plates

By Clifford A. Wright

Published 2023

  • About

Read the instructions to your mixer. This recipe was tested on a KitchenAid mixer. If making pizza replace ¼ cup water with ¼ cup olive oil.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
  • cups warm water (105° to 115°F) for bread dough or

Method

  1. In the bowl of the electric mixer, place the yeast and pour in the warm water. Let it rest for 5 minutes, then add the salt and shake gently.
  2. Add 2 ½ cups of the flour and the olive oil (if you are making pizza dough) and attach the bowl to the mixer affixed with the dough hook. Run according to the manufacturer’s directions, about 2 minutes at low speed, addin