Meet your new best friend – a no yeast pizza dough that makes a quick and easy homemade pizza, start to finish in 20 minutes flat! This pizza crust without yeast is not just a sad substitute for the real deal made with yeast. It’s truly great, yet takes a fraction of the time and effort. Game changer!
No Yeast Pizza Dough
This is THE pizza dough recipe for when:
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you don’t have 3 hours for dough to rise;
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don’t have yeast; or
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you’ve got hungry people giving you the evil eye because you promised pizza for dinner only to find the flatbreads you were going to use are mouldy (true story).
Basically, everyone falls into one of those 3 categories, which means this pizza crust recipe is for everyone in this entire world. 😂
You just mix it up in a bowl then knead for 3 minutes by hand, or blitz for 40 seconds in a food processor then it’s ready to use! Top with a pizza sauce and toppings of choice, bake for 12 minutes and voila! Piping hot pizza, fresh out of the oven in 20 minutes flat.
That’s faster than home delivery!!
Pizza without yeast – what it tastes like
This no yeast pizza dough isn’t just ok. It’s mind-blowingly good!
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Has enough structure so you can pick up slices, but the base isn’t thin and dry like a cracker;
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Flavourful and tender crust with as much chew as you’ll ever get from a pizza crust without yeast;
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Gets nice colour on the crust (something that other recipes deem as impossible unless you overcook the crust. We refused to give in!); and
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Tastes extraordinarily similar to traditional yeast pizza crust – though we don’t get the puffy bubbly edges of yeast pizza (and we never will – that’s just plain science!).
Note: The base recipe is made with bread flour which has higher protein and yields a better chew like you get with yeast pizza crusts. If you make this with plain / all purpose flour, you won’t get the same chewy crumb but it is still a seriously good pizza crust.
Here’s a close up comparison of yeast vs no yeast pizza – pretty similar!
What you need for pizza crust without yeast
Here’s what you need to make no yeast pizza dough:
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flour – use bread flour if you can. The crust will have a better chew and will tear as you bite into it, like traditional yeast pizza crust., because it’s got higher protein in it which makes a better crumb for breads. But don’t make a special trip out for bread flour, it’s still exceptional made with just plain / all purpose flour! The Sausage and Kale pizza pictured below is made with all purpose / plain flour – looks exactly the same!
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baking powder – this is what gives the pizza crust rise, instead of using yeast;
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sugar – just a touch, to bring out flavour and also helps the crust brown;
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olive oil – this keeps the crumb nice and moist. Without it, it’s terribly dry!
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salt – essential for flavour.
How to make pizza crust without yeast
Either mix it all up in a bowl then knead by hand for 3 minutes, or just blitz it all together in a food processor for 40 seconds. Then it’s ready to go!
Notice in Step 5 above how the dough after kneading is not completely smooth, unlike yeast pizza dough which is completely smooth after it rises. That’s totally ok. There’s no benefit to kneading for longer until it’s super smooth – as I found out first hand (and I really wish I discovered it sooner!!)
This pizza crust without yeast is easy to work with – soft, supple, not sticky and very forgiving too.
Topping and baking no yeast pizza dough
After rolling it out, just top as you do any pizza! Spread with sauce, then toppings of choice.
PRO TIP: Brush the edge of the crust with oil. This will make the crust nice and brown without having to bake so long that it dries out. Inherent problem with no yeast pizza crusts!
Here are photos of a couple more pizzas made using this no yeast dough – Sausage and Kale Pizza, and Garlic Pizza (both topping recipes here).
RecipeTin Family Challenge
This no yeast pizza dough is an original recipe created by the RecipeTin Family, whom I called upon pursuant to pitiful wails for a no yeast pizza after sharing the RecipeTin pizza dough several weeks ago.
I never could resist pitiful wails for recipe requests!!
So we took on the challenge. Though truthfully, we approached it skeptically, not believing it was possible.
We poo-pooed crusts we’ve previously tried. “It’s like dry cardboard!” “Meh…. bland.” And the worst – “It was so bad, I scraped the topping off and ate it with chopsticks! “(true story)
We are a tough crowd.
(But really, we’re nice people – I promise! 😂)
I am so very glad we have proven ourselves wrong. We’re all still shaking our heads over how good no yeast pizza can be – as are fellow foodie friends we shared the recipe with to try it out.
And I’m thrilled (and actually quite proud) to be sharing it with the world. I hope it brings you as much joy as it has to us! – Nagi x
PS But hopefully not girth expansion – as it has to us. 😩
Watch how to make it
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An excellent No Yeast Pizza Dough - quick easy homemade pizza!
Ingredients
Dry ingredients:
- 1 1/3 cups bread flour (or plain / all purpose flour, Note 2)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp sugar
Wet ingredients:
- 2 tsp olive oil (or any other oil)
- 1/2 cup water (cold tap water)
Other
- 1 tbsp Extra Flour , for dusting
- 2 tsp vegetable oil (optional) , for brushing crust (or canola or other neutral oil) (Note 3)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250°C / 480°F (230°C fan) (Note 4.) Place shelf in the top quarter of the oven.
- Spray pizza pan or baking tray lightly with oil.
- Prepare pizza sauce and toppings. Keep shredded mozzarella in the fridge (Note 5).
Food processor (40 sec):
- Using the standard S blade, add Dry Ingredients and pulse twice. Add water and olive oil. Blitz on low for 40 seconds - it will come together into a shaggy ball (video 33 sec).
- Sprinkle work surface with half Extra Flour, scrape dough out. Sprinkle with remaining Extra Flour and firmly shape into a ball.
Hand Kneading (3 min):
- Place Dry ingredients in a bowl, mix to combine with a rubber spatula. Add water and olive oil, mix until flour is incorporated as best you can.
- Sprinkle work surface with half Extra Flour, dip dough out. Sprinkle with remaining Extra Flour then knead for 3 to 4 minutes until it's pretty smooth (video 38 sec), using more flour only if needed.
Rolling out dough:
- Dough should be soft and elastic, and not stick to your hands. It will not be completely smooth like yeast dough (video 38 sec)(Note 6).
- Shape dough into a ball. Roll out into a 30cm/12" round.
- Transfer to pizza pan, preferably with holes (for crispier base), or a baking tray (Note 7 pizza stone). Use your fingers to pull from the centre to fill the pan to the edge - avoid pinching the edges (to ensure puffy crust!).
Top & bake:
- Top with 1/4 cup pizza sauce and toppings of choice.
- Brush the crust edge (just exposed edge with no toppings on it) with oil.
- Bake 12 minutes, until the edges are crispy and golden. Cut and serve immediately!
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
Life of Dozer
One for the pizza, one for Dozer, one for the pizza, one for Dozer….
This pizza dough was delicious. Thank You!
Can I make Bread with this pizza dough? And can I double the recipe?Thank you very much!
If you want to make bread Elizabeth, then I would choose one of my bread recipes! https://www.recipetineats.com/easy-yeast-bread-recipe-no-knead/ N x
Best quick pizza recipe ever! Will definitely make again.
Woo hoo!! That’s great Mel! Enjoy! N x
I am a thin and crispy pizza fan! and this was delicious. My children love Hungry Howie’s pizza, so, I didn’t think with it being as thin, that they’d like it.. but they certainly did! Great pizza crust, too!
That’s great Nicki! I am glad that you all enjoyed the pizzas! N x
This is my go-to pizza dough. So many thanks for that! (I will never learn to make a pizza circle, though. But in homage to you, I’ve shaped a few “Australias”) (:
I have a large bag of self-rising flour. I’m wondering, since you say we can use AP flour, if I ignore the salt and the baking powder, could I swap it out?
Thanks for all your help with this and all your delicious recipes!
Excellent pizza base, quick and easy. Hubby said its the best pizza i’ve made in ages. Praise indeed. 😁
The best homemade pizza dough I’ve ever made!!! It is delicious!!! I’ll be making it from now on 😊💜
Now my go-to pizza base recipe. So quick and easy.
Full marks from the whole family 👌
My family loves this one too!! N x
I tried your recipe using cake flour because that was what I had and I couldn’t wait. I reduced the baking powder to 3/4 tsp as I wanted a thin crust and cake flour tends to “puff up” a bit more due to the lack of protein. It turned out very well and was simply to die for. Thumbs up!!!
Excellent!!
Thank you so much; I am never making yeast-based pizza dough again. Who knew…I made pizza in less than 3o minutes!
Thank you for the great recipe. It was easy to make and I made a delicious thin crust pizza from ingredients to table in 30min!
Such an amazing recipe!!! Way too fast compared to how I used to make pizza. Blessing in disguise that I ran out of yeast, I found this recipe! Instead of drizzling with flour, I used extra olive oil. Love the dough and will definitely have this in my kitchen recipe. Hubby and son are requesting it again for tomorrow. 😅 Thanks for sharing 😊
I made this with King Arthur White Whole Wheat flour and it came out really good! Will make again!
I tried this with gluten free flour….I use red Mills baking flour
The dough is good tasting. I put a little more flour in reciepe & I had to cook a little longer. I will make it again
Thanks for the tip! N x
Can you make this dough, cover and refrigerate and/or freeze for a day before using?
I made this for a “fend for yourself” dinner night and was very pleasantly surprised at how good it was…I expected it to be like a Bisquick pizza dough; but it was much much better than that…Would I give it 5 stars if it was competing against yeasted, risen dough? No of course not, but it did make a very nice pizza with a dough that had a good “chew” and flavor, and was extremely easy, quick, and makes a nice option when making something on the fly…
Best pizza I’ve made (and I’ve made a few). I couldn’t believe how tasty it is. So quick and easy! I used the food processor option, which made it even quicker and easier to clean. The kids loved it and declared it was the best pizza they’ve ever had :). Thanks for a great recipe!
Believe it or not, there is no such word as “crispy !”
Actually, Jim, I do (and already DID) believe there is such a word, and its origins go centuries back. Merriam Webster says there is, and I believe so too does the Cambridge English Dictionary. Perhaps you were thinking of a different word.