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Fabulous Pizza Dough and Stromboli Recipe

I grew up eating homemade pizza every Friday night. We didn’t have alot of money for takeout, but my mom made the BEST pizza, so much so, that my siblings and I always fought over who would get to choose the first piece! This recipe is used by everyone in my family, and it’s yum! It turns out wonderful EVERY TIME!

We also use the same recipe for stromboli, and I even make rolls out of it, and they’re all delicious.

Pizza dough, Fabulous Pizza Dough and Stromboli Recipe, Joyful Homemaking

Pizza dough, Fabulous Pizza Dough and Stromboli Recipe, Joyful Homemaking

Dough Recipe for Pizza Crust, Stromboli and Rolls

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 1/2 cups warm (not hot) water
  • 1 Tablespoon (or one packet) of yeast
  • 1/3 cup of sugar
  • 1/4 cup of oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt (now others in my family use more like 2 tsp. but I prefer less salt)
  • 5 1/2 cups white unbleached flour

Pizza dough, Fabulous Pizza Dough and Stromboli Recipe, Joyful Homemaking

Pizza dough, Fabulous Pizza Dough and Stromboli Recipe, Joyful Homemaking

Step 1:  Put water, yeast, sugar, oil and salt in a large bowl, and let set for 5-10 minutes so the yeast gets activated.

Step 2:  Then add 5 1/2 cups of white flour.

Step 3:  Stir everything together with a spoon, and if it’s still kinda wet, add 1/2 cup more flour.

Step 4:  Then use your hands to mix the dough. If it’s still sticky, add 1/4 cup of flour until you have a slightly “dry” dough.

Step 5:  Knead for a couple of minutes, and then form into a ball. Pour a tablespoon of oil into the bowl, and use the dough to oil the sides of the bowl. This is so it won’t stick to the bowl as it rises.

(You can use your mixer dough hook, and mix the dough instead, but I MUCH prefer doing it by hand, because I think it makes the crust nice and light.)

Step 6:  Cover with a clean dish towel, and put in a warm non drafty spot, and let raise for 1 1/2 hours. If you use fast-rise yeast, it doesn’t need that long.

For pizza: Spread dough in pizza pans. This amount will make 2 large thick crust pizzas or 3 thin crust pizzas.

After spreading the dough out on your pans, let it sit and raise again for an hour. Top with sauce, toppings and cheese, and then bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until the crust is lightly golden brown on top and bottom.

Pizza dough, Fabulous Pizza Dough and Stromboli Recipe, Joyful Homemaking

Before baking, and after…  🙂

Pizza dough, Fabulous Pizza Dough and Stromboli Recipe, Joyful Homemaking

To make stromboli:  After the first rising, divide dough into two parts. You can make two large Strombolis, or one Stromboli and one pizza.

Step 1:  Spread out the dough on a rectangle cookie sheet.
Stromboli filling options:
  • Pesto sauce, chicken and cheese
  • Ham and cheese
  • Pepperoni and cheese
  • Chicken and cheese
  • Italian sausage and cheese
  • Any combination that sounds good to you

(I have personally tried all of these and can attest to their deliciousness!)

Step 2:  Spread out your ingredients of choice.

Pizza dough, Fabulous Pizza Dough and Stromboli Recipe, Joyful Homemaking


 To make pepperoni and cheese Stromboli:

Pizza dough, Fabulous Pizza Dough and Stromboli Recipe, Joyful Homemaking

Spread out dough on baking sheet and layer with pepperoni and cheese.

Pizza dough, Fabulous Pizza Dough and Stromboli Recipe, Joyful Homemaking

Step 3:  Roll the dough tightly from short end to short end, tucking in the ingredients. Pinch off the dough to close it up, and then turn the dough over so that seal is underneath. Let raise for 30 minutes.

Pizza dough, Fabulous Pizza Dough and Stromboli Recipe, Joyful Homemaking
You can leave the crust plain, or if you’d like, you can season the top.

Brush on top a mixture of:

  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 2 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Bake at 400 degrees for about 20-25 minutes till golden brown.
To make rolls:
After the first dough rising, pinch off pieces of dough in ping pong ball sizes, roll and shape into knots. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Let raise again for 30 minutes to an hour. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for around 15 to 20 minutes or till golden. Brush with melted butter and enjoy.
Pizza dough, Fabulous Pizza Dough and Stromboli Recipe, Joyful Homemaking

Fabulous Pizza Dough and Stromboli Recipe

Pizza dough, Fabulous Pizza Dough and Stromboli Recipe, Joyful Homemaking
It's always great to have a family recipe that has been passed down and loved by everyone in the family! Homemade pizza is not only delicious but also a great way to bond with family members in the kitchen. You can also use this dough recipe for bread, rolls, or stromboli!
Prep Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Serving Size 6 -8

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups warm not hot water
  • 1 Tablespoon or one packet of yeast
  • 1/3 cup of sugar
  • 1/4 cup of oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt now others in my family use more like 2 tsp. but I prefer less salt
  • Put water yeast, sugar, oil and salt in a large bowl and let set for 5-10 minutes so the yeast gets started.
  • Then add about 5 1/2 cups of white flour

Instructions

  • Stir with a spoon and see if it is still too wet; if it is, add 1/2 cup more flour. Then use your hands to mix the dough.
  • If it is still sticky add 1/4 cup of flour till you have a slightly "dry" dough.
  • Knead for a couple of minutes and then form into a ball.
  • Pour a tablespoon of oil into the bowl, and use the dough to oil the sides of the bowl.
  • (You can use your mixer dough hook and mix the dough instead, but I prefer doing it by hand, because I think it makes the crust nice and light.)
  • Then cover with a towel and put in a warm non drafty spot, and let raise for 1 1/2 hours.

  • For pizza: Spread dough in pizza pans. This amount will make 2 large thick crust pizzas or 3 thin crust pizzas.
  • After spreading dough out, let it sit and raise again for an hour. Then top with sauce, toppings and cheese, and then bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes or until the crust is golden brown on top and bottom.

  • For stromboli: After the first rising, divide dough in two. You can make two large strombolis or one stromboli and one pizza.
  • Spread out the dough on a rectangle pizza pan.

    Stromboli filling options: Pesto sauce, chicken and cheese, ham and cheese, pepperoni and cheese, chicken and cheese, Italian sausage and cheese, any combination that sounds good to you.

  • Spread out your ingredients of choice. Pepperoni and cheese are our favorites.
  • Now you are ready to roll the dough.
  • Roll the dough lengthwise tucking in the ingredients. When it's all rolled up, seal the edges.
  • Turn roll so the seal is on the bottom. Let raise for 30 minutes.
  • Brush on top a mixture of:
  • /4 cup melted butter
  • Tablespoons Parmesan cheese
  • teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • /2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Bake at 400 degrees for about 25minutes or until golden brown, and sounds hollow if you tap on it with your fingernail.
  • Let cool for about 5 minutes before slicing.
  • To make rolls:
  • After the first dough rising, pinch off pieces of dough in ping pong ball sizes, roll and shape into knots. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Let raise again for 30 minutes to an hour. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for around 15 to 20 minutes or till golden. Brush with melted butter and enjoy.

So yummy, Enjoy!
Pizza dough, Fabulous Pizza Dough and Stromboli Recipe, Joyful Homemaking

35 Comments

  1. I will agree, as the sister, that this is the best pizza/stromboli dough recipe. I think you should make this stromboli for me!!

  2. Margo (and Carrie), Mike and I have been looking for a good dough recipe since ours works some weeks, then not other weeks. Thank you for sharing!!!!

  3. I love to see the different recipes for dough, I’ll have to try this one! Thanks for linking this up to Fat Camp Fridays this week! See you next week!

  4. Hi Margo 🙂
    This looks both relatively easy and yet yummy – wonderful combination!!!
    Your dough recipe is a bit different than the one I use. But I have never tried making mine into Stromboli. I can see that that needs changed! 😉

    I followed your link over from Little Brink Ranch’s Friday food link-up.

  5. I LOVE stromboli and I prefer it over pizza, actually! (but I love pizza too, who am I kidding?) I love this combo; will try it next time, thanks for the inspiration!

  6. Just came across your blog at a linky party. You and I are in the same wonderful stage of life although I’ve been married 27 years and am homeschooling my last of three children as our older two are graduated. We love the Lord too! Your recipe sounds delish…will be bookmarking it!

    I am your newest follower!

    Donna at http://simplethingssweetlife.blogspot.com/

  7. PS…I also posted your blog link to my blog’s facebook page Simple Things

    And I love some of the same books you have listed….Age of Opportunity and Shepherding a Child’s Heart.

  8. I make stromboli all the time, just like you. But I never would have thought to use pesto, chicken and cheese! It looks delish! I’m gonna try it for sure.
    xoxo,
    Kim

  9. Hi Margo,
    We just love Pizza and Stromboli and your dough recipe looks awesome. We often times have Pizza Night, so I will be trying your recipe very soon. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you next week!

  10. Hey Margo,
    Lovely meeting you and I’m so glad to have bumped into your blog – you have such a lovely Stromboli recipe out here!

    I’m hosting an event that has everything to do with bread!So why don’t you come along and take a peek and link-up your lovely recipe!Do leave me a comment to let me know that you were there:)

    Cheers,
    Wit,wok&wisdom

  11. Wao! yummy dish. my all friends like it. even when we think to throw a party, we simply go to jim’s home . His mother make it for us from pizza recipe .

  12. Hi I was just wondering if the measurements for the yeast was correct since there is only 2 1/4 tsp in a packet of yeast and the choices are one packet or 1TB. Thanks

  13. I am wondering about the yeast measurement too. I also wished I had started this earlier this afternoon because I didn’t see the extra hour of rising after making the crust, for a total of 2.5 hours of rising! Dinner will now be late, but I am very sure it will be absolutely delish!

    1. I have made it both ways, with 1 Tablespoon of bulk yeast or 1 packet of yeast and have found no difference. The rising time is long but you should get a nice thick crust! It’s my favorite pizza dough recipe, and I hope you enjoy it!

  14. Absolutely loved this dough recipe for stromboli. My regular dough did not taste good for a stromboli. I am so glad that I found this one.

  15. I was searching for a stromboli crust recipe that didn’t come out of a can tonight, and this won! It was delicious. I’m a missionary in rural Africa, so I’m always looking for recipes that don’t require a can of this or that. I made it with a little tomato sauce, summer sausage, onions, tomato, and pineapple. No cheese in this village, but I’ve come to love a cheese-less pizza, or in this case stromboli. As I was finishing up I remembered I had an apple (a real treat around here) so I saved a little dough and made a cinnamon and apple dessert Stromboli. I highly recommend it. Thanks for posting something great, even if I found it years after you put it up!

    1. I’m thrilled that you enjoyed this recipe! It’s the only one my family has used for years and years! God bless you richly in your service for Him!

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