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You can make pizza dough without yeast and you only need 5 ingredients! Make this No Yeast Pizza Dough Recipe in under 30 minutes you have a delicious dinner on your table fast and you won’t even miss the yeast.

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So many people have been making my ultimate pizza dough recipe lately but, like with my white bread, I get tons of questions about how to make it without yeast.

A no yeast pizza crust saves time because you don’t have to knead it or wait for rising. Dough won’t rise without yeast, so as soon as it comes together it’s ready to roll out to make your pizza. You can use this dough for or breadsticks, garlic bread, or no yeast bread too! Pizza in under 30 minutes with homemade crust that only has 5 ingredients – this is my go to recipe from now on.

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Just 5 ingredients:

Instead of using yeast you can use baking powder. The correct combination of baking powder to flour and salt will cause the dough to rise in the oven and have a similar texture to a crust with yeast.
Besides that you need all the normal homemade pizza ingredients: All-purpose flour, salt, olive oil, and water. And your favorite pizza toppings, of course!
If you happen to have self-rising flour, you can easily substitute in this recipe. Instead of the dry ingredients below, just use 2 1/2 cups of self-rising flour.

Click to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!

How to make Pizza Dough without Yeast

Whisk together the dry ingredients in a large bowl and add the liquid.
Stir with a wooden spoon or spatula as much as you can. At some point it will be come impossible for it to come together with just a spoon (this is called a “shaggy dough”), so you’ll need to get your hands in there to “knead” it together in to a ball.
Roll pizza crust out on parchment paper, otherwise it will stick to your surface. It’s also easier to transfer to your pan when it’s on parchment paper. Simply roll out your dough to your desired thickness. You can make a thick crust pizza or a thin crust, by just rolling it more or less.
Once you have your pizza dough it’s time to top it with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and your favorite toppings.

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How to use Alternate Flours

Yeast-free pizza dough is much easier to change up for different dietary concerns:

Gluten Free Pizza Dough: use a Gluten Free 1:1 All Purpose Flour (i.e. Bob’s Red Mill light blue bag). Use the same amount as called for in the recipe.

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough: Substitute 1 cup whole wheat flour and use the rest all-purpose.

Bread Flour and White Whole Wheat Flour can be used one-to-one, as can self-rising flour.

And if you’re looking to make a healthier pizza crust, check out my Weight Watchers Pizza Dough Recipe which is very similar to this one, but it uses Greek Yogurt instead of water and oil.

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Expert Tips

Because it won’t have the rising process of yeast, this dough won’t be as chewy and it won’t have that “yeasty” flavor, but it is the perfect way to make pizza crust when you don’t have yeast.

Best Pizza Pans

Use a round pizza pan, like I did. Mine is a 10″ round, but you can use any size. If you have a smaller pan but want a thinner pizza, just divide the dough in two to make two pizzas.
Use a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan
Bake this in a cast iron skillet
Divide the dough in quarters to make four personal pizzas.