RecipeTin Eats’ 30-minute no-yeast pizza will change your life (2024)

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Quicker (and cheaper) than ordering takeaway, this simple dough is a game-changer for pizza fans.

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easyTime:30 mins - 1 hourMakes:1 pizza

  • The SOS Series
  • Cheese
  • Mushrooms
  • Tomato
  • Main course
  • Pizza
  • Family meals
  • Kids cooking
  • Midweek dinner
  • Kid-friendly
  • Italian
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This pizza recipe will change your life. And I don’t make bold statements like that lightly.

The secret is my no-yeast pizza base, which is blitzed up in 90 seconds using a food processor. It’s ridiculously good – pillowy inside and crispy on the outside.

Once you have measured out and prepared the ingredients, you can have this on the table in 30 minutes flat.

The SOS checklist

  • Fewer than 12 ingredients ✔ (excluding oil, salt, pepper and water)
  • Less than $20 for 4 servings ✔
  • Less than 30 minutes ✔

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Ingredients

Pizza sauce

  • ¼ cup tomato passata

  • 1 tsp tomato paste

  • ¼ tsp caster sugar

  • ⅛ tsp salt

  • 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil

Pizza dough

  • 200g bread flour (or use plain flour, see note)

  • 2 tsp baking powder

  • ¾ tsp salt

  • ¾ tsp sugar

  • 125ml cold tap water

  • 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

  • 1 tbsp extra flour, for dusting

  • olive oil spray

Pizza toppings

  • ¼ red onion, sliced 3mm thick

    125g (1¼ cups) freshly grated mozzarella

  • 50g (¾ cup) sliced cup mushrooms

  • 70g (½ cup) chopped ham (store-bought)

  • 35g (¼ cup) whole pitted kalamata olives

Method

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 230C fan-forced (250C conventional). Place a shelf in the top quarter of the oven.

  2. Step 2

    To make the pizza sauce, mix the ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside.

  3. Step 3

    To make the pizza dough: In a food processor bowl, add the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar and pulse twice using the standard S blade. Add the water and olive oil and blitz on low for 40 seconds – the ingredients will come together into a shaggy ball.

  4. Step 4

    Roll out the dough: Sprinkle the benchtop with half of the extra flour and scrape the dough out of the food processor bowl onto the bench. Sprinkle with the remaining extra flour and shape the dough into a ball. It should be soft and elastic and not stick to your hands, but it will not be completely smooth like yeast dough. Roll out into a 30cm round.

  5. Step 5

    Assembling the pizza base: Spray a pizza tray (preferably one with holes, which creates a crisper base) or a baking tray with olive oil and transfer the dough to the tray. Use your fingers to stretch the dough outwards from the centre to fill the tray to the edge. Avoid pinching the edges (to ensure puffy crust!)

  6. Step 6

    Top and bake: Top the dough with pizza sauce, leaving a 2cm margin around the edge. Add the toppings in the order listed and spray the exposed crust edge with olive oil spray.

  7. Step 7

    Bake for 12 minutes, until the edges are crisp and golden. Cut and serve immediately.

RecipeTin Eats’ 30-minute no-yeast pizza will change your life (3)

Notes

  • If you don’t have bread flour, you can use plain flour instead but the pizza dough will not have quite the same “chew” to it. Bread flour is a high-protein flour that gives the crust the signature “chew” you get in yeast-based dough, so most people would never pick that it’s a no-yeast pizza crust.
  • Feel free to swap out the toppings for ingredients you prefer.

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  • The SOS Series
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RecipeTin Eats’ 30-minute no-yeast pizza will change your life (4)RecipeTin Eats aka Nagi Maehashi is a Good Food columnist, bestselling cookbook and recipe writer.

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FAQs

Is pizza good without yeast? ›

Pizza without yeast – what it tastes like

This no yeast pizza dough isn't just ok. It's mind-blowingly good! 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!).

What is a substitute for yeast in pizza? ›

What can I use instead of yeast in pizza dough? 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.

What happens if you don't put enough yeast in pizza dough? ›

Too little yeast and your dough won't rise enough, and the pizza base will taste bland. Use too much yeast and your dough may over-ferment. Tell-tale signs are your dough expanding too much or tasting and smelling a bit sour, with an almost alcoholic aftertaste (the yeast produces alcohol as it ferments).

Is yeast important for pizza? ›

Yeast works with various bacteria to help pizza crust to rise. It also provides that flavor we love so much. Yeast also affects how the crust looks, as well as its tenderness and crispiness. Active dry yeast is the dried, shelf-stable form of yeast.

Will pizza dough rise without yeast? ›

Baking powder: Without yeast, the pizza dough needs baking powder to rise. Salt: A pinch of salt enhances the flavor and strengthens the gluten.

What happens if you don't have yeast? ›

You can substitute yeast with equal parts lemon juice and baking soda. So if a recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of yeast, you can use half a teaspoon of lemon juice and half a teaspoon of baking soda. Keep in mind that the bread will not need the typical proofing time and the dough will begin rising right away.

Which is healthier baking powder or yeast? ›

Yeast has more nutrients, but some may be allergic to it. The others are just types of salts with baking powder being a combination.

What happens if you don't have enough yeast? ›

It will just take longer to rise, and because of that it will be a little more flavorful. Try it. A major component of some of the more flavorful yeasty loaves, like baguettes, is something called a “poolish” which is a dough that has a very tiny amount of yeast in it left to ferment overnight.

What not to do to pizza dough? ›

The Most Common Mistakes When Making Pizza
  1. Not Letting the Dough Rest. ...
  2. Not Kneading the Dough for Long Enough. ...
  3. Using a Rolling Pin to Form the Dough. ...
  4. Overloading Pizza Toppings. ...
  5. Not Letting the Pizza Cook for Long Enough.

Is too much yeast bad for dough? ›

Too much yeast could cause the dough to go flat by releasing gas before the flour is ready to expand. If you let the dough rise too long, it will start having a yeast or beer smell and taste and ultimately deflate or rise poorly in the oven and have a light crust.

Does dough without yeast need to rest? ›

For yeast-free dough, like pizza dough without yeast, you can still let it rest for about 10-15 minutes after mixing and kneading. This short rest period helps the flour fully absorb the liquid, and it allows the gluten strands to relax, making the dough more elastic and easier to roll out.

What kills yeast in pizza dough? ›

Yeast Is Too Hot.

Sometimes the recipe calls for the liquid to be heated with fat and then added to the yeast. Either way, if the liquid is too hot it will kill off yeast cells. Yeast is pretty picky. It doesn't like it too cold and it doesn't like it too hot.

What is the best flour for pizza? ›

Because of the fineness of the grains, 00 flour is the ideal flour for pizza. 00 flour is a finely ground Italian milled flour ideal for pizza due to its delicate and fluffy crust.

Which brand yeast is best for pizza? ›

Baking Essential: Haute Teinte active dry yeast for pizza and bread is an absolute baking essential. Very finely granulated, the dry yeast is appropriate for mixing with any kind of batter, whether it be for making donuts, bread, or pizza.

Do all pizzas contain yeast? ›

Yes, it is possible to make a pizza without yeast but there is no guarantee how good it will be. here i give you a recipe to make a pizza without yeast. Mix flour, salt, baking powder and water. Knead on floured counter just until workable and spreadable, about 2 minutes.

Can you eat dough without yeast? ›

The Food and Drug Administration has posted information warning consumers to avoid eating any raw dough products because they may contain bacteria that can cause a foodborne illness. Cooking flour kills harmful bacteria such as Salmonella and E. coli.

Does Italian pizza have yeast? ›

Authentic Italian pizzas have a thin base and a crispy crust. The ingredients for this true Neapolitan pizza are flour, water, salt, and yeast; an original Italian pizza recipe won't contain any of these other ingredients. A key component of every pizza recipe is pizza sauce.

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