If you’re new to homemade pizza, welcome. I’m currently on a 100 Pizza Journey—yes, I’m really making 100 pizzas—and let’s just say the first one was... humbling.
After that doughy disaster, I knew I needed a better dough recipe. Something simple. Something that wouldn’t fight me every step of the way. That’s when I found @ItsDoughGuy on TikTok. If you haven’t seen his stuff yet, go check him out. He breaks down pizza dough like it’s no big deal—and honestly, this time, it wasn’t.
I followed his super beginner-friendly dough proportions and ingredients exactly. No substitutions. No weird tweaks. Just the basics—and it came out beautiful. Soft, stretchy, easy to work with, and baked up like a dream.
Here’s what I loved:
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It didn’t stick to everything like my last dough.
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It actually rose like it was supposed to.
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Shaping it didn’t feel like wrestling a wild animal.
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Most importantly... it tasted like real-deal pizza crust.
I’ll be using this same dough for the next three pizzas. I’m officially in my "Its Dough Guy" era and praying the pizza gods keep blessing my oven.
If you’re thinking about trying homemade pizza but feel intimidated, start here. Use this dough. Don’t overthink it. Just get your hands messy and make something delicious.
Stay tuned—pizza #2 is coming soon 🍕
Here's the dough calculator I used
