Dominos Style Pizza Dough Recipe | Hint of Helen (2024)

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Dominos pizza is one of the most popular in the UK. The deep, dough, tangy sauce and rich cheese is the perfect cure for a pizza craving. Here is my favourite recipe for homemade pizza which is close to Dominos – it is deep and fluffy, with semolina and lots of mozzarella.

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How to make Dominos style pizza at home:

1. Mix the water, yeast and honey in a bowl until they begin to foam. The water should be warm to touch.
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2. In a stand mixer, add the flour and garlic and onion powder, then add the yeasty waster mixture

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3. Mix on high with a dough hook forfor 8 minutes, until the dough has come together to form a springy balDominos Style Pizza Dough Recipe | Hint of Helen (5)

4. Pour oil into the bowl and toss the dough so it is coated in oil (do not knead further). Cover the bowl of dough and leave to rise in warm place for 30 minutes

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5. After 30 minutes, flour a work surface using a mixture of plain white flour and course semolinaDominos Style Pizza Dough Recipe | Hint of Helen (7)

6. Turn the dough out onto the floured surface and punch down slightly, then cover with a tea towel for 15 minutes whilst you pre-heat the oven to 190C (preferably with a round, pizza tray or stone in it so that is warmed for the pizza too)Dominos Style Pizza Dough Recipe | Hint of Helen (8)

7. Once the oven is pre-heated, remove the pre-heated tray/stone and transfer 1/3 of the pizza dough to it

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8. Using your fingers, spread the dough on the base of the tray until you have the desired thickness – remember the pizza will rise slightly so do it thinner than you want the end result, if you want dominos style pizza, make sure your crusts are quite defined for dipping

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9. Pop the pizza base (un-topped) into the oven for 5 minutes to pre-bake, after which it should look like this:

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10. After 5 minutes, remove base from oven and top with your favorite toppings. Once topped, return to the oven for 20 minutes, or until toppings are browned and cooked

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11. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before tucking in with some garlic dip

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Planning a Fakeaway? Pair your pizza with homemade salt and pepper chips for the ultimate combination of Dominos pizza + Chinese style chips! Let me know in the comments below any fakeaway recipes you’d like me to post next:

Yield: 2 Pizzas

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Ingredients

  • For dough:
  • 2 cups warm water
  • 1 sachet instant yeast
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 5 cups white flour
  • 1/2 cup oil vegetable, olive or sunflower
  • 1/2 cup course semolina
  • For toppings:
  • Mozzarella cheese
  • Tomato sauce
  • Your favorite pizza toppings

Instructions

  1. Mix the water, yeast and honey in a bowl until they begin to foam. The water should be warm to touch.
  2. In a stand mixer, add the flour and garlic and onion powder
  3. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and pour in the water yeast mixture
  4. Mix on high, using the dough hook, for 8 minutes, until the dough has come together to form a springy ball
  5. Pour oil into the bowl and toss the dough so it is coated in oil (do not knead further)
  6. Cover the bowl of dough and leave to rise in warm place for 30 minutes
  7. After 30 minutes, flour a work surface using a mixture of plain white flour and course semolina
  8. Turn the dough out onto the floured surface and punch down slightly, then cover with a tea towel for 15 minutes whilst you pre-heat the oven to 190C (preferably with a round, pizza tray or stone in it so that is warmed for the pizza too)
  9. Once the oven is pre-heated, remove the pre-heated tray/stone and transfer 1/3 of the pizza dough to it
  10. Using your fingers, spread the dough on the base of the tray until you have the desired thickness - remember the pizza will rise slightly so do it thinner than you want the end result, if you want dominos style pizza, make sure your crusts are quite defined for dipping
  11. Pop the pizza base (un-topped) into the oven for 5 minutes to pre-bake
  12. After 5 minutes, remove base from oven and top with your favorite toppings
  13. Once topped, return to the oven for 20 minutes, or until toppings are browned and cooked
  14. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before tucking in with some garlic dip
  15. This dough recipe makes 3 large pizzas; you can freeze the dough raw, or make a 3 pizzas from it

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FAQs

What is Domino's pizza dough made of? ›

Domino's pizza dough is made from six ingredients: flour, water, salt, sugar, yeast, and oil. In East Granby, they produce a 500-lb. batch of the stuff every five minutes. Water flows into a giant metal mixing bowl followed by yeast and a six-liter container of salt and sugar.

What is the difference between Dominos classic and Italian dough? ›

The Italian base is the same as the regular base

According to one Domino's UK worker, there's no difference in the actual recipe of the dough: the 11inch Italian base uses the exact same amount of dough as the 9.5 inch regular pizza, it's just stretched thinner.

What does Domino's use on their dough? ›

How does Domino's Pizza Make their Dough? Domino's Pizza makes 500 lbs of ingredients in each mixing bowl! The 6 main ingredients include flour, water, salt, sugar, yeast, and oil. Then they add a “goodie bag”!

Does Domino's use eggs in their dough? ›

Does Domino's pizza dough have eggs in it? Domino's makes five different types of crust, none of which have eggs. Each of these crusts contains milk except for the thin crust and gluten-free crust.

Why is Dominos crust so good? ›

Secret of the Handmade Pan Pizza Crust

The secret of the Handmade Pan pizza is the delectable crust, made from fresh, never frozen, dough. Domino's trains every pizza maker to create the just—right thickness so every bite is rich and flavorful. The Handmade Pan is enhanced by your pick of cheeses, sauce, and toppings.

Why is Italian pizza dough so good? ›

The Italian pizza crust is thin but perfectly balanced. It's not too crunchy and made with wheat flour and olive oil. Sometimes they may add herbs to the dough as well as the sauce. Many people don't know this, but there's a chance they may have never tried Italian pizza, even if they've eaten pizza a hundred times.

What makes Italian pizza dough different? ›

Italians take extra care and time to create their pizza dough. They allow the dough to sit and rise for three days to make it light and fluffy. They're also very particular about using high-quality ingredients to create a mouthwatering dish.

What do Dominos use instead of flour? ›

The corn flour we use for stretching most of our pizzas is gluten-free. We do not handle wheat flour in any of our stores. We will not be using separate ovens for our pizzas – thorough testing has concluded that it does not present a risk in our stores.

Does Dominos put sugar in their dough? ›

Domino's Pizza uses a proprietary dough recipe to make their pizza crusts. The exact ingredients and methods used to make the dough are kept secret, but it is known that the dough is made fresh daily at each individual store and typically contains flour, water, yeast, sugar, and salt.

Do Domino's make their own dough? ›

Have you ever wondered what goes into making the perfect pizza base? At Domino's we know that the foundation to great tasting pizza is a perfect base - so we make our preservative free dough for our Classic, Deep Pan, Thin'n'Crispy, The Edge and Cheesy crusts fresh in store daily.

What is the yellow dust on pizza? ›

That's cornmeal, hands down. The main reason you sprinkle cornmeal or flour onto the bottom of your pizza tray or pizza stone is so that it will stick to the bottom of the pizza dough.

What cheese does Domino's use for pizza? ›

Domino's primarily uses a blend of mozzarella and white cheddar cheeses on their pizzas. This blend is intended to provide a mild and creamy flavor while also ensuring good meltability and texture. This cheese blend is designed to appeal to a wide range of tastes.

Does Domino's use frozen pizza dough? ›

Domino's Has Pizza Crusts of All Styles

Made from fresh (never frozen) dough, our Handmade Pan pizza crust is hand-pressed into the pan so that it's nice and thick.

Where does Domino's get their dough from? ›

To maintain quality standards, the company requires franchise stores to purchase the dough, cheese, and sauce from its corporate distribution centers. Dough is made at the distribution centers to further ensure consistency and reduce preparation activities at stores.

What kind of flour does Dominos use for pizza? ›

It is a high-gluten semolina wheat bread flour, the gluten is what makes it stretchy, (FYI: There is no such thing as a hand tossed gluten free pizza). Domino's has regional commissaries where the dough is made in 200Lb batches, the ingredients are: Flour, water, vegetable oil, yeast, sugar and salt.

What type of flour does Dominos use? ›

Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Canola And/Or Sunflower Oil, Dehydrated Garlic, Salt, Yeast, Water, Natural Butter Flavor (a milk ingredient), Malted Barley Flour, Citric Acid and/or Tocopherols added to maintain freshness.

Does Domino's make their own pizza dough? ›

Once Domino's receives your order, we get to work turning a ball of dough into a dream come true. It's pretty incredible what our skilled pizza artists can do with our homemade pizza dough, a pizza pan, a pile of meats and veggies, and a preheated oven when you give them the chance!

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