There are many ways to make pizza with shortcuts, but I have yet to taste a "shortcut pizza" that is as good as pizza made from scratch.

To make pizza from scratch you make your dough from scratch. The "by scratch" method gives you a  homemade pizza crust. It is really easy once you get the hang of it. I  have tried many variations of making  pizza dough, but my favorite pizza dough recipe for making pizza from scratch is right here on my website for you to use.   Follow  the step-by-step directions for making the best homemade pizza. You can knead your dough by hand, but having a bread machine, a food processor, or a heavy duty mixer that has a dough hook makes the process so much easier.

Homemade Pizza

If you have the right pizza making equipment, making the dough will be easier. A heavy duty mixer with a dough hook is our favorite, but you can also used a food processor or a bread machine with very good results.  For many years, I made my dough with a food processor and my wife made her dough in a bread machine. Either works just fine.