Easy No Yeast Pizza Dough – Pizza in a Hurry

No pizza, no problem: this no-knead, no-rise emergency no-yeast pizza dough will come to the rescue every time. My easy pizza base recipe is quick, easy, delicious. Add toppings and it’s still only 6 ingredients. Prepare your pizza in less time than it takes your oven to heat up!

No-Yeast Pizza Dough

I love pizza. Whether home-made from slowly risen sourdough, or delivered on the back of a moped or enjoyed at our excellent local pizzeria with a wood-fired oven, sometimes nothing else will do.

But there are times when I’m stuck, bereft and pizza-less. The restaurant is shut, as is the delivery service, and I haven’t prepared any dough. It’s at this time that I resort to my fail-safe, no-need-to-panic emergency pizza recipe. No yeast, no problem!

This recipe takes a few moments to bring together, with no extensive kneading or raising time required. Simply mix, bring together and form the pizza base, which can be ready in the time it takes to heat the oven. Add toppings, and bake. Thin, crispy, hot and delicious pizza is ready in a flash!

How Does it Work?

Slow-raised pizza dough, made with bread yeast or sourdough starter, is undoubtedly delicious. It does, however, need a number of hours to rise. This easy pizza base recipe uses baking powder, which starts reacting as soon as the liquid is added. The flat pizza base only needs to rise a little, so your no-yeast pizza dough is ready to bake as soon as it’s mixed.

How to Make No-Yeast Emergency Pizza Dough

Step One – Switch on your oven to 220°C/Gas Mark 7/425°F, and warm a baking tray or pizza stone if you have one. Gather your ingredients. The dough uses  flour, yogurt, baking powder and salt. You also need toppings, so tomato sauce and cheese for a basic version, plus anything you want to add. 

Step Two – Start by making the dough. Mix the dry ingredients: flour, salt and baking powder together. Then add the yogurt and mix to a rough dough. Tip this out onto the work surface.

Step Three – Knead the dough briefly to bring it all together. You don’t need a long, bread-making knead, but rather just enough to make a smooth dough. Roll it around for a minute and you’re done.

Roll the dough into a ball. Then using a rolling pin (or wine bottle), roll it out into a circle. Don’t worry if your circle is a bit rustic.

Step Four – Top the pizza with tomato sauce, cheese and should you want to, any extra toppings. I’ve added some slices of pepperoni and you could add the classic basil leaves. If you want to, drizzle the crust with some olive oil.

Step Five – Bake on the warmed stone or baking tray for about 8 minutes, until the edge is golden. Serve and enjoy!

Hints & Tips

Can I make no-yeast pizza dough using gluten-free flour?

Yes, but add some xanthan gum. For 75 g of gluten free flour, add 1/2 tsp of xanthan gum. Also, it’s best to roll out the dough onto a silicone mat, top with tomato and cheese, and transfer the pizza to the oven on the mat. Depending on your gluten-free flour, you might need to adjust the ratio of flour to yogurt slightly.

Can I make this easy pizza base recipe vegan?

Yes! You can make this recipe using nut yogurt – coconut, almond, or cashew. Obviously, you want  an unsweetened and unflavoured vegan yogurt. You might have to adjust the ratio of flour to yogurt slightly and of course use vegan cheese.

What tomato sauce can I use?

There are all sorts of tomato sauce that work well on this pizza. If you have it, tinned pizza sauce is perfect. If you have leftovers, freeze what you don’t use in an ice cube tray, then transfer the frozen cubes to a sealed plastic bag and store in the freezer. This will make it easier next time. 

If you don’t have pizza sauce, you can blitz a tin of tomatoes to a smooth sauce and use that. Or when you have a moment, you can make some of my slow cooker tomato sauce and similarly keep it ready frozen into cubes. At a pinch, you can use tomato puree or ketchup!

Alternatively, leave the tomato off, drizzle with olive oil, garlic and herbs and make a pizza Bianca.

What cheese can I use?

Whatever you have! Mozzarella is obviously perfect, but if you only have cheddar, use cheddar! Use your imagination for the other toppings.

Pizza Stone

We find pizza is far better cooked on a pre-heated pizza stone. When you cook on a hot stone the bottom of the pizza starts to cook before the stone even goes back in the oven.  If you don’t have a stone then use the heaviest baking tray you have. Instead of a stone, we have also used the cheapest terracotta floor tile from the discount tile shop when making this recipe. Just give it a really good scrub and let it dry properly before you first use it.

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Emergency pizza - no-yeast pizza dough

Thisno yeast easy pizza base recipe takes only a few minutes to make, but gives a thin and crispy instant pizza that'll really satisfy that pizza itch when you need it. Stick to a simple cheese and tomato sauce Margherita, or add whatever you fancy or have in your fridge. 

Servings: 1

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time15 mins

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Ingredients

For the base (makes one 8" pizza)

• 75 g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 75 ml Greek yogurt

For the topping

• 2 tbsp tomato pizza sauce
• 50 g mozzarella ((or whatever cheese you have))
• 8 slices pepperoni

Instructions

To make the pizza base

• Mix flour, baking powder and salt.
  
• Add the yoghurt and mix together. Tip out onto the worksurface, and knead briefly for a minute or so to bring the dough together.
  
• Roll the dough into a ball. Using a rolling pin, roll out into a 8"/20cm circle. It's ready for toppings.
  

For the topping

• Heat the oven to 220°C/Gas mark 9. Place a baking stone or tray in the oven to heat.
• Cover the base with tomato sauce. Add cheese and any other toppings, such as pepperoni.
• Transfer to the heated baking stone or tray. Bake for 8–10 minutes, until the edges are golden. ½

Notes

Hints & Tips

What if I don't have any Greek yogurt?

You can use regular yogurt, but might need to add some more flour to get a good consistency.

Can I make Emergency Pizza using gluten free dough?

Yes, but add some xanthan gum. For 75 g of gluten free flour, add 1/2 tsp of xanthan gum. Also, it's best to roll out the dough onto a silicone mat, top with tomato and cheese, and transfer the pizza to the oven on the mat. Depending on your gluten free flour, you might need to adjust the ratio of flour to yogurt slightly.

Can I make vegan emergency pizza?

Yes! You can make this recipe using nut yogurt. Obviously, choose an unsweetened and unflavoured vegan yogurt. You might have to adjust the ratio of flour to yogurt slightly.

What tomato sauce can I use?

There are all sorts of tomato sauce that work well on this pizza. If you have it, tinned pizza sauce is perfect: simply freeze what you don't use in an ice cube tray, then transfer the frozen cubes to a sealed plastic bag and store in the freezer. If you don't have pizza sauce, you can blitz a tin of tomatoes to a smooth sauce and use that. Or when you have a moment, you can make some of my slow cooker tomato sauce and similarly keep it ready frozen into cubes. In a pinch, you can use tomato ketchup!

Or leave the tomato off, drizzle with olive oil, garlic and herbs and make a pizza Bianca.

What cheese can I use?

Whatever you have! Mozzarella is obviously perfect, but if you only have cheddar, use cheddar! Use your imagination for the other toppings.

No pizza stone? 

If you don't have a pizza stone then use the heaviest baking tray you have, or even a cheap unglazed terracotta floor tile.

Nutritional information

This contains 17 WW points per portion. 

• Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

• Unless stated otherwise cup conversions have been made with an online tool. For accuracy please check with your favoured conversion tool. We recommend buying inexpensive digital kitchen scales.

Nutrition Facts

Emergency pizza - no-yeast pizza dough

Amount Per Serving

Calories 571 Calories from Fat 180

% Daily Value*

Fat 20g31%

Saturated Fat 9g56%

Cholesterol 60mg20%

Sodium 827mg36%

Potassium 767mg22%

Carbohydrates 65g22%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 4g4%

Protein 30g60%

Vitamin A 470IU9%

Vitamin C 2.1mg3%

Calcium 568mg57%

Iron 4.7mg26%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Main

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: easy pizza base recipe, emergency pizza, no yeast pizza, no-yeast pizza dough

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