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Easy No Yeast Pizza Dough – Pizza in a Hurry

Published on November 27, 2018 by Helen Best-Shaw 30 Comments
Last Updated on June 4, 2020

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Craving pizza in a hurry? This no yeast, no rise emergency pizza recipe will come to the rescue. It's quick, easy and delicious, made in under 15 minutes!

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!

Slices of emergency no yeast pizza - no knead, on a marble board.

Everything You Need To Know

  • No-Yeast Pizza Dough
  • How Does it Work?
  • How to Make No-Yeast Emergency Pizza Dough
  • Hints & Tips
    • Can I make no-yeast pizza dough using gluten-free flour?
    • Can I make this easy pizza base recipe vegan?
    • What tomato sauce can I use?
    • What cheese can I use?
  • Pizza Stone
  • Emergency pizza – no-yeast pizza dough
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Notes
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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!

A picture of a hand holding a slice of no yeast pizza

 

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

A top down view of the ingredients for emergency no yeast pizza. Separate bowls hold flour, salt and baking powder, yoghurt, tomato sauce and mini mozzarella balls.

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. 

Emergency no yeast pizza - a top down view of the dough being made. Four shots of showing the ingredients for the dough being brought together.

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.

A top down view of four shots of easy emergency no yeast pizza dough. The dough is breifly kneaded, rolled into a ball, and then rolled out with a rolling pin.

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.

Easy emergency pizza - four top down shots of rolled out no yeast pizzza dough, covered in turn in tomato sauce, pepperoni sausage, mini mozzarella and thyme.

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.

A top down view of baked easy emergency no yeast pizza on

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.

A top down view of four slices of easy emergency no yeast pizza on a white marble board.

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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  1. Claudia Lamascolo

    5 stars
    good lord its 6 am and I am wanting pizza now for breakfast this looks fabulous!

    Reply
    • Helen

      Pizza for breakfast is sometimes perfectly acceptable.

      Reply
  2. Rebecca K

    5 stars
    I love homemade pizza. So much nicer than shop bought. This is a handy recipe to have for a really easy make.

    Reply
    • Helen

      Homemade can be much nicer.

      Reply
  3. Wendy M

    5 stars
    My kids love making pizzas, it can be quite an interesting event in our kitchen. Ideal recipe for an easy to make and tasty dinner.

    Reply
    • Helen

      Great idea to get the kids involved.

      Reply
  4. Gary H

    5 stars
    Great idea to make your own pizza and totally easy. It’s the kind of thing you could easily make after work.

    Reply
    • Helen

      Really very easy to make,

      Reply
  5. Pamela

    5 stars
    I’ve never thought of using a pizza stone before, but it sounds like a really good thing to have. I like your suggestion of a tile. I’ll have to hunt one out.

    Reply
    • Helen

      The stone is a great buy.

      Reply
  6. Sally Potter

    5 stars
    We really love pizza in our house. And with so many different preferences and tastes, I do find making my own so much better. I even do half and half. So easy to make and love that there is no time waiting for dough.

    Reply
    • Helen

      Homemade pizza is perfect for adapting.

      Reply
  7. Caroline Jessop

    5 stars
    Wow! This looks great Helen. So easy to make and only a handful of ingredients. Perfect.

    Reply
    • Helen

      Really easy to make.

      Reply
  8. Yasmine Kirkwood

    5 stars
    This looks like a very tasty pizza recipe. Ideal for easy and quick meals.

    Reply
    • Helen

      So easy to make with no fussing.

      Reply
  9. Tammy

    4 stars
    This would be a nice idea for something simple and easy.

    Reply
    • Helen

      So easy to make and no fuss.

      Reply
  10. Paul W

    5 stars
    Your pizza looks more authentic than anything I’ve bought at a supermarket. I’m never a fan of heavy thick bases and this is ideal for me.

    Reply
    • Helen

      A thick base can be too much on a pizza.

      Reply
  11. Danielle

    5 stars
    This is how we make our flatbreads and we love flatbread pizzas. So easy when a pizza craving hits.

    Reply
  12. Chef Markus Mueller

    5 stars
    Love the idea of using baking powder to make the pizza base! Makes it nice and quick! While not fast by any means id love to try and make sourdough pizza crust to avoid using yeast.!! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Helen

      We make sourdough too, but of course it needs planning. This one is perfect for pizza in a hurry!

      Reply
  13. Lisa | Garlic & Zest

    5 stars
    I LOVE your title — Emergency Pizza (Dough). That’s definitely a “thing” — cause there are just times when you NEED pizza. I’m holding on to this recipe for my next emergency…

    Reply
    • Helen

      sometimes you just NEED pizza in a hurry!

      Reply
  14. Tayler Ross

    5 stars
    This is such a great recipe! Saving for our next pizza night!

    Reply
    • Helen

      thank you Tayler. Hope you enjoy them

      Reply
  15. Diana

    5 stars
    Worked really well – nice pliable dough , easy to roll out. Super quick and tasty! Thanks.

    Reply
  16. Sarah

    4 stars
    How thick is the pizza dough? I put it in for 15-20mins and it was still so soft. I was trying to get the crispyness like the picture but I didn’t want to burn it. What do you suggest? Put it in longer or make it thinner? It was nice to eat nonetheless and I used greek yoghurt too.

    Reply
    • Helen

      Hi Sarah,

      It wants to be about 5mm or just under 1/4″. You will get a far crisper result by baking it on a pre heated pizza stone.

      Reply

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