dough guide for beginners

Confused about which dough to use? This dough guide for beginners breaks down pizza dough, bread dough, pie dough, pasta dough, cookie dough, and cinnamon roll dough—all in one easy visual. Perfect for home bakers, this cheat sheet shows the basic ingredients for each type of dough so you can bake with confidence. Save this pin for baking basics, from-scratch recipes, and an essential kitchen reference you’ll use again and again!

🍕 1) Pizza Dough

Ingredients:

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tsp instant yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions:

1. Mix flour, sugar, yeast and salt.
2. Add warm water and oil. Knead 8–10 minutes until smooth.
3. Cover and rise 1 hour until doubled.
4. Punch down, shape, and use for pizza.

🍞 2) Bread Dough

Ingredients:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup warm water
• 2¼ tsp instant yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Instructions:

1. Mix dry ingredients.
2. Add water and oil, knead 10 minutes.
3. Let rise 1–1.5 hours.
4. Shape into loaf, bake at 190°C / 375°F for 30 minutes.

🥧 3) Pie Dough

Ingredients:

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cold butter (cubed)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 6 tbsp cold water

Instructions:

1. Mix flour, salt and sugar.
2. Cut in cold butter until crumbly.
3. Add cold water slowly until dough forms.
4. Chill 30 minutes before rolling.

🍝 4) Pasta Dough

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose or semolina flour
• 3 eggs
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions:

1. Make a flour mound, add eggs in center.
2. Mix into dough, knead 8 minutes.
3. Rest 30 minutes covered.
4. Roll thin and cut into pasta shapes.

🍪 5) Cookie Dough

Ingredients:

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup butter (softened)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt

Instructions:

1. Cream butter and sugars.
2. Add eggs and vanilla.
3. Mix in dry ingredients.
4. Chill 30 minutes, scoop and bake at 175°C / 350°F for 10–12 minutes.

🍩 6) Cinnamon Roll Dough

Ingredients:

• 3¾ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup sugar
• 2¼ tsp yeast
• 1 cup warm milk
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup melted butter
• ½ tsp salt

Instructions:

1. Mix warm milk, yeast and sugar. Rest 5 minutes.
2. Add egg, butter, salt and flour. Knead smooth.
3. Rise 1 hour.
4. Roll, fill with cinnamon sugar, roll up, slice and bake.

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