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Pizza Dough recipe

Pizza Dough recipe

This Pizza Dough recipe is perfect for homemade pizza with a chewy crust.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Rising Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 3 pizzas
Calories 116 kcal

Equipment

  • Large Bowl
  • Wooden spoon
  • oven
  • Pizza Pan

Ingredients
  

Dough Ingredients

  • 600 g bread flour or pizza flour (or plain/all purpose)
  • 2 teaspoon rapid rise or instant yeast
  • 2.5 teaspoon salt kosher / cooking salt
  • 4 teaspoon white sugar
  • 4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 330 ml warm tap water

For Working

  • 1 tablespoon Extra Flour
  • 2 teaspoon Extra Olive Oil

Toppings

  • 130 g mozzarella cheese freshly grated per pizza
  • ¼ cup pizza sauce per pizza
  • Toppings of choice as desired

Instructions
 

Dough

  • Mix dry: Place flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Mix with a wooden spoon.
  • Add wet: Make a well in the center. Pour in oil and water. Mix to bring together so it comes away from the side of the bowl.
  • Knead for 5 minutes: Sprinkle work surface with ½ the Extra Flour. Scrape dough out of bowl. Bring together into a ball then knead for 5 minutes until pretty smooth. Shape dough into a ball.

Rise #1

  • Drizzle large bowl with Extra Olive Oil. Place dough in, turn over and rub top with oil. Cover with cling wrap, then put in a warm place for 1 – 2 hours until it doubles in size.

Optional fridge – flavour development

  • After rising, refrigerate bowl with dough for up to 5 days.

Form small balls, Rise #2

  • Scrape dough out of bowl on work surface lightly dusted with flour. Shape into log, fully deflating dough in the process.
  • Cut into 3 equal portions – one for each pizza base. For each dough portion, shape into a ball, tuck the sides under.
  • Place balls, smooth side up, on a large tray – 5cm / 2" from edge of tray, 10cm / 4" from each other. Cover tightly.
  • Leave in a warm place 1 hour until almost double in size.

Stretch pizza base

  • Preheat oven to 275°C / 530°F. Sprinkle work surface with ½ tablespoon flour. Place one dough ball on top.
  • Use fingers and palms to stretch the dough until it's almost the size of a 30cm / 12" pizza pan.
  • Neaten up the shape and leave a 1 cm / ⅓" of the edge untouched.

Topping / Cooking

  • Spread with ¼ cup pizza sauce, 130g freshly grated mozzarella, then toppings of choice.
  • Bake for 10 minutes, rotating at 4 minutes and checking at 8 minutes, until cheese is melted.

Notes

Dough can be refrigerated for up to 5 days, flavors develop over time.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 116kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 3gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 244mgPotassium: 28mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gCalcium: 4mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chewy crust, Dough, Homemade Pizza, Pizza Base, Pizza Dough recipe
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