Basic pizza dough
A simple pizza dough recipe for beginners that will help anyone make amazing pizza on the first attempt.
Servings 4
Equipment
- Kitchen scale
- Mixinb bowl
- Oven with baking sheet
Ingredients
- 700 g four
- 450 g water room temperature
- 15 g salt
- 7 g active dry yeast
Instructions
Mixing ingredients
- Measure all the ingredeints using a kitchen scale.
- Add the salt and room temperature water to a mixing bowl, and stir to dissolve the salt.
- Add around 10% of the flour to the bowl, and mix with your hand or whisk until you get the worst lumps out.
- Add the yeast and dissolve it. Next, add the remaining flour gradually while mixing. Until it’s all combined into a shaggy dough.
Knead the pizza dough
- Fold the dough over itself a couple of times, and knead it by hand for 15 minutes. (Optionally use a stand mixer with a dough hook)
Portioning the pizza dough
- Split the dough into three equal-size dough balls at around 390g each.
- Lightly grease 3 bowls with oi, place the dough inside and, cover with plastic wrap.
Stretching the pizza dough
- Prepare a small pile of flour on your countertop and place one of the dough balls in the flour. Press the middle of the dough ball using the palms of your hand, but make sure to leave a rim around the edge. Keep working until you have a 12-inch pizza base.
- Move the pizza to a baking sheet and do any final shaping
Topping the pizza
- Add tomato sauce, cheese, and toppings to the pizza. But don't add too much.
Baking the pizza
- Preheat your oven to 500°F (260°C). If your oven doesn't get that hot, set it at the highest setting.
- Place the baking sheet with the pizza in the middle of the oven, and bake for 10-12 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the crust is slightly brown.