Description
Homemade pizza dough creates mouthwatering possibilities for delicious Italian-style creations right in home kitchens. Simple ingredients and classic techniques help passionate cooks craft perfect pizza foundations with professional-level results.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups (300 g / 10.5 oz) bread flour or all-purpose flour
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon instant dry yeast
Liquid Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon (195 ml) warm water
- olive oil (for greasing)
Instructions
- Merge dry ingredients – flour, sugar, salt, and yeast – in a spacious mixing vessel, creating a uniform base for your pizza foundation.
- Introduce warm water gradually, stirring consistently until the mixture transforms into a cohesive, slightly tacky dough with a shaggy texture.
- Transfer the dough onto a lightly dusted work surface, employing a rhythmic kneading technique for 5-7 minutes to develop gluten structure and achieve a silky, resilient consistency.
- Coat a clean bowl with olive oil, ensuring complete surface coverage, then gently nestle the dough inside and drape with a pristine kitchen cloth.
- Allow the dough to undergo a transformative proofing process, resting in a warm environment for 1-1.5 hours until it expands dramatically and nearly doubles in volume.
- Deflate the risen dough with a gentle punch, releasing trapped air pockets and redistributing yeast activity.
- Permit the dough a brief 10-minute relaxation period, enabling gluten strands to settle and become more malleable for effortless pizza crust shaping.
Notes
- Adjust water temperature carefully, as too hot water can kill yeast and prevent proper rising.
- Choose high-protein bread flour for a chewier, more authentic pizza crust texture.
- Experiment with whole wheat or gluten-free flour blends to accommodate different dietary needs and preferences.
- Rest the dough at room temperature to develop deeper, more complex flavor profiles during fermentation.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Fermenting
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 232
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 337 mg
- Fat: 3 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 47 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg