Homemade Pizza Dough
Authentic Italian homemade pizza dough recipe
Ingredients
- 2 ⅔ cups flour 335 g
- ½ tbsp active dry yeast 5 g
- 20 ml olive oil extra virgin, about 1 ⅓ tbsp
- 200 ml water lukewarm, about 13½ tbsp
- ⅔ tsp sugar
- ⅔ tsp salt
Instructions
- Start by measuring out your dry ingredients. Add the flour, active dry yeast, sugar, and salt to a large mixing bowl.
- Add olive oil and lukewarm water.
- Using your dough hook, knead your pizza dough for 10 minutes.The perfect pizza dough should be completely smooth. It shouldn't stick to the side of your bowl, but still feel a little bit wet when you touch it.
- Place your dough in a large bowl that has been lightly oiled with about 1-2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil. Move it around with your hand so that all sides are coated with oil.
- Cover it and let it proof for 90 minutes.
- After 90 minutes, push the air out of the dough.
- Cut the pizza dough into equal pieces - one for each pizza. For the amounts in this recipe, cut it into 2 equal pieces, about 280 g each.
- Form a ball from each piece of dough. Start by making a circular motion with the palm of your hand, using some pressure. Then gradually release the pressure until you get a nice ball shape. Put the balls on a lightly floured work surface. Dust them with a little more flour, and let them proof, covered with a kitchen towel, for another 15 minutes.
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