Imagine biting into a perfectly cooked pizza slice with a crispy, golden-brown crust that shatters in your mouth, a chewy and flavorful interior, and an explosion of melted cheese and toppings. Achieving pizza perfection starts with mastering the dough. In this article, we will guide you through the steps to create the best pizza dough ever. We will delve into the science behind the ingredients and techniques, providing you with a comprehensive understanding of the process. Whether you are a seasoned pizza maker or a novice cook, this guide will equip you with the knowledge and skills to create a pizza dough that will impress your family and friends. So gather your ingredients and let's embark on this delicious journey to crafting the ultimate pizza dough!
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WORLD'S BEST PIZZA CRUST
My mom makes the best pizza crust on several continents. It's fast and easy. Excellent as a white pizza or traditional red sauce, any toppings go.
Provided by Isabeau
Categories Low Cholesterol
Time 1h
Yield 1 pizza, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Dissolve yeast and sugar in water.
- Beat in ½ flour.
- Add salt, oil and rest of flour (add more if needed to make handle-able dough).
- Rise in oiled bowl.
- Place on greased pan.
- Add sauce, cheese, etc.
- Bake at 450 20 -25 minutes (til brown).
THE BEST PIZZA DOUGH
This easy pizza dough recipe is the key to making an extraordinary homemade pizza. We use all-purpose flour because double zero is hard to find. But if you're lucky enough to live near an Italian market or willing to purchase double zero flour online, using this flour will take your crust to the next level. You won't be disappointed with the results! -Josh Rink, Taste of Home Food Stylist
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 2 crusts (8 servings each).
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a small bowl, mix warm water and 1 teaspoon sugar; add yeast and whisk until dissolved. Let stand until bubbles form on surface. In a large bowl, whisk 3 cups flour, salt, remaining 1 teaspoon sugar and, if desired, dried herbs. Make a well in center; add yeast mixture and oil. Stir until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead, adding more flour to surface as needed until no longer sticky and dough is smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a large greased bowl; turn once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes; transfer bowl to refrigerator and chill overnight. Allow dough to come to room temperature, about 30 minutes, before rolling.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 144 calories, Fat 5g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 121mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
BEST PIZZA DOUGH EVER
A tried and true recipe for the best pizza dough ever. Perfect for deep dish or traditional style pizzas.
Provided by Teri
Categories Bread
Time 2h
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Adjust oven rack to the bottom position. Preheat to 200 degrees, then turn oven off.
- Grease a large glass bowl with a little olive oil or non stick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, yeast and salt together.
- In a glass measuring cup, heat milk to approximately 110 degrees in the microwave in 15-30 second increments. Stir between heating.
- Add sugar to the milk, and stir to dissolve. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the olive oil.
- Slowly pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture, stirring with a wooden spoon. Incorporate the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir with a wooden spoon for 5 - 10 minutes, until the dough forms a smooth ball. (You can also use a dough hook mixing attachment.)
- Place the dough ball into the greased bowl, and flip over. Cover the bowl with a warm damp towel and place in the warm oven. Let double in size, about 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and divide the dough into two pieces. Shape into circles according to pan size.
- For deep dish pizzas, put 3 tablespoons of olive oil into each pan. Carefully place dough on top of oil, and do not allow the oil to seep on top of the dough. For traditional style crust, place in prepared pizza pans or pizza stone and let rise.
- Cover and let sit in a warm area for 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Top with your favorite sauce, cheese and pizza toppings. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until crust is golden and cheese is bubbly.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 g, Calories 134 kcal, Carbohydrate 14 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 1 mg, Sodium 114 mg
THE BEST PIZZA DOUGH EVER
Make and share this The Best Pizza Dough Ever recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Northern_Reflectionz
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h25m
Yield 4-6 pizza crusts
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Dissolve yeast in warm water in a bowl.
- Stir in oil, sugar, salt and FOUR cups of the flour.
- Beat until smooth.
- Turn dough onto a floured surface.
- Knead in enough flour to make dough easy to handle.
- Knead til smooth 3 to 5 minutes.
- Place in a greased bowl.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place til double in size (about 45 minutes).
- Add your favorite toppings of tomato sauce, seasonings like oregano, sweet basil, chili powder, and toppings like bacon, ham, pineapple, pepperoni, mushrooms, green pepper or cooked hamburger and top with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake pizzas 425°F for 25-30 minutes.
PIZZA DOUGH
For your next pizza night at home, make Bobby Flay's homemade Pizza Dough recipe from Food Network, and finish it with your favorite toppings.
Provided by Bobby Flay
Time 1h30m
Yield 2 (14-inch) pizza crusts
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine the bread flour, sugar, yeast and kosher salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and combine. While the mixer is running, add the water and 2 tablespoons of the oil and beat until the dough forms into a ball. If the dough is sticky, add additional flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough comes together in a solid ball. If the dough is too dry, add additional water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead into a smooth, firm ball.
- Grease a large bowl with the remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil, add the dough, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put it in a warm area to let it double in size, about 1 hour. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into 2 equal pieces. Cover each with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let them rest for 10 minutes.
THE LAST PIZZA DOUGH I'LL EVER NEED
Provided by Alton Brown
Time 19h30m
Yield 1 pizza plus 2 dough balls
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- For the dough: Place each ingredient into the bowl of a stand mixer in the order listed. Install the dough hook attachment and mix on low until the dough comes together, forming a ball and pulling away from the sides of the bowl. Increase the mixer speed to medium and knead for 5 minutes.
- Lightly flour the countertops, then round the dough into a smooth ball by folding the edges of the round in toward the center several times and rolling between your hands on the counter. Lightly oil a bowl and place the dough in the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 18 to 24 hours.
- "Punch down" the dough by turning it out onto a clean countertop and shaping it into a rough rectangle, using your knuckles to work out as many of the large gas bubbles as possible. Then tightly roll the dough into a log 12 to 15 inches long. Cut this into thirds. Shape each third into a disk, then shape the disks into smooth balls. You may want to moisten the counter with water to up the surface tension a bit so that the ball tightens up instead of sliding across the counter.
- Cover each ball with a clean kitchen towel and set aside for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- At this point, you can also transfer the dough to airtight plastic containers and refrigerate for up to 8 hours. Just make sure you bring the balls to room temperature 30 minutes before use.
- Pizza time: Set a pizza stone on the lower rack of the oven (or the floor, if using a gas oven) and crank the heat as high as it will go, hopefully 550 degrees F. Give the oven and the stone a good 30 minutes to heat up.
- For the toppings: Press a ball of dough into a 12-inch round. (Save the remaining dough balls for another use.) Smear with the jelly, then top with the fontina and bacon. Transfer to the pizza stone and bake until golden brown and melty, about 10 minutes.
MY "BEST EVER" BREADMAKER PIZZA DOUGH
This is "hands down" my best breadmaker pizza dough. It has never let me down it always turns out superb. This recipe is for a thick crispy crust that retains that melt-in-your-mouth pizza dough inside. Using your breadmaker makes this recipe very easy and very tasty!
Provided by HOUSEMANAGER Charle
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 3h
Yield 8 slices, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- MEASURE all ingredients except cornmeal into bread pan in order listed; Select dough setting.
- REMOVE dough to lightly floured surface and cover with plastic wrap; Let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
- SPRINKLE cornmeal on large 16 inch pizza pan or on a pizza stone and press dough into pizza shape; Cover with a towel and let rise for another 30 minutes.
- SPREAD with desired sauce, seasonings and toppings.
- BAKE at 425F for 20-30 minutes; I like to partially bake the pizza on a pan for about 8 minutes and then transfer it to a hot pizza stone sprinkled with the cornmeal for the remainder of the cooking time.
- I find by baking it initially on the pan it is easier to transfer to a pizza stone thus maintaining its large size.
EASIEST EVER PIZZA DOUGH
This is so easy to make -- no long rising times and all in one bowl! And, if you don't feel like pizza, try just brushing the dough with olive oil, and topping with olives, parmesan cheese and rosemary to make foccacia bread. I have also topped it with a mixture of oil, finely chopped fresh herbs (parsley, basil, oregano) and garlic paste.
Provided by Sackville
Categories Breads
Time 40m
Yield 3-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Throw all ingredients into a bowl and mix together with a food processor (using dough hooks) or by hand.
- The dough will be fairly sticky but don't add any more flour.
- Instead scrape it into an oiled bowl, cover with a cloth and leave to rise for 30 minutes or until doubled in size. I like to let my dough rise in an ever-so-slightly warmed oven or in an airing cupboard.
- When dough is finished rising, pre-heat oven to 400 F degrees.
- Turn onto a floured surface and work in a bit more flour until the dough loses its stickiness -- you shouldn't need too much -- then roll out to desired size, keeping the dough about 1/2 inch thick.
- Leave to rise for about 10 minutes, before topping with your favourite ingredients.
- Put on a baking sheet sprinkled with flour or cornmeal and bake for 10-15 minutes in a very hot oven until lightly browned. Our standard is 230-240 C in a fan oven for 10 minutes on a top shelf.
THE BEST PIZZA DOUGH IN THE WORLD!!!!
Make and share this The Best Pizza Dough in the World!!!! recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Chef Awsome
Categories European
Time 1h5m
Yield 6 6-ounce pizzas, 12-20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Mix the flour salt and yeast together in a mixing bowl. Use a mixer or metal spoon and stir in the olive oil and water until the flour is all absorbed about 5 to 7 minutes. if you are having a sticking issue dip the spoon or your hand in cold water.
- Dust the counter top with flour and transfer the dough over to it. Nead it into a ball and then seperate into six pieces or less dipending on the size of the pizza you want. Take tupaware containers and spray with oil. Add dough to the containers and put in fridge to rise overnight.In the fridge it will keep for 3 days or you can freeze up to 3 months (make sure you cover in oil before freezing).
- On the day you plan to make the pizza remove the dough from the fridge 2 hours before cooking preheat oven to the highest temp it will go usually about 550F or higher.Toss or role the dough to your desired thickness I prefer thin and place on pan dusted with cornmeal. Add toppings ( remember less is more with a good pizza about 3 to 4 toppings plus cheese and sauce) and bake for 5-8 minutes. If top is done before bottom move pizza to a lower shelf and finish.
- Let the pizza rest a few minutes before cutting to let the cheese set alittle and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 186.4, Fat 0.9, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 341, Carbohydrate 37.4, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 0.2, Protein 6.3
THE BEST PIZZA CRUST
This recipe will give you pizza crust that isn't too thick, but nice and soft like you would find at a pizza shop. Dress this crust up with the toppings of your choice.
Provided by Anonymous
Categories Bread Pizza Dough and Crust Recipes
Time 3h20m
Yield 15
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine flour, salt, sugar, dry milk, butter or margarine, yeast, and warm water. Gather into a ball. Turn out an a lightly floured surface, and knead until the dough is smooth. Place in a well oiled bowl, and turn to coat the surface. Cover with a damp cloth, and place in a warm spot for 2 hours.
- Punch down the dough. Roll out to fit a 14 inch pizza pan. Allow to rise until doubled in size.
- Bake at 375 degrees F ( 190 degrees C) until crust is a very light brown color. Remove from oven.
- Place desired toppings on the pizza. Bake for 20 minutes, or until toppings are done.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 78.2 calories, Carbohydrate 14.5 g, Cholesterol 0.1 mg, Fat 1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 166.6 mg, Sugar 1.2 g
HOW TO MAKE THE BEST HOMEMADE PIZZA RECIPE BY TASTY
Making homemade pizza dough can sound like a lot of work, but it's so worth the bragging rights. The dough itself requires few ingredients and just a little bit of rising and rest time. While you wait for the dough to be ready, you can get to work prepping your tomato sauce, chopping fresh vegetables, or grating the cheese you'll put on top. Bake for 15 minutes, garnish with basil (or, let's be real, more cheese), and enjoy showing off your way-better-than-takeout creation.
Provided by Brenda Blanco
Categories Dinner
Yield 16 servings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- "Bloom" the yeast by sprinkling the sugar and yeast in the warm water. Let sit for 10 minutes, until bubbles form on the surface.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt. Make a well in the middle and add the olive oil and bloomed yeast mixture. Using a spoon, mix until a shaggy dough begins to form.
- Once the flour is mostly hydrated, turn the dough out onto a clean work surface and knead for 10-15 minutes. The dough should be soft, smooth, and bouncy. Form the dough into a taut round.
- Grease a clean, large bowl with olive oil and place the dough inside, turning to coat with the oil. Cover with plastic wrap. Let rise for at least an hour, or up to 24 hours.
- Punch down the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured work surface. Knead for another minute or so, then cut into 4 equal portions and shape into rounds.
- Lightly flour the dough, then cover with a kitchen towel and let rest for another 30 minutes to an hour while you prepare the sauce and any other ingredients.
- Preheat the oven as high as your oven will allow, between 450-500˚F (230-260˚C). Place a pizza stone, heavy baking sheet (turn upside down so the surface is flat), or cast iron skillet in the oven.
- Meanwhile, make the tomato sauce: Add the salt to the can of tomatoes and puree with an immersion blender, or transfer to a blender or food processor, and puree until smooth.
- Once the dough has rested, take a portion and start by poking the surface with your fingertips, until bubbles form and do not deflate.
- Then, stretch and press the dough into a thin round. Make it thinner than you think it should be, as it will slightly shrink and puff up during baking.
- Sprinkle semolina onto an upside down baking sheet and place the stretched crust onto it. Add the sauce and ingredients of your choice.
- Slide the pizza onto the preheated pizza stone or pan. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the crust and cheese are golden brown.
- Add any garnish of your preference.
- Nutrition Calories: 1691 Fat: 65 grams Carbs: 211 grams Fiber: 12 grams Sugars: 60 grams Protein: 65 grams
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 302 calories, Carbohydrate 50 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 6 grams, Sugar 1 gram
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients. The better the ingredients, the better the pizza dough will be. Use a bread flour or all-purpose flour with a high protein content, which will help the dough rise and give it a chewy texture. Use fresh yeast, active dry yeast, or instant yeast. Fresh yeast is the best, but active dry yeast and instant yeast are also good options.
- Follow the recipe carefully. Pizza dough is a simple recipe, but it's important to follow it carefully. Make sure you measure the ingredients correctly and don't overwork the dough.
- Proof the dough. Proofing the dough allows the yeast to ferment and rise. This will help the dough develop flavor and a light, airy texture.
- Bake the pizza at a high temperature. The best way to get a crispy pizza crust is to bake it at a high temperature. The ideal temperature for baking pizza is between 450°F and 500°F.
- Use a pizza stone or baking sheet. A pizza stone or baking sheet will help the pizza cook evenly. If you don't have a pizza stone, you can use a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Add your favorite toppings. Once the pizza crust is cooked, you can add your favorite toppings. Some popular toppings include cheese, pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, onions, and peppers.
Conclusion:
Pizza is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With a little planning and effort, you can make a delicious pizza at home that's even better than the ones you get from a pizzeria. So next time you're in the mood for pizza, try making your own with this easy recipe.
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