The Best Pizza Dough Recipe for Your Home Oven
Born out of a weekly tradition, I've iterated on this recipe weekly for over 3 years arriving at a mix of flour, yeast, and oil that gives us the perfect pizza crust for our home oven every time, every season.
Ingredients
- 160 g 00 Flour
- 160 g all-purpose flour
- 10 g kosher salt
- 2 g dry active yeast ¾ teaspoon
- 4 g good quality extra virgin olive oil
- 210 g lukewarm water
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, use your hands to mix the 00 flour, all-purpose flour, and kosher salt together until well mixed.
- In a small bowl, add the lukewarm water and olive oil. Sprinkle the dry active yeast over the oil and water mixture and allow to sit and begin to bubble for a minute or two. Give the mixture a gentle mix and add to the large bowl of mixed flour and salt.
- Using your hand(s), mix it all together and begin to knead the dough for about 3 minutes until it forms a rough ball. Allow dough to rest for 15 minutes uncovered.
- Remove dough ball to a floured work surface and knead the dough for another 3 minutes until smooth and pliable. Cut the dough ball into two small equally sized dough balls. Place the dough balls on a heavily floured surface (I use a flour parchment lined baking sheet). Cover with a dampened linen cloth and allow dough to rest at room temp for 4 hours until doubled in size. Alternatively, the dough can rest in the refrigerator for 8 hours (up to 24 hours). If refrigerating, make sure to take out dough balls 30 to 45 minutes prior to using for pizza making.
- Prepare two 12-inch pizza pans by greasing them with a little olive oil and a sprinkling of semolina or polenta. This will prevent the crust from sticking in the oven during the bake.
- To make your pizza, hand stretch each dough ball above the prepared pizza pans. Moving the dough in a circular motion as if turning a wheel, stretch it out gently until it’s roughly 12-inches in diameter. Place the hand stretched crust on the prepared pizza pan. Finish forming the crust by stretching its edges towards the outer rim of the pizza pan. Once crust is stretched, top with desired sauce, cheese, and any additional toppings.
- Bake the prepared pizza in a 475 to 500 degree Fahrenheit oven for approximately 13-15 minutes until the crust edges and bottom of the crust are golden brown and crispy.
Notes
Note: Oven temperatures can vary by brand and oven type. Start with the 475 degree temperature and adjust based on your oven type. The goal is high heat and a golden crispy crust. As always, reach out to me with your questions. Happy to help!
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