Pizza Dough

🥘 Ingredients

  • water
    533 ml
  • salt
    24.6 g
  • tipo zero flour
    80 g
  • fresh yeast
    1.6 g
  • tipo zero flour
    760 g
  • oil
  • oil

🍳 Cookware

  • bowl
  • baking tray
📝

The flour acts as a buffer between the yeast and salt.

  1. 1
    Pour all the water into a bowl , add the salt , and stir until it dissolves completely. Now add tipo zero flour to the saltwater mixture and stir until fully incorporated.
    water: 533 ml, salt: 24.6 g, tipo zero flour: 80 g
  2. 2
    Add fresh yeast and stir until it’s fully dissolved. Add the rest of the tipo zero flour and use your hand or a spoon to mix it in.
    fresh yeast: 1.6 g, tipo zero flour: 760 g
  3. 3
    Once all the ingredients are mixed, it’s time to knead the dough. Knead with one hand while the dough is still in the bowl. After a few minutes, the dough will start to come together. At this stage, the dough can feel a bit dry or flaky, but don’t worry, it will all come together.
  4. 4
    Lightly dust your work surface with flour and transfer the dough onto it. Knead the dough on the work surface for ⏱️ 10-20 minutes . Form the dough into a ball.
  5. 5
    Lightly oil a bowl and place the dough in it. Brush the dough ball with some olive oil to prevent it from drying out and cover the bowl with cling film or a damp towel. Let the dough rest for ⏱️ 2 hours at room temperature.
    oil, oil
  6. 6
    Divide the dough into 6 pieces, each weighing 230 grams. Now shape the dough into dough balls, and place them on a baking tray , and cover them with cling film. You can also use a dough crate for this. Let the dough balls rise at room temperature for 4-6 hours.