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One of 24 pizza dough recipes we measured

Best Pizza Dough

from www.biggerbolderbaking.com

It ranks #1 of 24 for workability among the pizza dough recipes we compared. 622 cooks on www.biggerbolderbaking.com rate it 4.7★.

hands-on45m
waiting11.8 hr
makes4
each$1.13
levelintermediate
Needs:Escali Primo scaleKing Arthur bread flourInstant dried yeastAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 24.

this recipe typical
liquid60%67%
fat5%5%
salt2%2%
yeast0%2%
total sugar0%2%
flour strength2.01.0

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 24 for workability
  • #2 of 24 for flavour depth
  • #3 of 24 for char depth
  • #3 of 24 for crust crispness

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

497 g3 1/2 cups (1 lb 2 oz/497 g) bread flour
12 g2 teaspoons salt
1 g1/4 teaspoon Instant dried yeast
298 g1 1/3 cups (10 1/2 fl oz/ 298 g) lukewarm water
27 g2 tablespoons olive oil
1 recipe Homemade Pizza Sauce
360 g4 cups (12 oz/360 g) shredded mozzarella

Method: 11 steps, published by www.biggerbolderbaking.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“This recipe works wonders for me. As always, Gemma’s recipes never disappoint. I’m usually very busy with work, so I don’t have the time to knead dough myself. Call me old-fashioned, but I’ve always preferred kneading by hand. I’m not sure why, but I feel it a” — a cook, 5.0★
“Hey Gemma, wondering how long a prepared pizza will last in the freezer. I made this recipe for meal prep, so I put on the sauce and toppings and put it in the deep freezer to pull out after a busy day at work. I know you wrote on the web page that extra dough” — a cook, 5.0★
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