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Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe
This Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe blends bread and whole wheat flours with warm water, sea salt, and active yeast to create a versatile dough. The dough undergoes a combination of resting and folding over several hours to develop elasticity and structure, resulting in a tender but chewy crust when baked.
Prep Time
5 hrs
Servings:
4
pizza doughs
Calories:
670 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Bread, Lunch
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 560 grams bread flour
- 190 grams whole wheat flour
- 600 grams water 98° to 100°, warm
- 10 grams salt sea salt
- 4 grams active yeast
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine with your hands the flours, water, salt, and yeast until completely mixed. Use a combination of pinching and squeezing to ensure everything is incorporated.
- Let the pizza dough rest for 90 minutes, covered in plastic wrap.
- Next, stretch and fold the dough for 2 minutes and cover and rest for 90 more minutes. See the video.
- Dust a clean surface with flour and place the dough onto it.
- Sprinkle the top with flour and fold the dough over two times and then begin to mold the dough into a ball by cupping around the dough into the bottom.
- Cut the dough into 4 individual dough balls, and using the same cupping method form 4 dough balls and place them on a sheet tray with parchment paper dusted with flour and covered with a towel, and rest for 90 minutes.
- Store or use the dough.
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Notes
- You can prepare the dough up to one day in advance, keeping it covered at room temperature.
- Store unused dough covered in the refrigerator for up to two days; allow it to warm for one hour before shaping.
- For longer storage, freeze the dough up to three months and thaw before use until soft and pliable.
- Replacing 4 tablespoons of water with olive oil adds softness and flavor.
- Proofing in a slightly cracked oven with the light on encourages a warm, humid environment ideal for yeast activity.
- The dough can be made using a stand mixer with a dough hook if preferred.
Nutrition Information
Calories
670kcal
(34%)
Carbohydrates
136g
(45%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.4g
(2%)
Sodium
981mg
(41%)
Potassium
322mg
(7%)
Fiber
9g
(36%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
7IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.003mg
(0%)
Calcium
43mg
(4%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 pizza doughs
Amount Per Serving
Calories 670
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 670kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 136g | 45% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sodium | 981mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 322mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 9g | 36% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 7IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.003mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 4% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.