Italian Pizza Dough

Name: Italian Pizza Dough
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1 g wheat flour, type 00; 3 g salt; 1 g sugar; 3 g dry yeast; 6 tbsp olive oil; 7.5 dl water

Good Italian pizza dough gives a crisp base, airy edge and reliable foundation for homemade pizza. This recipe for Italian pizza dough uses tipo 00 flour, olive…

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1 gwheat flour, type 00
3 gsalt
1 gsugar
3 gdry yeast
6 tbspolive oil
7.5 dlwater

Instructions

Add tipo 00 flour, salt, sugar, dry yeast, olive oil and water to a stand mixer.

Knead the dough for at least 10 minutes, until smooth.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel.

Let the dough rise for about 30 minutes, until doubled in size.

Divide the dough into 3 to 4 pieces.

Shape the pieces into tight balls.

Place them on a tray with a little flour or oil in the bottom.

Cover and let them rise again for about 30 minutes.

Roll or press the dough into thin pizza bases and top as desired.

Nutrition per serving

Energi ca. 813 kcal

Protein 1.3 g

Fett 90.2 g

Karbohydrater 3.0 g

Fiber 0.8 g

Sukker 1.0 g

Salt 0.0 g

Tips & tricks

Let the dough balls rest after dividing. This relaxes the gluten and makes the bases easier to press or roll out.

Did you know?

Italian pizza dough becomes easier to work with when kneaded until smooth and given time to rise. Tipo 00 flour gives a finer structure than regular wheat flour, while olive oil makes the dough more elastic and easier to shape.