Authentic Italian Pizza Dough
4
Person
200
Minutes
912
Calories
This simple and quick authentic Italian pizza dough recipe will make you wish you would have discovered it earlier. All you need is flour, water, yeast, and salt, which can be used in different quantities and forms, depending on how thin or thick you want your pizza to be. Our authentic Italian pizza dough recipe will give you a crispy base perfectly suitable to be covered with fresh tomato, mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil.
Ingredients
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15 g salt
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3 g dried yeast
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600 ml water
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1 kg flour
Method
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01To prepare the dough for the pizza, start pouring the flour in a large mixer bowl.
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02In a small bowl add luke-warm water and then add the yeast, mixing gently until the yeast is dissolved.
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03Turn the mixer on with the hook mounted on medium-to-low speed and start pouring the water little by little, making sure you wait for the previous dose to be absorbed by the flour.
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04Keep kneading until the dough gets smooth and homogeneous. When it gets to that point, keep kneading for about 15/20 minutes.
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05Add the salt and keep the mixer running until the salt is fully combined with the dough.
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06When the salt is fully absorbed, remove the dough from the mixer and knead with your hands until you get a large ball.
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07Place it in a large bowl, cover with foil or a clean humid cloth, then let it rise in the oven with the light on.
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08Wait until the mixture has at least doubled in volume (after 1.5 h). Ideally, you should let it triple in size (at least 3 hours). Once the dough has risen, transfer it on a work surface.
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09Divide it into 4 equal parts and shape them as balls using your hands. Once done, cover them with a clean cloth and let them stand for 30 minutes at room temperature, before using them to make your pizzas.
