forum: Food, Wine and Gardening
#1 Tue 18 Oct 11 8:17pm
jessicamarie
- Member Occupation Studying + Working
- From Sweden
- Member since Sun 16 Oct 11
perfect pizza dough?
After trying out some recepies for home-made pizza dough, I've almost given up. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but I thought someone here might help me. My home-made dough is alright, but "alright" isn't good enough. I wan't it to be brilliant!
What is your recepie for perfect pizza dough? How important is a pizza stone?
And while we're talking pizza, perfect tomatu sauce? Best filling? Bring it on! ![]()
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#2 Tue 18 Oct 11 11:26pm
JoyYamDaisy

- From Melbourne Australia
- Member since Sun 12 Apr 09
Re: perfect pizza dough?
Hi JessicaMarie
What is only 'alright'? The flavour? texture? Crispness?
Different people like such different things!
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#3 Tue 18 Oct 11 11:43pm
Grandmadamada

- Member since Fri 19 Nov 10
Re: perfect pizza dough?
I use evo oil in my pizza dough, let it rise twice, one in an oiled bowl and one after rollpinned (?) I bake it not more than 10 mins at 220°, my oven has a mark on the knob for pizza or bread, I think the fan does something special
what yeast do you use??
there will be many experts to help you with their personal tips if you give more details ![]()
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#4 Tue 18 Oct 11 11:43pm
mummza
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- From The land of song.
- Member since Tue 04 Oct 05
Re: perfect pizza dough?
Welcome to the forum jessicamarie
Knead the pizza dough well .
leave the pizza dough to prove for a minimum of 4 hours .
Do you use a pizza stone to cook the pizza on . It is important to preheat it .
What recipe do ou use for the dough ?
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#5 Wed 19 Oct 11 4:42am
SonomaEddie
Occupation Chief cook and bottle washer
- From Northern California
- Member since Sat 10 Feb 07
Re: perfect pizza dough?
I use 00 flour, salt, yeast, water and let it sit in the fridge for 4-5 days.
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#6 Wed 19 Oct 11 8:30am
mummza
Occupation avoiding housework
- From The land of song.
- Member since Tue 04 Oct 05
Re: perfect pizza dough?
I was told that Manitioba produces some of the best flour to use when making pizza dough.
Base I like to be thin , I always use a pizza stone as it helps cook the base well giving it a bit of texture underneath.
Tomato sauce that I use is a small amount of a good passes and a little olive oil .
Toppings ... Less is more ! Don't be tempted to over top the pizza.
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#7 Wed 19 Oct 11 11:36am
falconcy
Occupation Project Manager
- From Limassol, Cyprus
- Member since Tue 19 Dec 06
Re: perfect pizza dough?
On the less is more side, I love a pesto and mozzarella pizza.
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#8 Wed 19 Oct 11 7:47pm
SonomaEddie
Occupation Chief cook and bottle washer
- From Northern California
- Member since Sat 10 Feb 07
Re: perfect pizza dough?
Yes, a pizza stone is defo required, IMO!
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#9 Tue 17 Apr 12 8:56pm
philmcc
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- From Belfast, Britain
- Member since Tue 17 Apr 12
Re: perfect pizza dough?
Sainsbury's do in fact sell a oo flour in a pink bag called pasta flour so it may even have some semolina flour it it.. But there are better genuine italian flours well worth the trouble to find. The 00 flour makes an enormous difference. With it the dough gets perfectly elastic, does not break up and behaves beautifully especially when hand making pizza (no eggs) or pasta.
A few pointers.
for pasts the correct way to measure egg/flour ratio is to simply add whole eggs to a well in the flour, no water not oil, until wet enough.. more flour or an egg as required.
Try not to roll a pizza, just stretch and prod gently by fingertips.
My best pizza recipe is 500g tipo oo, 10g best flake salt, preferably Isle de Re fleur de sel. Mix in 325g warm water but leave to soak half an hour. then add Only 3g yeast, mix till elastic, five mins.
make into six balls to leave covered in the fridge for even a week to use as required
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#10 Wed 18 Apr 12 12:31am
@nGoose1
Occupation Shop worker/KP/
- From UK/Germany
- Member since Wed 28 Oct 09
Re: perfect pizza dough?
We mixed flours, Barilla 00 and semolina 75% and 25% for thin pizza. It was some time back in Germany. Good results. I believe high heat is the key; Heston Blumenthal did a show on creating the perfect pizza. He put his oven on the cleaning setting which took it to pretty high heat. Pizza stones are a good idea, but you can make it without one.
Here is Heston making the perfect sauce, perhaps take some, if not all information from this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJQn_dzDutg
Anyone use tomato vine? I never have, but I have seen chefs using it. Good luck with the Pizza. I think I may have a go again next week.
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