# BEST PIZZA DOUGH

This recipe shows how to make the best homemade pizza dough, which involves a fermentation process for a flavorful, crispy, airy crust.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 72 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 27 oz room temp water
- 2 tsp active dry yeast
- 45 oz bread flour
- 1 1/3c olive oil
- 4 tsp salt
- 4 tsp sugar or honey
- 1 pepperoni
- 1 mozzarella cheese
- 1 bacon
- 1 pizza sauce

## Instructions

1. Add yeast to room temp water in a large bowl (approx 98°F), and set aside.
2. Add olive oil to the water and yeast.
3. Add generous amounts of the flour mixture to the water mixture 1 cup at a time (if machine mixing). If hand mixing/kneading, pour all of the flour mixture into the water mixture. Add salt halfway thru kneading to avoid killing the yeast.
4. Knead/mix until reasonably together, not perfect.
5. Place into airtight container with enough room for dough to double in size. It’s okay if it doesn’t double in size while fermenting in the fridge. Cover top of dough with plastic wrap to prevent “elephant skin”. Immediately move to fridge to bulk ferment for a min of 12hrs and max of 36hrs.
6. After bulk fermentation, cut into 9.5-10oz dough balls (comfortable 12” medium pizzas) and place into airtight containers.
7. Allow dough balls to sit at room temp for at least 2hrs before stretching.
8. Top with homemade pizza sauce, freshly grated mozzarella, hand-cut pepperoni, and bacon pieces.
9. Bake in a pizza oven until cooked.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- KitchenAid Professional 600 stand mixer
- airtight container
- plastic wrap
- knife
- scale
- pizza peel
- pizza oven

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YaWU6E/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7ee99304-c9b7-41e0-ad42-c6bdb3e674dc
- Extracted: 2025-02-14

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