# The Best Pizza Dough Recipe

This recipe shows how to make pizza dough that's strong enough to withstand a lot of toppings, perfect for pizza lovers.

- Servings: 3 servings
- Total time: 54 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 5 grams active dry yeast
- 266 grams warm water
- 459 grams double zero flour
- 14 grams salt
- 11 grams olive oil
- 0 Semolina flour
- 0 pizza sauce
- 0 mozzarella cheese
- 0 parmesan cheese
- 0 mushrooms
- 0 salami

## Instructions

1. Bloom 5 grams of active dry yeast in 266 grams of warm water.
2. Add 459 grams of Caputo Red Chef's flour, 14 grams of salt, and 11 grams of olive oil to the yeast mixture and hand mix until shaggy.
3. Let the dough rest for about 20 minutes to fully hydrate.
4. Put the shaggy dough into a stand mixer with a dough hook and mix for 5 minutes on low speed.
5. Finish with about 2 minutes of hand kneading.
6. Place the dough in a bowl with a little olive oil, cover, and cold proof in the fridge for at least 48 hours.
7. After 48 hours, separate the dough into three 250 gram pieces and hand shape them into perfectly round balls.
8. Let the dough balls proof at room temperature for another 3-4 hours.
9. Before shaping, put plenty of semolina flour on your work surface.
10. Stretch out your dough using your preferred method. The steering wheel method is recommended.
11. Add your desired toppings to the dough.
12. Bake at 720°F (382°C) for 2.5-3 minutes.

## Equipment

- kitchen scale
- mixing bowl
- spoon
- stand mixer with dough hook
- hammer
- glass bowl
- plastic wrap
- baking sheet
- pizza peel
- oven
- infrared thermometer

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP826JE4g/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/abe16793-1558-4403-a047-4ef76c3b47f9
- Extracted: 2025-03-09

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