Master Pizza Dough

The Master Pizza Dough recipe will help you nail preparing the dough every single time!The base of any pizza is undoubtedly the dough. If the dough of the pizza is not properly made then you won’t fully enjoy eating pizza.

Thus, it is important to ensure that the pizza dough is soft, smooth and firm.

Here we tell you how you can easily make the perfect pizza dough at home!

Health Benefits

Although dough is not as flavorful as compared to the other yummy ingredients of pizza, it is still highly nutritious. It contains important minerals like magnesium which helps to maintain a steady heartbeat and regulates blood pressure.

Pizza dough also contains vitamins like vitamin B and complex carbohydrates which provide us with fuel and energy. Dough also contains proteins and we all know how significant proteins are for the growth of our body and muscles.

Ingredients

yeast: 2 1/4 tsp

lukewarm water: 2 cup

all-purpose flour: 3 1/2 cup

olive oil: 2 tbsp

teaspoon of salt: 3/4

granulated sugar: 1 tbsp

How To Make Master Pizza Dough

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
2. In a large mixing bowl or a bowl of the stand mixer with a hook attachment, combine the yeast and the lukewarm water together.
3. Mix well and let it sit for 5 minutes until the yeast is foamy and fully dissolved.
4. Now add flour, olive oil, salt and sugar. Mix by hand or with the dough hook on low speed for a minute or two.
5. Once all the ingredients are fully combined, knead the mixture with your hands or with the dough hook on low-medium speed. Make sure the kneaded dough is soft and smooth.
6. Poke the dough with your fingers, if it bounces then it means that the dough is ready to rise.
7. Now shape the dough into a ball shape. Place it into a large mixing bowl that is light coated with the olive oil. Cover the dough tightly with a plastic wrap.
8. Place the dough in a warm environment. For the warm temperature, place it near the pre-heated oven so that the heat of the oven helps the dough to rise. After an hour or two, the dough will rise.
9. Divide the dough into two balls. Roll each half into equal balls. You can place one of the dough into the fridge to use at a later time.
10. The other dough is ready to be filled with your favorite pizza toppings!

Trivia

• The word pizza was first mentioned in a Latin text written in Southern Italy in 997 CE.
• In the 1800s, most Italians considered pizza as a peasant meal.
• Regular thin pizza crust is the most popular crust which is preferred by 61% of the world’s population.
• Thick and deep crust is the second most popular crust which is preferred by 14% of the world’s population.

Only 11% of the world’s population prefers extra thin pizza crust.