Family Secret Pizza Dough
My dad is famous for his wood fired pizza oven and the many pizza parties he throws. This is his secret pizza dough recipe, a super easy and forgiving dough that bakes up fluffy and tender with the perfect toothsome bite.
Equipment
- Stand mixer
Ingredients
- 2 cups 00 flour (you can use all purpose flour if you can't find 00)
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup whole grain flour
- 1 1/4 tsp dry active yeast
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- a sprinkle of sugar
- a good glug of olive oil (about 2 tbsp)
For making the pizza:
- 1/4 cup semolina flour
- pizza toppings
Instructions
- Combine the water, yeast and sugar in a small bowl. Stir to dissolve and allow to sit for 10 minutes.
- While the yeast activates in the water, fit the stand mixer with the dough hook. Combine 00 flour, all purpose flour, whole grain flour and salt and set the stand mixer on medium-low speed to combine.
- With stand mixer on low, drizzle in water-yeast mixture. Mix until the dough starts to form, 3 minutes. Tap the sides of the bowl a few times to shake the flour loose from the sides.
- Once the dough has come together, increase the stand mixer to medium speed and knead for 10 minutes. If the dough is looking too wet and sticking to the dough hook too much, add more flour. If it seems too dry, add a touch more water.
- Transfer the dough to a well oiled bowl or large food safe container. Drizzle in a good glug of olive oil and knead by hand to combine. Cover the bowl/container with a lid or kitchen towl and allow to rise until doubled, 1 1/2 hours.
- After the first rise, gently deflate the dough by folding it into thirds. Turn the bowl and repeat this process 2-3 times. Cover and allow the dough to rise 1 hour more.
- After the 1 hour rise, deflate the dough using the same technique, cover again and let rise another hour. At this point, the dough can be used right away or stored in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- To make a pizza: flour the counter well with semolina flour. Cut the dough into 2 or 3 pieces and roll/stretch it out on the semolina flour. Top with pizza toppings of choice and bake.