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Any awesome pizza dough recipes?

I was all excited to make pizza dough with my Soft White Winter Wheat flour from Bell Street Bakery, and it was a complete failure. The dough never got smooth like pizza dough should and then it never rose (even though the yeast was super active). Any ideas on what went wrong? So now I'm looking for a recipe for delicious pizza dough!

shelley.goulder asked in Other-Food & Drink about 1 year ago | Report

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    My favorite recipe doubles as a great French bread recipe too (when processed differently, natch). It's a wonderful chewy crust.

    Start with:
    *2 cups water
    *2 cups bread flour.

    Whisk into a paste and let sit overnight (this step isn't 100% required to do with the lead time, but it soaks the fibers better and makes a nicer consistency).

    When that's done, add to it:
    *1 heaping T instant yeast
    *2 T sugar
    *1 T salt
    *1 cup warm water

    Mix well, then add:
    *6 cups bread flour

    Mix and knead. Let rise until doubled (I warm my oven up a tish and then put the mixing bowl in and turn the heat off).

    For pizza dough: put your pizza stone or whatever into the oven. Roll a portion of the dough into a crust on a board, coat with a little flour, and add toppings. Shake off board onto your hot pizza stone. Bake at 425 on the bottom rack (makes 2 large crusts). Or, if you're me, halve the whole recipe, roll the dough out, put it on a ghetto greased and dusted cookie sheet, and call it good. If you're in a big hurry, you don't have to let it rise the first time. It will be okay.

    For French bread: After dough has risen, knead well and divide it into two parts. Roll into a rectangle-ish shape (it's hard to roll high gluten dough because it's so elastic..just do your best). Roll it up the long way, like a jelly roll, and place on a greased and dusted cookie sheet. Spritz with water and cut a lengthwise slit. Let rise until doubled a second time. Bake in a 400 degree oven until nicely browned (20-30 minutes), spritzing with water every 5-10 minutes to make a more crispy crust. Snarf one loaf and give the second to a friend.

    Sacrelicious answered in Other-Food & Drink about 1 year ago | Report
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    I use this recipe to make pizza with a pizza stone. It works really well.

    First, get a digital scale. For consistent results you need to weigh your flour.

    8 oz. unbleached AP flour
    8 oz. bread flour
    10 fl. oz. warm water
    2 1/2 t active dry yeast
    1 1/2 t sugar
    1 T kosher salt

    Put all ingredients in the bowl of your mixer and mix with the dough hook for 5 minutes.
    Let it rest for 15 minutes.
    Mix on medium speed for 5 minutes. Divide in half and put each ball in a bowl that has been lightly oiled with olive oil. Let it rise. Make pizza!

    Sparky answered in Other-Food & Drink about 1 year ago | Report
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    http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2010/09/no-knead-pizza-dough-remix.html

    I had a lot of success with this one. I also just love the whole Food Wishes blog, his baked beans are great.

    Isis242 answered in Other-Food & Drink about 1 year ago | Report
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