Tipo 00 Pizza Dough Recipes

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• This recipe is by weight. For those who do not have a scale, sorry, I just can't get consistent results with measuring cups. Put Flour followed by salt and yeast in the mixing bowl of a stand mixer. Stir the ingredients to distribute yeast and salt in the flour. Add the Water. Mix on low for 12 minutes with a dough hook. If the dough does not come together completely in 2 minutes add more water a teaspoon at a time. Once mixed it will get a smooth texture but the dough will be too stressed to use the "window method" to check that the gluten has bonded. Once mixed let rise in a warm place for at least 2 hours. this not only lets the yeast develop it also allows the dough to develop some of it's flavor. At least an hour before you want to bake the pizzas the dough needs to be portioned, and shaped into balls or disks. Also this is a good time to turn your oven onto full blast. The gluten in this flour too strong stretch into a pizza after shaping and it needs to rest for at least an hour before shaping. Dividing the dough in half will give 2 12-13 inch pizzas. Dividing it into 3 will give 3 8-9 inch pizzas. Add your favorite ingredients and bake on a pizza screen or on a pizza stone as hot as your oven will go. Watch closely as they bake quick 5-8 min. Quick tip: If you are baking on a pizza stone shape your pizza on parchment paper and transfer directly onto the stone.

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• This is a fantastic, reliable, everyday pizza dough, which can also be used to make bread. It's best made with Italian Tipo "00" flour, which is finer ground than normal flour, and it will give your dough an incredible super-smooth texture. Look for it in Italian markets and good supermarkets. If using white bread flour instead, make sure it's a strong one that's high in gluten, as this will transform into a lovely, elastic dough, which is what you want. Mix in some semolina flour for a bit of color and flavor if you like.
• Sift the flours and salt onto a clean work surface and make a well in the middle. In a large measuring cup, mix the yeast, sugar and olive oil into the water and leave for a few minutes, then pour into the well. Using a fork, bring the flour in gradually from the sides and swirl it into the liquid. Keep mixing, drawing larger amounts of flour in, and when it all starts to come together, work the rest of the flour in with your clean, flour-dusted hands. Knead until you have a smooth, springy dough.
• Place the ball of dough in a large flour-dusted bowl and flour the top of it. Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and place in a warm room for about 1 hour until the dough has doubled in size.
• Now remove the dough to a flour-dusted surface and knead it around a bit to push the air out with your hands - this is called punching down the dough. You can either use it immediately, or keep it, wrapped in plastic wrap, in the fridge (or freezer) until required. If using straightaway, divide the dough up into as many little balls as you want to make pizzas - this amount of dough is enough to make about six to eight medium pizzas.
• Timing-wise, it's a good idea to roll the pizzas out about 15 to 20 minutes before you want to cook them. Don't roll them out and leave them hanging around for a few hours, though - if you are working in advance like this it's better to leave your dough, covered with plastic wrap, in the refrigerator. However, if you want to get them rolled out so there's 1 less thing to do when your guests are round, simply roll the dough out into rough circles, about 1/4-inch thick, and place them on slightly larger pieces of olive-oil-rubbed and flour-dusted aluminum foil. You can then stack the pizzas, cover them with plastic wrap, and pop them into the refrigerator.
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