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How to make pizza dough

Patrick Ryan · bbc.co.uk · 2012 · Original

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Baker's percentages

Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%) — the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.

Flour

500g

Water

7796g

Hydration

Salt

2.4%

Yeast

3.00%

Oil

Sauce

31g

Cheese

Dough weight

9741g

Process

Bake temp

500°F / 260°C

Bake time

8-10 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (7)

  • flour/14oz strong white flour400g
  • flour/3½oz semolina100 oz · 100g
  • saltsalt2 tsp · 12g
  • yeast/½oz fresh yeast or 1½ tsp of dry yeast15 oz · 15g
  • water/9½fl oz tepid water275 oz · 7796.3g
  • oil/2fl oz olive oil50 oz · 1417.5g
  • sauce tomatotomato sauce2 tbsp · 30.6g

Toppings (1)

Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.

  • over cheesepizza toppings of your choice