Pizza Dough Recipes

Most people are aware of dough pre-ferments, like the kind used to make sourdough and other fermented breads, but did you know the best pizza is often made using pre-ferments as well? It’s true, and one of the most common types of starters used is called “poolish”, which you may have heard of if you’re…

Ooni’s professional line of pizza ovens are amazing. They’re inexpensive, portable and reach temperatures of almost 1000F (500C) – just like in Naples. But all that hardware isn’t going to get you any closer to the perfect homemade pizza without the right pizza dough recipe. This pizza dough recipe is perfect for high temperature pizza…

Preparation Time: 30-40 minutes Pizza dough is an easy thing to make, but not all pizza dough is created equally. Most pizza dough has between a 55%-65% hydration level, which is fine for a super hot wood fired oven. But for baking in a slower cooking, lower temperature home oven, we need something with a…

The higher the hydration of your pizza dough, the more light and fluffy the pizza crust will turn out. This is something I’ve learned over 15 years of making pizza dough at home. This pizza dough recipe has a 70% hydration level, which is quite high. Many commercial pizza doughs have a hydration level of…

The key to a delicious Detroit style pizza is a light and fluffy dough crust. The recipe I’ve provided below is perfect for this, especially if you don’t have much experience making dough. This recipe yields one (1) 500 gram dough ball which is just the right amount of dough for a large 10×14″ Detroit…

No-Knead Authentic Neapolitan Pizza Dough, Especially Made For The Home Oven Neapolitan pizza dough is made using very few ingredients – flour, water, yeast and salt. My home oven version of this classic pizza dough has 2 extra additions – 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil. I’ve added these…

This is my go-to recipe for making pizza dough. It’s relatively easy because there is no kneading required, and, just as important, it makes for a really tasty pizza. No Knead Pizza dough is made by combining water, flour, salt and yeast together in a mixing bowl and letting it rest at room temperature for…