Italian Style Pizza Dough

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a high smoke point and is healthier.

yeast

💰Cheaper: baking powder

Baking powder can be used for a quicker rise.

salt

Add 2 teaspoons of instant or active dry yeast to 1 3/4 cup lukewarm water and let it sit.

In a stand mixer, combine about 5 cups of Caupto's 00 flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt.

Mix the dry ingredients and then add the yeast mixture and 1/3 cup olive oil.

Knead the dough in the mixer for about 3-4 minutes until it pulls away from the sides of the bowl and passes the windowpane test.

Divide the dough into portions for 14-16 inch or 10-12 inch pizzas, rolling each portion into a ball.

Dust the dough balls with flour and place them on a sheet pan or countertop to rest for at least 5 hours, covered with plastic wrap.

Preheat the oven to 550 degrees Fahrenheit with a pizza stone inside.

Stretch or roll out the rested dough and place it on a pizza peel dusted with cornmeal.

Top with sauce and desired toppings, then transfer to the preheated pizza stone in the oven.

Broil the pizza for 5-7 minutes until the crust blackens and the cheese browns.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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