The best pizza dough recipe is one made at home. Store-bought dough isn't suited to the purpose. After all, the main secret of Italian baking is its delicate structure, yet crispy at the same time. Besides, you're the one who chooses which products to make the pizza dough from and how. The main ingredients: flour, olive oil, water and salt. You can add yeast and eggs to them, and replace the water with any dairy product: milk, kefir, sour cream, yogurt. There are ways to make pizza dough with mayonnaise.
The five most commonly used ingredients in pizza dough recipes:
| Product | Calories per 100g | Protein g per 100g | Fats g per 100g | Carbohydrates g per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar | 398 | 0 | 0 | 99.7 |
| Wheat flour | 325 | 12 | 1 | 67 |
| Flour | 325 | 12 | 1 | 67 |
| Dry yeast | 410 | 49 | 6 | 40 |
| Olive oil | 913 | 0 | 99.8 | 0 |
The classic method Italians use is a recipe with the products listed above, but with yeast added. The yeast must be of good quality and alive, otherwise the baking won't work. Before starting, it's better to play it safe and test them for viability. If there's no doubt about the dry yeast, it's added to the flour. The process looks like this: the flour is sifted into a mound, mixed with yeast, and a well is made in the center, into which warm water and oil are poured. Knead by hand from the edges to the center. When the mass becomes uniform, keep kneading continuously for 10 to 20 minutes. In this case, you won't be able to make pizza dough quickly — it needs to rest for at least half an hour under a napkin at room temperature. It's better if the dough grows slightly in size.
Another successful pizza dough recipe is made with kefir. The products are the same, only kefir is used instead of yeast. To make the mass more airy, you also need baking soda. It comes out a very pliable dough that rolls out easily, doesn't tear and takes any shape.
The five fastest pizza dough recipes:
| Name of the dish | Cooking time | Calories per 100g | User rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quick pizza dough | 10 min | 262 | +464 |
| Simple batter with mayonnaise for pizza, pies, pancakes | 10 min | 232 | +94 |
| Simple pizza dough in a dough mixer | 10 min | 274 | +48 |
| Pour-in pizza base dough in a frying pan in 10 minutes | 10 min | 335 | +101 |
| Pizza dough in a frying pan | 10 min | 323 | +32 |
An excellent solution for beginner home cooks who want to make pizza dough is to choose a pour-in base. Compared with the kind that has to be kneaded and rolled out, the pour-in one is mixed faster. Besides, it's much easier to make a perfectly even round pizza from it — the main thing is to have a suitable pan in the kitchen.