Pizza dough. Recipes for pizza dough

Homemade pizza always tastes better purchase! Especially if all the components, including the dough, do it yourself. The preparation of the dough for pizza - task is very simple, if you have good recipes.

It is believed that pizza was invented many thousands of years ago - cakes of dough with a filling, which was displayed on top of them, were popular in Ancient Egypt and even in Mesopotamia. Then the food had to taste and the ancient Greeks and the ancient Romans. The author of the modern pizza, what we know and love, according to historians, is the Roman commander and gourmet Lucullus, who was famous for what was a great feast. Thanks to him, the pizza has become popular throughout the Roman Empire. Today the popularity of pizza was even wider - love her and are prepared all over the world. Thanks to this recipe of the pizza and test for its basis, there are countless.

If filling is more or less clear use for it almost any product, test the situation is more complicated. Many for its preparation, fearing that will not work or will work poorly, just not taken. In the end, often the most pizza lovers to buy it ready-made or delivery services, or prepare to purchase the test. But in vain - because to make a good pizza dough is actually so simple!

Yeast, fresh, flaky, buttermilk, beer, sour cream, etc. - cooking options for pizza dough too much. However, for regular homemade pizza is enough to learn in just a couple of options for the test - slim, regular and quick yeast-free, on all occasions.

Recipe thin pizza dough

Need (for 1 pizza with a diameter of about 30cm): 175g flour, 125ml warm water, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp. of dry yeast ? tsp. salt.

How to make a thin dough for pizza. Flour mixed with salt and yeast. Water to mix with oil, then slowly pouring the liquid into the flour mixture, knead homogeneous dough. When the dough reaches a thick consistency, put it on a dusted flour surface, knead 2-3min. Grease a bowl with olive oil, put in it the dough, cover and leave for 40 minutes in the heat to increase in 2 times. After proofing knead the dough again for 1-2min and roll out into a circle with a diameter of about 30cm. put the dough on a baking sheet and put it on top of the filling.

Don't forget: to the filling does not fall with the pizza, the edges of the circle by rolling the dough need to do is thicker than the rest of the area of a circle.

The recipe for the dough for American pizza (the lush basis)

Need (for 1 pizza with a diameter of about 30cm): 200g flour, 200ml of warm water, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp. of dry yeast, salt and sugar.

How to prepare the dough for the American pizza. In warm water, add salt, sugar, add the 1.5 tbsp olive oil, stir until dissolved. Mix the sifted flour with the yeast, gradually combining liquid and dry mix, knead the dough - it will get soft. Roll the dough into a ball, cover and 20min to keep warm. Pour the risen dough with the remaining olive oil, lightly knead, knead again, and again cover with a towel and stand 20 minutes - it should be up in 2 times. Next, the dough is stretched or rolled out in a non-thin cake.

The best way for such a test is suitable typical American pizza toppings: sausage, pepperoni, bacon, mushrooms, chicken, etc. To achieve the cake ready enough 20-25min baking in a preheated 180 degree oven.

Recipe quick test with herbs for pizza

You will need: 2 cups of wheat flour, ?-1 Cup milk 3 tsp. dry yeast ? tsp. sugar ? tsp. salt, Provence herbs.

How to make quick pizza dough with herbs. Dissolve sugar and yeast in warm milk. Sift the flour, then gradually pour it into the yeast mass, add herbs, knead the dough. To let the dough stand in a warm place for 20-30 minutes (during this time you can prepare all the ingredients for pizza toppings). Roll out the dough into a layer of desired thickness, place the filling, bake the pizza in a preheated 220 degree oven for 20min.

This recipe shows how easy it is to make pizza dough with ingredients you can add to the dough dried tomatoes, herbs and other supplements to taste.

Features of the dough for pizza

• For greater elasticity in the dough for pizza decided to add olive oil.
• As in the preparation of any other pastry flour for the base of the pizza need to be sifted through a sieve.
• Knead the dough with hands better not less than 6-8 minutes, the optimal time - 10-15 minutes. Better to knead the dough by hand - it will have a higher quality than prepared using kitchen appliances.
• Because rolling the dough loses its lightness, therefore, sformovat pizza crust, you need to give her time for proofing the dough again fit and formed gas bubbles, which will make it more aerial.
• So that the dough is well risen, avoid draughts in the room where kneaded and then kept the dough.
• The vessel, in which is kept the dough, it is better to smear olive oil so the dough will be easier to climb and it will not stick to sides of bowl.
• To the dough better and faster came up, put the dishes with him in a warm oven for proofing time.

Another option for pizza dough from famous chef Jamie Oliver, see the videoretsept.