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Patrick's Perfect Pizza Dough

A recipe I updated based on the recipe found in Joy of Cooking
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting Time 3 hours
Total Time 4 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 2 Pizzas

Equipment

  • Bowl
  • Stand mixer
  • Measuring Spoons and Cups
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Plastic wrap

Ingredients
  

  • 3 c. White Flour The higher the protein, the better. Bread flour is a great option.
  • ¾ c. Whole Wheat Flour
  • 3 T. Olive Oil
  • ½ T. Lawry's Season Salt Because everything is better with Lawry's
  • ½ T. Kosher salt
  • ¼ c. Honey If you don't want to use honey, use 1-2 T. of white sugar.
  • 1⅓ c. Water Filtered water is best (no residual chlorine). Warm it in the microwave for ~20 sec. so that it is a little warm. Make it too hot and it will kill the yeast.
  • 1 pkg Yeast I prefer the Fleischmann's Pizza Crust Yeast.

Instructions
 

  • Mix the dry ingredients
    3 c. White Flour, ¾ c. Whole Wheat Flour, ½ T. Lawry's Season Salt, ¼ c. Honey
  • After heating the water, add the yeast packet. Stir and let sit for 5-10 minutes.
    1⅓ c. Water, 1 pkg Yeast
  • Add the olive oil to the dry ingredient mix. Pour the yeast slurry on top of the olive oil.
    3 T. Olive Oil
  • Mix on a slow setting ~3 on Cuisinart with a dough hook and mix for 10 minutes.
  • Alternate: If you do not have a stand mixer, then mix by hand until it combines. Turn the dough out onto a clean counter. Knead, knead, and knead again until the dough is smooth. The dough should be slightly tacky.
  • Oil a large bowl. Add dough to bowl, turning once to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the oven. Prop the door of your oven open with a rolled towel so that the oven light stays on. Let rise for ideally 3-4 hours or until double.
  • Ideally, divide the dough in half and shape it into balls. Cover and let rest for about 20 minutes. If you skip this step it will not be the end of the world.
  • Shape pizza by hand or with a rolling pin. If using a rolling pin, you may want to set it on the cooking pan for 10-20 minutes after shaping it to let it rise.
  • Add sauce and ingredients to your pizza. Place in a 500° F oven for 8 minutes and then check on the progress. For my personal gas oven, it is exactly 9:30.
Keyword Italian, Pizza