Technical sequence: prepare dough for pizza
Instructions
Follow our step by step directions you will get a good pasta like the one of the best pizzerias.
(ingredients for 4 people)
dough
Add 500 g of flour on the work surface, forming a pile.
Cut a hollow in the middle of the pile of flour, turning in circles with the index and middle fingers of one hand.
Put in a tablespoon of salt and 25 g of fresh yeast diluted in 100 ml of warm water.
Add 1/2 tablespoon of sugar and a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.
Begin to incorporate the flour ingredients added, working with your hands by both hands gradually adding other warm water (about 150 ml: the exact amount depends on the type of flour).
You have to get a soft dough but not liquid.
Don't worry if it sticks to your hands, because it worked gradually solidifies: if necessary, you can add more flour but in limited quantities.
rising
Knead the dough so energetic, stretching it on the floor and ammucchiandolo with your hands.
Lift the dough and ributtatelo on the worktop with force: the dough is ready when it doesn't stick to your hands and work surface and has become smooth and elastic, so it takes at least 10-15 minutes).
Gather up the dough ball, put it in a large bowl and incidetela with a floured knife, forming a cross.
Cover it with a cloth dipped in flour and let rise until doubled in volume (about an hour).
The proving room temperature should be about 28° and there must be no draughts.
If your environment is colder, heat the oven, switch it off, let it cool and slip the bowl.
roll out the dough
Set the dough on the floured work surface, press it with fists and knead dough 2/3 minutes.
Pull it with the rolling pin floured half a cm thick.
Put it in a baking dish greased with oil of 26-28 cm in diameter or you can also use the baking).
Formed with a slightly raised rim around the brim: serves to hold the sauce.
Let it rest, covered with floured cloth, 20-30 minutes.
Complete it with the topping of your choice.
Cooking
Bring it in oven 15 minutes and switched from set on maximum temperature (at least 230ø).
Bake the pizza until the dough is inflated rim and Golden but not burned (from 20 to 30 minutes, depending on the temperature of the oven).
