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Traditional Italian Pizza dough

The one and only Pizza dough recipe you will ever need to create authentic and traditional pizza bases just like the Italians.
Prep Time10 mins
resting time2 hrs
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: pizza, pizzadough, pizzarecipe
Servings: 6 Pizzas
Author: Marie Muccio

Ingredients

  • 30 g Fresh yeast
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 600 ml lukewarm water
  • 1 kg Flour strong flour such as 00

Instructions

  • Place the fresh yeast in a bowl and add the salt and water. Mix thoroughly until the yeast has fully dissolved.
    Using fresh yeast to make authentic pizza dough
  • Place the flour in the bowl of an electric mixer, make a well in the centre and pour in the yeast mixture. With the dough hook attachment, mix on medium speed until mixture comes together to form a smooth dough. You can add ½ a teaspoon of water at a time if the mixture is too dry.
    Using an electric mixer to mix the dough makes it a lot quicker. Ive used my kitchenmaid for the authentic Italian Pizza dough.
  • Lightly grease a bowl with olive oil and place the dough in the bowl. Cover with a tea towel and set aside in a warm spot to rise for at least 1 hour or until doubled in size.
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  • Once the dough has risen, cut it into 6 pieces and roll each piece until you have 6 balls. Place the dough balls on a clean tea towel and cover with another tea towel. leave to rest for a further 1 hour.
    The best Italian pizza dough recipe
  • The dough will then be ready to be rolled out and used for your pizza bases.
    Traditional Italian pizza dough recipe just like the Nonnas make it.

Notes

Notes:
*If you Don't have an electric mixer this process can also be done by hand.
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