High-Hydration Pizza Dough

  • Prep Time | 3 hours

  • Cooking Time | 5 minutes

  • Servings | 4 pizzas humans

Ingredients

  • 512 g (4 cups) bread flour
  • 10-15 g (3-4 tsps) salt
  • 4 g (1 tsp) instant yeast
  • 400-454 g (1 3/4-2 cups) lukewarm water

Instructions

In a large bowl, whisk dry ingredients. Mixing with a spatula or wooden spoon, add in water and combine until a sticky dough balls forms.

Coat with olive oil and cover with a damp cloth. Let rise in a warm spot for an hour or so until it had doubled in size.

Cover a working surface with flour and turn dough onto it. Divide dough into four parts and fold each into a ball.

If baking right away, let the balls sit on floured surface and cover with plastic wrap for 30-60 minutes. If not baking right away, transfer each ball to a storage container and place in refrigerator or freezer without letting rise/rest.

Preheat oven or grill to 550°F (along with pizza pan if using).

Gently stretch dough from underneath, handling it as little a possible.

Place dough on parchment paper and add all the desired sauce and toppings.

Transfer the pizza onto a preheated pizza pan or directly onto grill racks. Bake about 5 minutes until top is blistered.

Transfer to a cutting board, slice it up, and serve!