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These tips for preparing the best pizza dough are a must if you're interested in making homemade pizza because, let's face it, most people who have ventured to experiment in the vastness of their oven are already tired of banana bread and carrot cake. So, if you're also ready to take it to the next level, don't miss these foolproof tips for making perfect pizza dough.

Cooking homemade pizza with yeast is easier than it seems, but to ensure a successful result, it's necessary to know some tricks that Kiwilimón's chef and manager of Marega Banquetes, Mauricio Eggleton, recommends, so pay attention and get ready to enjoy an easy and amazing pizza dough.

The ideal flour for pizza dough

You can use a special flour known as double zero or medium strength flour, which will give you a fluffy pizza dough, as it has 11.5%-13.5% gluten and helps retain more gases. Make sure it is not high-protein flour, or the dough will turn out bread-like. If you can't find it, no problem! Regular flour will also work, especially if you substitute 20 grams of it with semolina, which will make it crisper. Which do you prefer?



Yeast for pizza

For preparing pizza, it is recommended to use fresh yeast, as it has no stabilizers and its fermentation capacity is much greater than that of traditional powdered yeast. You should make sure to mix it with warm water before adding it to the other ingredients, and some food sites like Cucinare even recommends doing it in lukewarm water and letting it rest for 10 minutes.

A proper fermentation for pizza dough

“Fermentation is very important because it determines if you have good 'dell’impasto', or the rise of the yeast,” explains Chef Mau. It is important to note that to make the pizza dough easy to digest, it should be allowed to ferment in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours.

Different styles of pizza dough

If you want to make thin and crispy dough, Roman style, you should use a rolling pin to roll it out very lightly. On the contrary, if you want to make Neapolitan pizza dough, you should keep the center thin but make the edges thicker by working them by hand.

How to manage the oven to make pizza dough?

If you want your dough to turn out like pizza from a stone oven, preheating the oven 20 minutes before placing the pizza could be a very effective option. Remember to choose the ingredients for homemade pizza in advance and check our video recipes to clarify any doubts about the process.

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