GERMANY
FRANCE
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Classic Pizza Dough Recipe
Makes delicious pizzas in your oven or in an outdoor pizza oven.
Ingredients
500g strong white flour
350g water
15g fine sea salt
0.3g instant dried yeast
Method
Step 1: Warm the water to approx. 30-35°C and dissolve the fine sea salt into it, then add the yeast, rest for 1 minute and then stir until the yeast is dissolved.
Step 2: Add this mixture to the flour and mix together by hand, and squeeze the chunks of dough using your thumb and fingertips to reduce the size of them.
Step 3: Fold the dough over itself 2 to 3 times by stretching and folding it.
Step 4: Allow the dough to rest for 20 minutes then knead it on a floured surface, then place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover with an airtight lid and leave to prove for 2 hours at room temperature.
Step 5: On a floured surface, divide the mixture and shape into equal sized balls, then place on a baking sheet, cover, and leave to prove for 6 hours.
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