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90 Minute Pizza Dough

Joe and Susie

January 25, 2023

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How long does it take to make pizza dough? With our recipe you can make a solid pizza dough in 90 minutes. You may never buy frozen or store-bought dough again! Serve homemade pizza made with fresh dough in 2 hours!

Is there the secret to our 90 minute pizza dough recipe? Nope, all you need a bread machine. That is it. Imagine, 90 Minutes to Pizza Perfection: Our foolproof dough recipe delivers a crunchy, flavorful crust in just 90 minutes. We also offer a few pro tips for those who may wish to further elevate their pizza game. Get ready to impress your family and friends with homemade pizza night!

How do I cook my pizza?

Once the dough is prepared, you can cook your pizza by launching it directly into a pizza oven or kitchen oven. We have always cooked our grandma style pies in a kitchen oven using a pizza pan. For a good result, a high quality pizza pan is a necessity. Ours was bought 35 years ago in a small shop on Mulberry street in New York’s Little Italy neighborhood. It’s treated as a treasure. The Lloyd pans have a great reputation.

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Pizza lovers who don’t make homemade pizza often ask, what is pizza dough made from?

The ingredients are very basic; bread flour, sugar, water, salt, olive oil and yeast.

Now that you know what it’s made from many will ask; is pizza dough difficult to make?

No, this recipe is simple and fast. You will find many recipes that can take hours or days to prepare before you get to make a pizza. For most of us that is a deal breaker and is why many will turn to store-bought dough. It just takes too much time. After reading this blog, you will be surprised at how simple pizza dough is to make. We hope it gets rid of any intimidation you may have had. Once you try this technique, we are confidant that you will be enjoying actual homemade pizza quite often. You will adopt our motto, “if it’s pizza day, it’s a good day!”

How to make our 90 minute pizza dough

Pizza dough ball, from 90 minute pizza dough recipe. I

So many pizza lovers are intimidated and never try making homemade pizza. Our goal is the show how simple pizza dough is to make. The ingredients are just; water, bread flour, olive oil, sugar, salt and yeast. Start by measuring the liquids and placing them in the bread machine bucket. Add the salt and sugar. Now measure 4 cups of flour and place in the bread machine followed by the yeast. Place the bucket back into the bread machine, set to the dough setting and press start. That’s it, your dough will be ready in 90 minutes!

A more advanced pizza dough recipe

The above instructions will give you a solid pizza dough that is superior to store bought and will make most ecstatic forever. However if you want to up your dough game and improve the consistency, continue reading this section.

Measuring flour by volume is simple but will yield highly variable quantities of flour and inconsistent results. When measuring the flour, we recommend using a scale as used in bakeries and pizza shops. We use this food scale and it works great! After weighing and measuring each ingredient from the recipe below, simply place into the bread machine, set the machine to dough and press start. In 90 minutes you will open the bread machine and find a perfect ball of pizza dough. We have used an Oster machine with great results. If you require a stainless steel look the Cuisinart is a terrific choice.

Pizza dough ingredients in mixing bowl — Pizza dough ingredients in bread machine mixing bowl

Hydration and your pizza dough

What is hydration? This requires some basic math to explain, however if you hate math, skip these 2 paragraphs and simply follow our recipe. Hydration is simply it’s the amount of water compared to flour used to make your dough. Our basic dough recipe will yield a hydration of around 55 percent.

To calculate percent hydration simply divide the weight of the flour by the weight of the water in grams. If you weigh 1 1/2 cups of water, it’s 355 grams, 4 cups of flour will weigh approximately 650 grams. 355 divided by 650 gives us 55% hydration. We know many despise math, however with your phone it is quite easy to calculate. The best news, if you follow our recipe below, no math is necessary.

To create our 2.0 90 minute pizza dough it will be necessary to invest in a kitchen scale like the one above. Now instead of measuring your water and flour by volume ( ex. cups), you will weigh them. Our basic recipe uses simple even measurements to keep the recipe simple. The result is a good, solid and easy to make dough that is about 55% hydration. This dough recipe will yield a tasty and crunchy undercarriage to you homemade pizza. But to up your pizza game, you will have to up your hydration.

To increase you dough’s hydration , maintain the 650 grams of flour in the recipe, but you must increase the water. To get the dough to 60% hydration, use 380 grams of water. To increase your dough to 65% hydration, use 422 grams of water. We recommend starting at 60% hydration, then next time try 65 percent and determine what you prefer. Some may prefer the original recipe, some 60%, others 65%, it’s a personal choice. We have come to prefer the 65% hydration to make our Sicilian or grandma style pizza in a heavy square pan.

Now you can use your imagination to create your favorite pizza. Margherita, sausage and pepper, white, spinach, mushroom or any topping you desire! You are only limited by your imagination and what is in your pantry. While the dough is being made you can create whatever topping you choose. It is possible to create a pizza from scratch in 2 hours!

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Another benefit to creating a fresh homemade pizza is that you control the ingredients. How many times have you had frozen or takeout pizza and had grease pour off the pizza into your plate? We call those dead calories. The oil added to frozen and takeout pizza is why pizza can be so unhealthy and high in calories. Your homemade pizza will never have excess oil and grease, unless that is what you want.

Pizza Recipes

Of course you can keep your pizza simple and traditional using a simple tomatoe sauce, mozzerella and some oregano. Below are a few ideas for pizza’s that we have tried and continue to enjoy.

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Optional Steps using this Pizza Dough Recipe

For those looking to go to a third level, make the dough a day or two early and let it sit covered for a day or two. You can also refrigerate it for up to a week. The day you want to make pizza, take the dough out in the morning and let it reach room temperature and rise again. This step is not necessary, however, you will find the dough will possess a more distinct flavor, a nicer texture and better air pockets or bubbles. You will improve your dough’s character or personality.

Out pizza dough recipe and techniques will satisfy most as it will give you a delicious pizza every time. There is no need to experiment further. However, for those looking to make pizza a serious hobby, you will need to allot more time to pizza preparation and develop a skill set. Making pizza at the next level requires practice and time. If you are interested, we recommend these videos made by Vito Iancopelli. We do not receive any compensation for this referral and only provide it as information for our subscribers.

So what are you waiting for? In two hours you can be cutting into your first homemade pizza! Give this recipe a try, you will love it.

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