Hi, bread newbie here
Id just like to introduce myself. First time posting here. I have great interest in baking but little experience. I want to build my skills by trying new recipies, and i am interested in seeing what you all can make.
Today i am going to be baking some pizza dough. Feel free to criticize my method, i know my baking needs work and i want to improve.
I use
2 cups flour
4.5 grams instant yeast
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp of rosemary and oregano
2/3 cups water (about, amount varies)
I first start with a cup of flour and the yeast. I mix that together then add the rest of the ingredients, other then a cup of flour. I add water to all the ingredients and stir till it is doughy, then i begin to add the rest of the flour in little by little. Once it gets firm enough, i knead it for about 20mins then let it rise for half an hour. I preheat the oven to 450 and bake it in a glass dish for 20 mins, take it out, brush olive oil on, and put it back in for 10 min. When its all done i let it cool for half hour.
The problem here is my dough is too..doughy. It is way too chewy on the inside even though the outside is cooked golden brown. What am i doing wrong here? I want nice, airy dough with defined bubbles. i dont get bubbles with my recipe. thanks for the help
how big do you make your pizza? the reason I ask:
1 cup water = 236g * 2/3 = 156g water
2 cups flour @ 145g each = 290g flour
At least 446g total dough weight.
For a single dough ball and a 14" pizza, this means your pizza will be pretty thick and possibly doughy.
If you want a thin crust 14" pizza, shoot for a final dough ball of about 400g. If your making personal size 12" pizza or less, you need to use a lot less dough.
A few more things:
Try these steps, and you'll find that you get a better tasting, better perfoming dough.Bake your pizza at a high temp (550F) for a shorter time (6-10 minutes). You'll get a better crust that way.
cups are a very poor way to measure flour as it is so inconsistent depending on how much it is packed. I would say that 145 gr for a cup of flour is a lot, based on what I have read 125 would be a better number if spooning into the cup (no scooping!)
this would have the effect of increasing the hydration even with the same amount of water.
wayne
wayne's right. I'll give you a practical example about the importance of weight.
I just weighed several cups of flour on my Salter scale.
Test #1: I spooned flour into cup measure, as wayne suggested
Test #2: I "fluffed up" the flour in the container, then scooped it using my cup measure.
As Wayne said, 40g of flour, based on our recipe, will make all the difference in your hydration level. 40g likely represents at least 1/4 cup (but likely 1/3 cup of flour).
so yes, definitely buy a scale!
Thanks for the help guys. I do own a digital scale, but ive never thought to use it to measure flour. I will do so from now on.
I want to try a small-scale bake to see if i can get it right this time. Ideally i want the loaf to be around 200g or so. Could you guys give me a recipe in grams for some dough? thanks
Makes two 200g dough balls; halve the weights to make one 200g doughball:
Bread flour 100.00% 250.00g
Water 61.00% 152.50g
Olive oil 2.00% 5.00g
Salt 2.50% 6.25g
Yeast (instant) 0.70% 1.75g
TOTAL WEIGHT (g) 415.5g
Mix ingredients and knead until smooth, about 10 minutes by hand or about 6-7 minutes at low speed in stand mixer.
Form into dough ball(s), place in oiled container, cover, and into fridge for at least 12 hours.
Remove from fridge, rest on counter for 3-5 hours.
Preheat oven to 550F for at least 30 minutes; shape & top your pizza, bake on pizza stone for 6-10 min.
great recipe! unfortunately i do not have a pizza stone yet so i am just baking it on the rack, still turns out great. thanks for this
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