June 20, 2016 - 3:17pm
Is water necessary in pizza crust?
I was watching a pizza-centric episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives the other day (I know, I know!). In one place, they were dumping the ingredients into the mixer for a batch of dough and the gentleman said Flour, Yeast, Oil, Sugar, and Salt. I rewound it to be sure I heard it right, but he didn't say Water. Was that a mistake or can you make dough without water? I suppose I could try it and see what I get, but it seems almost guaranteed to be a failure.
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survive without the right moisture level, so if you leave out water the little beasties won't be multiplying.
Gerhard
That must be a mistake. It would be *sooo* nasty and greasy with just oil. Even worse than Pizza Hut. ;^)
already been in the mixer.
I'm with Mini here - it's common to put the water in first - make it quicker to get the dough together in most mixers.
I'm more concerned that they're putting sugar into the mix than appearing to lose the water...
-Gordon
I'm not an expert, so I didn't want to assume, but this just seemed like an error. Typically on this show, they name all the ingredients as they make something for the camera, so such a glaring omission was unusual. That's why I questioned it.
Regarding sugar -- that's actually pretty common in commercial pizza dough, despite the blazing temperatures typically used. It's mainly for flavor, but I'm sure the yeast love it, too.