#BinancePizza
Below are the classic pizza making methods, combining the core steps and techniques of various classic recipes, covering dough preparation, sauce mixing, and baking tips:
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I. Classic Pizza Dough Recipe
1. Basic Dough (suitable for beginners)
- Ingredients (approximately 2 8-inch pizzas):
- High-gluten flour 200g
- Low-gluten flour 50g
- Warm water 150g
- Yeast 3g
- Sugar 10g
- Salt 3g
- Olive oil 15g
- Steps:
1. Mix dry ingredients: Sift together high-gluten flour, low-gluten flour, sugar, and salt.
2. Knead the dough: Dissolve yeast in warm water, add to dry ingredients, knead into a ball, then add olive oil and continue kneading until the dough is smooth and elastic (can stretch into a thick film).
3. Fermentation: Let it rise at room temperature until doubled in size (about 1 hour), cold fermentation can extend to over 12 hours for better texture.
4. Shaping: After degassing, divide, roll into a round crust with a thin center and thick edges, and pierce with a fork to prevent bubbling.
2. No-Knead Dough (quick version)
- Ingredients (approximately 4 8-inch pizzas):
- High-gluten flour 500g
- Ice water 250g
- Ice cubes 60g
- Olive oil 15g
- Yeast 2g
- Steps:
1. Mix the dough: Combine flour, ice water, and ice cubes and let sit for 1 hour, then add olive oil and yeast and stir for 5 minutes.
2. Fermentation: Refrigerate for 24 hours, bring back to room temperature for 2 hours before use.
3. Stretching: Refrigerated dough is easier to stretch into a thin base while retaining large air pockets.
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II. Classic Pizza Sauce
1. Homemade Tomato Sauce
- Ingredients:
- Fresh tomatoes 3
- Onion 1/2
- Garlic 3 cloves
- Olive oil 20g
- Salt 3g
- Black pepper, crushed basil to taste
- Steps:
1. Peel and dice the tomatoes, chop the onion and garlic.
2. Heat the pan, add olive oil to sauté the minced garlic and onion, then add diced tomatoes and simmer on low heat until thickened.
3. Season with salt, black pepper, and crushed basil, cool before use.
2. Commercial Pizza Sauce Alternative
- Can directly purchase Italian imported canned tomato sauce (such as San Marzano), retaining chunky texture.
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III. Classic Pizza Combinations
1. Margherita Pizza (Italian national treasure)
- Ingredients:
- Dough: Made according to the above basic recipe.
- Toppings: Fresh mozzarella cheese balls, basil leaves, homemade tomato sauce.
- Steps:
1. Pre-bake the crust: Bake at 260°C for 5 minutes to set.
2. Apply sauce: Spread a thin layer of sauce and sprinkle cheese.
3. Bake: Bake again at 260°C for 8 minutes, and after taking out, add basil leaves.