Pizza Dough

This recipe uses Midtown Mix Pizza Dough Base, be sure to check out other recipes that use this base as well!

You provide:

Supplies & Equipment:

• Electric mixer, preferably a stand mixer with dough paddle attachment (not bread hook)

• Baking sheets or pizza stone

• Parchment paper

• Oil spray or brush

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups warm water - about 100°F. This is warm (not hot) tap water, or a cosy bath temp

• 1/4 cup vegetable or olive oil, plus X tbs olive oil for tops

• Optional:

  • X Garlic

  • Y Parsley or other herbs

Preparation:

Do NOT preheat the oven for this recipe

Note that this dough requires rising and pre-baking steps before topping and baking again, so start process well ahead of meal time. There is still plenty of “hands off” time, so can make a for a fun meal to prepare while hosting friends or family.

Using parchment is an excellent way to prevent mess, but spray or brush it with oil to prevent sticking, especially while shaping the dough before pre-baking.

Step 1:

Add Midtown Mix Pizza Dough Base to mixer bowl. Turn on mixer to low speed while pouring in water, then 1/4 cup of oil.

Step 2:

Once liquid is incorporated, turn mixer up to medium high speed and mix for 5 minutes. Dough will be more like a batter than a glutenous pizza dough. Scrape sides of bowl, consolidate dough at the bottom of the mixing bowl and cover bowl with a clean cloth (keeping it at the top of the bowl to prevent sticking to the dough).

Step 3:

Let dough rise in warm area for about 90 minutes to nearly double in size and divide the dough into roughly X equal pieces on a piece of greased parchment.

Step 4:

Shape dough between two sheets of greased parchment to make Y x Z shaped sticks. Thicker dough will yield a chewier center, but may require additional bake time.

Step 5:

Turn oven on to 325°F and immediately move sheets into oven (still on their parchment sheets). Bake for 45 to 50 minutes until crusts are starting to brown and underside of crust is dry.

Step 5:

Add desired toppings and finish baking for an additional XX minutes.

Tips and Ideas:

Top with Parmesan cheese or flaky sea salt for the last few minutes of baking, try using a a basil pesto or topping with a bruschetta sauce, or leave plain to make simple sticks for dipping into olive oil and balsamic or a sauce or dip of your choice.