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Pizza Dough & Sauce

Dough

Ingredients

  • 500g AP flour
  • 100g vital wheat gluten
  • 10g salt
  • 5g yeast
  • 440g water (~110°F)

Directions

  • Blend all dry ingredients in a food processor for 60 seconds.
  • Slowly pour in the water over 30–60 seconds while mixing.
  • Blend for an additional 30–60 seconds until dough forms.
  • Divide dough into 5 pieces (approx. 200–210g each).
  • Spray 5 deli containers with a light spritz of oil.
  • Ball each dough piece and place into containers; spray tops with a bit of oil.
  • Let rise:
    • Overnight in the fridge (pull out 2 hours before using)
      or
    • On the counter for 1 hour for same-day use.

Notes

  • To pre-prep dough: place each dough ball into a gallon bag, flatten, and freeze.
  • Remove from freezer and let sit on the counter for 1 hour before using.

Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 can Cento crushed tomatoes
  • 2g garlic powder
  • 6g salt

Directions

  • Mix all ingredients together until fully combined.

Notes

  • Sauce is ready to use immediately; no cooking required.

Assembly & Baking

Ingredients

  • 60g low-fat low-moisture mozzarella
  • 80g sauce
  • Prepared dough from above

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 425°F.
  • Top stretched dough with 80g sauce.
  • Add 60g mozzarella.
  • Bake for 12–14 minutes, or until crust is golden and cheese is melted.

Notes

  • Adjust cheese or sauce amounts to taste.