American Style Pizza Dough
American Pizza Dough Guide & Calculator
Our TSNZ Pizza Dough Guide and Pizza Dough Calculator help you create authentic American-style pizza dough. This recipe follows proven ingredient ratios, ensuring a perfect dough for deep-dish, pan, or hand-tossed pizzas.
American Pizza Dough
Proofing: Room temp (6-24 hrs) or cold fermenting (8-72 hrs)
Oven temp: 200 - 300°C
Baking time: 8 - 15 mins
Mixing & Kneading
For this stage, you will need:
- TSNZ Pizza Dough Calculator to determine ingredient weights
- 2 large bowls (flour & water), 2-3 small bowls (yeast, salt & sugar), 2 spoons, and scales
- Weigh ingredients accurately
- Dissolve salt in water, mix in 10% flour to protect yeast
- Add yeast, mix well
- Stir in remaining flour, mix loosely with a spoon
- Add sugar, mix briefly
- Add olive oil and continue mixing
- Mix with fingertips, knead for 10-20 mins until smooth & elastic
- Form into a dough ball, lightly coat with olive oil
Proofing & Rising
You can proof your dough at room temp for faster results or cold ferment for enhanced flavor.
Shaping the Dough
- Place dough ball on a floured surface
- Press outward using fingertips while rotating to create 10cm diameter
- Pick up one edge, let gravity stretch the dough
- Use knuckles to gently stretch & rotate
- Once stretched, place dough on a floured pizza peel
- Tip: Before adding toppings, ensure dough isn’t sticking
Cooking
- Preheat TSNZ Wood Fired Oven to 200-300°C
- Check temp using an infrared thermometer before placing pizza
- Slide pizza onto stone, space evenly between fire & oven wall
- Turn pizza with TSNZ Turning Tool for even cooking
- Bake for 8-15 mins, depending on oven temp
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*American pizza dough contains sugar and olive oil for a softer, slightly crisp crust. Baking time varies based on style and thickness.*