How To Stretch THIN CRUST Pizza Dough By Hand (For Beginners)
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❉ How To Stretch Pizza Dough By Hand For Beginners
In this video from Food Talks, you will learn how to stretch pizza dough by hand to get the perfect thin crust with 6 easy beginners tips. Stretching pizza dough by hand to get a thin crust is not hard but you have to be careful not to break the dough. This is why the easy stretching method we show you in this video is slow and accessible to beginners. Here are our 6 easy tips:
1. Cover pizza dough ball with semolina.
2. Flatten pizza dough ball using fingers.
3. Start to stretch the pizza dough and shape into a circle.
4. Use gravity to stretch the pizza dough.
5. Stretch from the edges.
6. Make sure all edges are flat and even for a perfect thin crust.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q. How to stretch pizza dough without breaking
A. Make sure that your pizza dough is at room temperature before stretching (take it out of the fridge at least 2 hours before). Also, your dough should have proofed for long enough.
Q. What is the fastest way to stretch pizza dough?
A. Definitely by hand! Gently press on your pizza dough with your fingers to spread it. You can also lift it and turn it slowly holding it by the edges (as if you were turning the car steering).
Q. Why is my pizza dough too elastic?
A. Cold pizza dough feels elastic because the gluten is tighter. Let the pizza dough come to room temperature at least 2 hours before stretching.
Q. What is the difference between rolling vs stretching pizza dough?
A. By rolling pizza dough, you will get a thin and CRISPY crust (which can be delicious if this is what you aim to do). Stretching by hand will give you a much more fluffy puffy pizza. You also have better control over the crust thickness when you stretch pizza dough by hand.
Q. How to stretch Neapolitan pizza dough?
A. Make sure that you have fully proofed 250g pizza dough balls. When they are at room temperature, flatten the pizza dough balls with your fingers, on a work surface that is sprinkled with flour. You want to avoid touching the middle of the crust so it doesn't become too thin and break during baking. Leave a thicker edge all around the pizza for a nice puffy Neapolitan style pizza.
Q. How to stretch pizza dough into a rectangle?
A. Stretch the pizza dough (always at room temperature) with your palms and fingers into a rectangular baking sheet (you can spread a thin layer of olive oil), all the way to the corner. You want to go all around the edge of the pizza dough and stretch gradually by making a rotation, as if you were massaging the pizza dough.
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❉ Stretching pizza dough by hand for beginners to get the perfect thin crust
In this video from Food Talks, you will learn how to stretch pizza dough by hand for the perfect thin crust with 6 easy beginners tips. We hope that the stretching tips we share in this video will help you make the best thin crust pizza at home.