Grammy's Kitchen Β· Pizza Dough Β· Cold-Fermented Pizza Dough

One of 24 pizza dough recipes we measured

Cold-Fermented Pizza Dough

from homecookingcollective.com

It ranks #1 of 24 for workability among the pizza dough recipes we compared. 28 cooks on homecookingcollective.com rate it 4.7β˜….

hands-on45m
waiting30.5 hr
makes5
each$0.19
kcal514
levelintermediate
Needs:Escali Primo scalea baking steel00 High-Protein FlourDiamond Crystal Kosher SaltInstant yeastAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base β€” next to the median of all 24.

this recipe typical
liquid62%67%
fat1%5%
salt3%2%
yeast0%2%
total sugar0%2%
flour strength1.01.0

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 24 for workability
  • #4 of 24 for crumb openness
  • #4 of 24 for crust crispness
  • #22 of 24 for flavour depth

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

686 g686 g 00 High-Protein Flour (like Antimo Caputo | 100%)
20 g20 g Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt
1 g1/4 teaspoon Instant yeast (0.12%)
425 g425 g Lukewarm water (make sure to use lukewarm but not hot water as it will kill the yeast | 62%)
8 g8 g Extra-virgin olive oil (optional for outdoor pizza ovens** | 1.2%)
Semolina or 00 Flour (for dusting)

Method: 14 steps, published by homecookingcollective.com β€” open the original β†— or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

β€œHey Karishma, Thanks for this breakdown! This has been a super helpful recipe in figuring out how the dough should behave at each step of the process. One question I'd like to ask is if the dough should rise during the cold ferment after the stretch and ” β€” a cook, 5.0β˜…
β€œthis worked incredibly well! I did freeze mine as per the comments, no issues! we even made a detroit style one with a high sided pan, followed the same guidance on heat but just baked it on the bottom rack for 17 min. 10/10” β€” a cook, 5.0β˜…
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