Mediterranean Pizza Dough
Super tasty, this Mediterranean Pizza Dough is a great base for many pizza recipes! It adds another layer of deliciousness to them…
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 tsp. dry active yeast
- 1 cup lukewarm water (between 105ºF-110ºF)
- 1 tbsp. honey tip & tricks
- 3 cups bread flour, divided
- 1 tbsp. Greek seasoning see Recipe
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. ground Himalayan pink salt
- 1/3 cup roasted red peppers, drained and finely diced tips & tricks
- 2 tbsp. olive oil, plus more for hands and bowl tips & tricks
Directions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add active dry yeast, lukewarm water and honey. Stir well and let it sit for 15 minutes or until foaming.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, add 2 ½ cups flour, Greek seasoning, garlic powder and salt; whisk well and set aside.
- When the yeast is alive, add dry ingredients, roasted red peppers, and oil.
- With the dough hook attachment, process on speed 2 for 2 minutes before increasing to speed 3. Mix until the dough clings around the hook, adding a tbsp. at a time of reserved flour.
- Increase to speed 4 and knead for 4 minutes.
- With lightly oiled hands, pull dough under, forming a ball. Place it in a large lightly greased bowl and swirl around to coat.
- Cover with a clean dish towel and transfer to a draft-free area such as an oven (with the temperature off). Let it rise for 1 hour.
- After 60 minutes, punch the dough, pull it under to form a ball, place it back in the bowl, cover and return to its draft-free spot for a second rise of an hour.
- Punch it again to deflate it and place it on a lightly floured work surface; form a ball. Divide evenly into two pieces using a bench scraper.
- After forming each piece into a ball, flour the work surface again as well as the dough ball and rolling pin. Roll out the dough into two 14-inch diameters – if it starts to retract, let the gluten relax for a minute or two before continuing.
- Transfer each rolled-out pizza dough onto a separate pizza pan lightly dusted with corn meal. Proceed with your pizza recipe.