Thread: REAL Pizza... yourself?

Originally Posted by daxx1313

I use the Trader Joes pizza dough all the time, and I have a trick.
1) take dough out of plastic bag and form into a ball by rolling it into itself (sorry it sounds odd) and place on a plate and cover with plastic wrap and leave it out on the counter
2) after dough has risen a little (approx 20 - 30 min) split in half and perform procedure again but place the dough in the frige for at least three hours. Use within 24 hours.

Pound out the dough the way you like it (thin crust for me) and cook it on a pizza stone. VOILA! Great pizza dough.

That's what the pro's do

my husband stretches the dough out with his hands and uses a pizza stone, too! the stone really does make a difference.

I like that garlic herb dough at tj's but my husband prefers the plain one.

Originally Posted by chu gar

I learned this because I worked in a pizzeria for a bit (and yeah,for the sole reason of wanting to know how to make a great pizza). At home I use the TJ dough a lot, but I sometimes make my own. I also use a pizza stone (Pizza Stones | How To Use A Pizza Stone) It really helps, since I can never get my oven hot enough.

I use a pizza stone on my bbq

Damn dough sat out all day and it still wouldn't stretch for ****. Used my hands to start because thats all I normally need and then tried a pin. Ended up having to use two packages and combining two skinny ovals into a round shape. Could have used a few minutes of pre-baking since it was pretty thick but still ended up pretty good. Dough was a nice flavor and a change of pace.