Roll Out the Pizza Dough

The best way to roll out pizza dough is by hand. First press a hollow in the center of the piece of dough and then slowly expand it from the inside out. On the one hand, this helps to avoid cracks and, on the other hand, you can roll out the pizza dough more evenly and thinly. It is important that the edge is always slightly higher. You also need flour. Lots of flour. It prevents the pizza dough from sticking to the work surface, your hands or the rolling pin. In fact, you can also use the latter to properly roll out pizza dough. Just make sure to work from the center outwards as well.

In the end, the question arises whether to roll out or pull. If you only use your hands, first form a circular hollow. Then pull the pizza dough apart by rotating with both hands. At the end, professional pizza makers toss it back and forth between both hands, also allowing the dough to rotate in the air. However, you should try this method first. For starters, form a thin pizza dough even without a final throwing insert. It is even easier to prepare our pizza rolls, for which you simply roll out the dough into a rectangle.

Roll out the pizza dough correctly – let the dough rest

Time is a particularly important factor when making your own pizza. Just for the dough. Depending on the recipe, you’ll need to let it rise in the fridge for up to 24 hours, and even if you’re not using yeast dough, it needs a resting period before rolling out. If you take the pizza dough out of the fridge, you should plan at least ten minutes for it. At the same time, you should not roll out pizza dough directly on the tray. It is best to use the worktop instead and then carefully move it onto the sheet metal. Cover that with parchment paper on which you have previously sprinkled some flour. You can make it very easy for yourself if you use a special machine to roll out the pizza, which is more commonly used in gastronomy.