Overnight No Knead Pizza Dough
This dough needs to proof overnight but it versatile enough to hold in the fridge up to 3 days. The dough that fits your life!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Total Time18 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer, Main Dish
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 3 10 inch pizzas
Calories: 570kcal
- 3 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon active dry yeast
- 1 ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 ½ cups lukewarm water Water should be tepid to the touch-too hot will kill the yeast.
Stir dry ingredients (including the yeast) in a glass or ceramic bowl till evenly mixed.
Add water slowly stirring with a wooden spoon. Incorporate well. Dough will be a bit coarse and rough surfaced.
Cover with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm place 18-24 hours.
Transfer dough to a floured surface and divide into 3 equal parts.
With floured hands, shape into a ball with a smooth top by folding the 4 edges to the under-side.
Let dough rest/rise 1 more hour.
To shape dough put 1-2 tsps cornmeal on a piece of parchment paper approximately the size of your pan or pizza stone. Sprinkle a few more tsps of regular flour on the parchment paper as well, in the area your finished dough will cover. With floured hands shape your dough into a round disk. Continue flouring your hands so you can work the dough without it sticking to your hands.
Starting at the center of the disk gently press and push the dough outward to create a larger circle. Continue shaping outward from the center but leave a bit of the edge thicker to create the outer crust. When your dough reaches the desired shape/size you can add your toppings.
Repeat for each pizza base.
Storing
To store before shaping you can wrap you disk in plastic and keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. When ready to use, unwrap it and let it come to room temperature (2-3 hours) before shaping.
If freezing wrap in plastic and seal in resealable plastic bags. Defrost in fridge over night, unwrap and allow dough to come to room temperature before shaping.
When ready to cook preheat your oven to 425 degrees and pre heat your pizza stone or pan. The dough will cook in 12-15 minutes with whatever toppings you choose.
Variation: For larger pizza bases divide the dough in half and roll out to a 10" disc after the second rise.
Nutrition is for 1 10" base.
Calories: 570kcal | Carbohydrates: 119g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 1172mg | Potassium: 170mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 0.4g | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 7mg