New York-Style Pizza Dough Recipe
Table of Content Toppings… †Note on Oil and Salt Pizza Cutters and Pans If you’re making a white pie, you can use a small container of water and spoon a small amount of it over the dough, and spread it with the back of your spoon like you would with tomato sauce. The water helps compensate for the lack of moisture without tomato sauce. I used to use olive oil on the white pies in lieu of sauce, but I’ve come to prefer a small amount of water as the olive oil tends to fry everything, and the pizzas can get oily if you’re using whole milk mozzarella. If you’re using a lot of toppings that contribute moisture you can forgo the water entirely. Modern New York-style pizza dough consists of flour, water, salt, yeast, sugar, and fat. Potassium bromate has been banned by the European Union and declared a carcinogen by California under Proposition 65, and even in New York City, where it’s allowed, many modern slice shops have chosen unbromated flours. All of the flours mentioned in th...