What's the best type of dough for making pizza?

August 8 2024 10:38am • Est. Read Time: 2 MIN

For a classic Neapolitan-style pizza, we recommend following our Classic Pizza Dough recipe

There are many different styles of pizza however, and therefore many different types of pizza dough!

Pizza style

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Neapolitan-style

Dough recipe here

Thin base, puffy yet crisp crust, light toppings

 

Thin Crust 

Dough recipe here 

Thin base, crunchy crust, can hold many toppings

 

New York-style

Dough recipe here 

 

Ultra thin base, crispy crust, can hold many toppings. 

Traditionally used for making extra large pizzas

 

100% Biga

Dough recipe here 

Thin base, puffy yet crisp crust, light toppings (similar to Neapolitan-style but richer in flavor and texture)

 

Bar style

Dough recipe here 

Thin base, crispy crust, can hold many toppings 

Traditionally sliced into squares - perfect for sharing

Chicago Deep Dish

Dough recipe here

Thick base, deep and crispy crust that can hold layers of cheese and sauce

Sicilian-style

Dough recipe here

Thick base, soft edges, fluffy on the inside

Detroit-style

Dough recipe here

Thick base, crunchy edges, fluffy on the inside (similar to Sicilian-style but crispier around the edges)

Grandma-style

Dough recipe here

Thin base, crunchy edges, fluffy on the inside (thinner and crispier than Detroit-style)

Roman-style

Dough recipe here 

Thin base with very light toppings

Similar to a focaccia

What if I'm in a rush for time?

If you're in a rush, you have a few options: 

 

Where can I find a gluten-free dough recipe?

You can find our Gluten-Free Pizza Dough recipe here. If you live in the UK, you can also order our Ooni Gluten-Free Dough Balls.

 

 

What about 'cold-proving'?

Cold-proving is a great way to add more complexity and deeper flavor to your dough. To cold-prove your dough, follow our Cold-Prove Pizza Dough recipe.

 

 

Where can I learn more about dough making?

Download the Ooni app! It has a dough calculator to help you get the perfect measurements as well as loads of recipe ideas and helpful videos.


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