How to stretch pizza dough

Learn how to gently stretch out your pizza dough into a uniform disc to make pizza with a light and airy crust. This technique works especially well with sourdough pizza dough.
➡️ FULL SOURDOUGH PIZZA RECIPE
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🫙 EQUIPMENT
Pizza dough proofing container (affiliate):
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Pizza peel (affiliate):
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All my favorite baking tools:
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🎥 CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:23 Dust dough with flour
00:32 Scoop out proofed pizza dough
00:44 Inverted "V" shape for pressing dough
01:47 Switch to one hand
02:28 Stretch dough over hands
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[@aszeto168]

This is a great video on how to shape the pizza. I am more confident to do it next time. Thank you!

[@theperfectloaf]

You're very welcome! You got this 💪🏼

[@Mkadhimi]

Thanks for sharing the tips 🙏

[@theperfectloaf]

You're welcome, Meena!

[@1984chrisyB]

​@theperfectloaf I got the ooni ready made pizza dough, tried stretching but just goes back do I need to leave longer they was a bit sticky aswell

[@ebknight74]

Where did you get the proofing container from? I love it. Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to get your book.

[@theperfectloaf]

Hey Emily! I hope you love the book-this recipe is in there, too! I added the link to the proofing container in the video description 🙂

[@ebknight74]

@@theperfectloaf Thanks so much.

[@Dungeon_of_Regret]

Mine rips immediately when stretching.

[@robertsterner2145]

I find stretching pizza dough so difficult. I hope this helps me get great results next time I take the plunge

[@theperfectloaf]

It should help! Also, if the dough is fighting you and not stretching it out, try letting it proof longer. That's a common issue I see. Let me know how it goes, Robert!

[@TheFamousMockingbird]

@@theperfectloafyeah this is something I learned and it made it less frustrating. Unfortunately I was doing it in a commercial kitchen so if the dough was too tight and hadn’t proofed long enough there was little I could do, that tight structure makes it hard to event shape it, usually one area kinda sticks out in a not so circular shape

[@ronlaverdiere]

@@theperfectloaf Thanks - this is my primary problem, it keeps wanting to shrink back on itself. Will let it proof longer next time. It was store bought dough, I thought proofing it for an hour at room temperature would be enough. Maybe I shouldn't leave it in the bag though (even though the bag was open).

[@hammock753]

What’s your favorite peel to use for pizza?

[@theperfectloaf]

Great question. I like a good wooden peel, but for the home, I have a pressed paper one that works really well. I'll add to the tools in the description!