How To Make Great Pizza with Store-Bought Dough

[@HARDRESS316]

Love this video. Keep coming back to it.

[@adriannaarsenault5952]

I watch this video once every two months when I make pizza and it turns out great every time!! Thank you!

[@joebondo2422]

How long do you let the ball of dough sit before stretching it?

[@adriannaarsenault5952]

@@joebondo2422 I might go over board but I usually take it out and end up leaving it for an hour or two. I wind up doing other things and prepping my veggies

[@joebondo2422]

Adrianna Arsenault Ok thanks!👌

[@hrjenkins1234]

This video was so helpful thank you so much! I had been fighting store bought dough forever. I have a wooden pizza spatula and a pizza stone, thought that meant you could knock out legit pizzas but I was definitely underestimating the science behind pizza itself. I made the best pizzas last night after watching this. No more fighting with dough!! And I will start to learn how to make it too, please forgive me!! Thanks again

[@rcbustanut2057]

I make my own dough, but I started out with store bought dough. And yeah, the 1st time was a disaster because I didn't know about the resting period. I actually figured it out by accident lol. I cut the dough in half & rolled each half into balls & covered them with a damp towel to keep them from drying up. While I prepped everything else. Well, to my surprise, it was about an hour later & when I went to stretch it out, it literally melted in my hands & stretched out in less than 5 seconds!! 😄 I then read a book I absolutely recommend by Peter Reinhart, "The Bread Baker's Apprentice" & found out that what I did was how you treat the dough before you stretch it. Here's how I then started to do it, works amazing. I like very thin crust, so out of a 16oz dough, I cut it in half & shape the balls like he showed & then i spray the inside of a quart sized ziploc bag with oil and place the ball inside. I squeeze the air out of the bag & seal it. I then let it rest for 2hrs. You will see it rise & almost double in size. I then use scissors to carefully cut open the left & right edges of the bag so that it flap opens exposing the dough. At this point, that dough will stretch out like butter. But here's another little tip, on a plate, put a nice pile of flour. When you open up the bag, sprinkle some flour over the dough & then place that side on your hand and then carefully flop the unfloured side directly onto the pile of flour & pat down the dough intobthe flour, flip it & pat it down again & then pick it up & shake off the excess onto the work surface that you will use to stretch the dough. At this point you will be amazed at how super easy that dough will stretch. KZbin videos on how to stretch out pizza dough Neapolitan style, it will take your crust to a whole new level. ;)

[@AnshuC]

Your tricks really helped - pulled the dough out if the bag just like you said, no hassle at all! Rolled it into a ball with your instructions and let it sit in room temperature, covered for almost 3.5 hours. The dough rose beautifully, was so soft and full of air bubbles. The only problem I had while I was stretching it, if you could please show how you completely stretch the dough that would be great! Thanks!

[@thisismecindy]

I bought pre made pizza dough because the stretching it out part is literally the hardest for me. Turns out I played myself.

[@femmegem9466]

Saaaaame 😂

[@LittleMissStamper]

Total accident in found this video looking for pizza ideas...but MAN you have no idea how badly I needed a video like this...it was fate, lol. I love to make dough but space is an issue so I buy these doughs and the bounce back is SOOO annoying lol. Will be using ALL these tips in the future. Thank You 😁

[@hiteshsavla2000]

Leaving the dough out in room temperature for a couple of hours like you suggested was the key for me. Thx for making this video!

[@jonm2416]

The longer the better. U can go up to about 24 hrs.

[@stitgibekili]

I just saw you on the PBS special and now I’m watching this, thanks!

[@April-el6cz]

Love the way you broke this down. Thank you!

[@anthonygambitta6220]

I bought the one from Publix and it was an easy ball to work with and tasted very good.

[@BigAl33076]

This is extremely helpful - thanks Scott!

[@vonmilash823]

I make my own dough and now have a pretty good handle on the process and make a pretty decent pie. But I made every mistake you can make along the way. And I made every mistake you can make with store bought dough too. I know from my own battles, this man speaks the absolute truth.

[@2archieboy]

Craved a pizza bought a commercial brand frozen pizza. One bite and I tossed it into the garbage! Your video is awesome ! I am going to use your method with patience and am encouraged to make my own creation. Thank you sooo much💜💜

[@HorcruxGuy]

Thank you so so much. Have a great day

[@samTollefson]

Thanks for those valuable tips! I have been obsessing lately with making pizza on my cast iron cookware outdoors with charcoal to gain experiance for later use when camping. Saving time with the premade dough will help me spend more time on heat management with my iron discata and 16" dutch oven lid.

[@rahullahiri2023]

Very helpful! And I needed that help after the first couple of attempts did not go quite according to plan.

[@chakatania]

Thank you! You answered all my pizza dough questions and from a scientific point of view no less!!

[@sdog1234]

Wow, let me tell you, as someone who's always bought frozen pizza, homemade pizza is 100% worth the time it takes to make. I got dough from a tube and it was still really good. Dough made from scratch is going to be on another level.

[@buddycarroll9665]

I’ve made pizza dough for years and every Friday night everyone shows up. I use to buy store bought before I made my own. Wanted to comment on this video and say it’s a great way to buy and prepare dough if your not into making your own. Great video. Love pizza 🍕🍕🍕🍕

[@FodorPupil]

You are a genius and I love you. Bravissimo!

[@letitialynch4708]

I love this video! Thank you! One question: I have a dough ball in my fridge right now. How long do I let it sit out on the counter under the bowl before I can make the pizza?

[@The__Gent]

This guy needs his own Cooking Network show, he a great prescense of voice. But branch to more than just pizza to get there.

[@jakelondon]

This was a very helpful video. Used some Trader Joe's dough tonight after following your advice and worked much better. 🙂

[@AirG]

Best minutes watched! Thanks for the help!

[@notmebutyou8350]

This was actually very good! Thank you, sir! 🙂

[@hawkeyeted]

Everything you've said about Trader Joes pizza dough is valid. Once I started making a dough ball immediately out of the package and letting it rest and rise for an hour or two, everything fell in place.

[@PennieDeeStudio]

Came here for the dough advice, left with a huge crush on this guy 😍

[@donmusics]

@Joe Gillis wow you're really disrespectful.

[@marcallen1557]

Nasty

[@Thiscitygirl]

She gave him a compliment you jealous dickheads

[@Ressiedevil]

Well damn

[@Jaylfc246]

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[@hrmyler204]

Excellent! Can't wait to try this on pizza #7 tonight. Pizza's 1 through 6 were ungodly, pizzeria-level, delicious, but they looked like an amateur made them. Now that I know the secret of the TJ pizza ball, look out!

[@catherinevalli6830]

thank you! i knew there had to be more to it than just taking it out of the bag.

[@mikesweeney63]

Thanks for the tips. I am attempting my first pizza today and was lost before seeing this.

[@jamalrobinson8321]

Made a pizza Last night using your sage advice. Came out delicious

[@terrafornopizzaovens]

Excellent thanks Scott!!!

[@dracosummoner]

This was so useful, thank you!

[@maestroauftesto1161]

thank god i found you. im so high, i'm thinking about making pizza today. looking for a good recipe and then i was surrounded by an army of Gordan Ramseys who are instructing me to farm my own wheat.

[@Christi-d5m]

Just used this dough tonight and it easily came out of the package with no sticking. I followed your instructions and was able to stretch and shape the dough without it snapping back for the first time ever so thanks. What kind of pan do you use?

[@jamoreviews1226]

Nice video. Very hepful.

[@andreacooper4690]

...I couldn't do this dough after watching Soooo many videos...this video however, had me successful at a beautiful pizza! Thanks so much!

[@dizonrizon3]

Thanks a lot for this, Sir!

[@halgasjr]

This was dope. This legit helped me out. Thanks, man.

[@danielwilliams7685]

Fletch

[@TheDarienJim]

Really good video. Thanks for the tips.

[@peterv1806]

Very very helpful. Great explanation. Thank you.

[@RonRicho]

Thank you, Scott. Very, very helpful.

[@marksTips466]

Is it just me or is anyone else saying to themselves; wtf why didn't he show us how much better the rolled ball is after letting it sit for a few hours?

[@lakerstekkenn]

It wouldn't stretch so he played it off and just used the instructions on the bag dough and it stretched out perfectly.

[@glw5166]

Exactly. Looks like making a dough ball isn't really necessary after all if you're just gentle with the dough right out of the bag. He probably didn't want to roll out his dough ball because his entire argument would have been moot.

[@brandy_lish]

yeah I just got the dough from the store the other day bc someone got us a pizza maker oven thing..an I took it out of the bag ,with flour on my hands an on the counter an it was pretty hard, like you said, i just kept on pulling an stretching as best I could, finally I got it round enough to fit the 12in pizza pan, an it actually came out GREAT! I'm going to try what you said next time, make it round, leave it out under a bowl for 30min ,see if its easier..but to everyone who only ever gets frozen pizza, you dont no what your missing! never again! dough is only like $1.49 an most stores, try it!

[@TheAloeAccordionGuy]

Good Job thanks for info.......

[@sheilawilliams93]

Great Video! My dough kept bouncing back and it was driving me craaaazy!

[@grod805]

I hate that feeling

[@1020steve]

Great info! Thanks for that... I can't wait to try it next time I make pizza. I have been doing everything wrong! Everything!

[@taraschmidheini4674]

Thank you 😃

[@jessicaartus7752]

OMG, great advise.

[@anthonyrivera842]

Thank you scott your video was very helpful

[@JamesLloydKeyboardist]

Thank you so much for this. 🥘♥️

[@CactusJackFit]

Thank you!! I’m having a pizza date night with my gf & you saved my pizza 😩😩😩

[@microtransactions2661]

Did u make pizza and then make a baby

[@CactusJackFit]

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[@CactusJackFit]

@@microtransactions2661 2nd trimester ;)

[@microtransactions2661]

@@CactusJackFit good shit congrats man

[@Seattlesassy]

Ok so with the second dough, you stretched but didnt rise it first. So, should I make a dough ball just let it rise till finger poke doesnt shrink back too much? Or should I just stretch it from room temp out of the bag? I'm so confused. 🤔

[@johnmager9364]

I believe the premade dough has already techinically resien, the ball forming and then rising again is a second proof to help make a nicer pizza from the store bought dough, though its technically not necessary. oh also im 8 months late on this reply lol, didnt even notice

[@MrMrannoying]

Pretty sure the reason why the second one worked was because he hadnt touched it and formed it into the ball. The ball will indeed become super good to stretch after a while. If you have not disturbed the dough at all from the store then it might be good to go. MIGHT

[@omedina2011]

U have mad skillz

[@yaelfrid2045]

Excellent thank you 🙏🏆👏

[@kaoriemery3893]

This video was awesome! I was like the person you described, with the shrinking dough when I tried to stretch it out. After watching, I made two beautiful pizzas! Thank you so much.

[@5abivt]

Great video thank you 🙏🏼 . Wanted to try this.. maybe eventually I’ll move on to making my own dough.

[@kulyro]

I don't like cooking at all,i heard that dough stretching is challenging and i researched about it. This video is very good and informal,especially with the details.others mentioned about gases,but i could only see dough 😂😂😂 Good job man.hope you'll still be safe and sound after i'll buy it from store 😂😂😂

[@carpediem4557]

Such a useful video! Thank you 😀

[@maribelperez520]

This video helped me soooooo much!!!!!

[@bluerain1686]

Thank you!!!!!......I needed help with that!!!!

[@MrMrannoying]

Thank you for this tutorial. real easy and informative for me!

[@misswendyjane4992]

New drinking game - watch this and every time he says gas or ball take a shot.

[@christinejones4293]

Hi Scott's Pizza Tour, Thanks for taking the time out of your life to help people like me understand how to prepare store bought dough for making pizza or etc. I was not good at making my own dough and had a hard time using store bought dough. You helped me understand the process so I'll try using dough from a store again and follow your instruction. Much Thanks!🙂

[@cyanginpedro]

Thanks for the video but there’s no real comparison between the dough you stretched right out of the bag and the one you rolled into a ball?

[@chittytherobot]

exactly what I was thinking too ! looks like the second ball of dough was ready to be stretched right out of the bag ...

[@jayamerchant9515]

i liked your video Thanks

[@marcomanson]

Thank you

[@danielgoodman3578]

I'm seeing this years later, but I'm going to try this tonight with a pizza dough ball I bought.

[@TheStikapos]

Loved the video, but I'm still confused. What is the difference between the ball and the 2nd dough ?

[@TheBenomatic]

Timothy Bigham with the ball it’s a lot easier to get a circular pizza if it’s a weird shape it comes out uneven

[@danielformica-yourvocalteacher]

Ok why did the second one work and the first wasn’t ready? Did you have the second bag out longer etc

[@kofyspot7347]

Great video! Thanks...

[@tiferetschafler492]

super helpful!!

[@KayKayLette]

Thanks for this awesome tip

[@indi7923]

❤❤❤Thank you

[@izodpatz]

You didn't stretch the prepped dough, though, bro...you know?

[@emmmiemcd27]

scrumptious

[@ThaiLe]

i cannot, for the life of me, get the pizza dough to look like yours. Tried different brands, etc. The last attempt, the dough was so sticky (yes we used flour etc.). We left the dough out, put a bowl over it for about an hour. The pizza still turned out awesome tho. btw your videos kick ass.

[@martyjonesandme]

I had no idea how complicated (and interesting, and detailed) this was. Lorty mercy, I thought you just rolled it out and slopped some meat/cheese on it! Very interesting though, thank you!

[@Regirl75]

Thanks! I just wanted to know what to do with pre made dough from the store and all I got was make your own dough! ✅ thanks for the tips!

[@tahaniaw]

Lol😅😅😅😅

[@suhibraxxx1449]

You are really good on explaining. You should be a professor

[@suemarie6032]

I bought dough for the first itme last week and my first problem was how to get it out of the bag. lol No one tells you that part. Glad to find that tip here. I would have loved to see you form a dough for a sheet pizza. That's what I was trying to do and I had to use more flour to work it and ended up with a tough crust. Thanks for sharing!

[@garycarter4297]

Thanks for the tips Scott!!! I 'm making me a pizza pie now.......OK my wife is making me a pizza pie and I helped....

[@AnaRodriguez-tn7vh]

best video

[@michellejimenez2523]

I just bought dough. I let it sit out for more than 30 minutes, now it has bubbles , its not stretching, and its sticky. How can I fix this?

[@Peter-tm4sx]

michelle jimenez I don’t know. I think mine is doing the same thing lol

[@powellrandolph]

I made mine into two balls and the other one has been in the fridge in a glass Pyrex dish with a lid for a week. I didn’t freeze it yet or use the second ball. Is it safe to use after that long or should I just get another fresh one from the grocery store? In other words, how long can you store it in your fridge in a container? Thanks

[@stupidvickfan3744]

Is it with good cheese and sauce ?

[@Tech-Sam]

So basically let it sit out before you use it??

[@TheTomar33]

but for how long??

[@nimrodrool]

@@TheTomar33 til its room temperature

[@janicemackie611]

How long is the final rise?

[@jasongoad1569]

So next time save time by making my own dough, got it. Thanks.

[@michaelklein8598]

Awesome, making pizza is one of the few bright spots out of this whole pandemic 🍕👍💙🇺🇸 Party on all.

[@Jay-s9d2g]

Very helpful thank you!!

[@AlexQ]

Super helpful! Thank you!

[@pinkmagnolia921]

Excellent advice!!!

[@gatsby8870]

I fully respect this man!

[@andrij5266]

Thanks. You helped answer my questions.

[@pesto12601]

So - you just contradicted yourself 3 times.... now, I'm like.. FUck it... just grab the sucker out of the bag, slam it on the counter and stretch it into shape... cause... I'm so damn confused!

[@MrNvona]

Cool thing about Trader Joe's is you can bag your own shit

[@chriswoodside7743]

What I think hee was emphasizing was that if you want to reshape into a nice ball, then you have to let it sit and rise again or it won't be stretchable. If you take it carefully out of the package and immediately shape it, that's ok.

[@technoober2538]

Thanks for the tips cant wait to try it.

[@lucia-madridnishinojurado]

Can you do a video with frozen dough or is pretty much the same shown in this video?

[@rahstamon19]

The hero we all need 👊🏽