Orange Pizza Dough

This orange pizza dough recipe is a great accompaniment to Asian inspired pizza recipes. Using orange zest to flavor the dough imparts a wonderful citrus flavor that is sure to please the taste buds of both young and old.

The following orange pizza dough recipe will make enough dough for one (1) approximately 14 inch (large) diameter pizza. You can scale this recipe to any quantity you like and that will fit your equipment. For example, if you want to make 2 large pizzas simply double all of the ingredients.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Tsp Orange Peel, grated
• 2/3 Cup Orange Juice, room temperature
• 1 Tbs Vegetable Oil
• 1/4 Tsp Salt
• 1 Tsp Active Dry Yeast
• 1 Tbs Honey
• 2 Cups Bread Flour

Directions:

• Dissolve 1 package of yeast in 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbs of lukewarm water.
• See Activating Yeast for complete instructions
• Place flour in bowl of electric mixer
• Add dissolved yeast, oil, orange juice, orange peel, honey, and salt
• Using dough hook, mix well at medium-low speed until all ingredients are incorporated
• Increase speed to high and mix dough for 4 to 5 minutes
• Dust or oil dough ball and place in a large bowl, and cover with plastic wrap
• Let rise in a warm, draft free place for 1 to 3 hours.

A bread flour is higher in gluten and will give this crust a nice, crisp texture.

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