Thanks, I'm a total noob when it comes to baking and flour and dough etc etc. This is a wet dough. The day after I made it, it was not terrible to work with, sticky but I was able to form a small circle and do a mini pizza as a test run, about 8 inch pie. Couple days later I tried a bigger pie shape and couldn't get the thing to stop sticking to everything so I worked with a lot of flour on the table and hands and dough etc etc and eventually got a bigger thing made. Had a lot of trouble with the shape and getting it off the board onto the cooking sheet. It was not good in texture or shape or flavor and just boring. Made me start to doubt doing non deep dish ish pies with the tools I have. Today the remainder kept falling apart and wouldn't stretch out into a pie shape without ripping. All I wanted was a twelve inch pie. Was not happening. I said fuckit, doused the thing in olive oil, smashed it into my cast iron out of frustration, used a plate to smash further into the pan and into the edges, and just covered it with sauce and toppings and cheese. far and away the better pizza. I think I'm gonna bail on trying to make a "normal" pizza until I get a pizza stone/steel and a peel. Trying to hack what I have on hand to do the job has been a mess lol. Gonna stick to the cast iron deep dish format and just play with topping combinations and layers.
Is it worth the time and is it better than just buying the pre-made dough from the deli..... not sure yet. I'll keep trying but it's a work in progress.
https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/07/basic-new-york-style-pizza-dough.html
Ingredients
22.5 ounces bread flour, plus more for dusting (630g; about 4 1/2 cups)
.5 ounces sugar (15g; about 1 1/2 tablespoons)
.35 ounces kosher salt (10g; about 1 tablespoon)
.35 ounces instant yeast, such as SAF Instant Yeast (10g; about 2 teaspoons)
1.125 ounces Extra Virgin olive oil (32g; about 3 tablespoons)
15 ounces lukewarm water (420g; about 1 3/4 cups)
Directions
1.
Combine flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in bowl of food processor. Pulse 3 to 4 times until incorporated. Add olive oil and water. Run food processor until mixture forms ball that rides around the bowl above the blade, about 15 seconds. Continue processing 15 seconds longer.
2.
Transfer dough ball to lightly floured surface and knead once or twice by hand until smooth ball is formed. It should pass the windowpane test. Divide dough into three even parts and place each in a covered quart-sized deli container or in a zipper-lock freezer bag. Place in refrigerator and allow to rise at least 1 day, and up to 5. Remove from refrigerator, shape into balls, and allow to rest at room temperature for at least 2 hours before baking.