2 Ways to Flatten Pizza Dough, Using Your Hands or Rolling Pin?

After the pizza dough has risen overnight, the dough will be flattened first before being given a topping.

There are two ways to flatten pizza, which are usually flattened manually using a finger touch technique, and using a dough mill or rolling pin.

Then, which way should be done?

The owner and cook of the My Pizza outlet , Eril Farhan when met by The newbie food , said that both methods have their advantages and disadvantages.

1. Flatten the dough using a rolling pin

Flattened pizza dough using a rolling pin will feel thinner and smoother.

"If you use a rolling pin , you make thin pizza like Italian pizza," said Eril when met by The newbie food at the My Pizza outlet, Jakarta, Tuesday (24/5/2022).

technique rolling pin can produce thinner dough, the texture and density of the dough cannot be felt properly.

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"Usually this rolling pin is used to flatten dough that is still hard after it comes out of the refrigerator. This is generally done when a restaurant is busy," said Eril. 

2. Flatten the dough using your bare hands

Eril said that the finger touch technique is considered better because the hand will feel the texture and thickness of the pizza.

"If you use your hands, it's more like New York style, suitable for everyday use," said Eril.

Flattened pizza by hand will make a dough that is dense and not too thin.

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However, the time to flatten pizza dough by hand tends to be longer. So this technique is rarely used in some restaurants that are crowded with visitors.

Eril suggests for pizza makers at home, you should use your bare hands to flatten the pizza dough for best results.

" Feel hand touch is important, we can feel whether the dough is soft or not," concluded Eril. 

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