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

🫙 EQUIPMENT
Pizza dough proofing container (affiliate):
Pizza peel (affiliate):
All my favorite baking tools:

🎥 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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[aszeto]

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

[ebknight]

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

[robertsterner]

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

[Dungeon_of_Regret]

Mine rips immediately when stretching.

[hammock]

What’s your favorite peel to use for pizza?