Pizza Dough Calculator
Calculate pizza dough ingredients by number of pizzas and size. Uses baker's percentages for flour, water, salt, yeast, and oil.
Bread Flour
118 g
Water77 g
Salt2.4 g
Instant Yeast0.6 g
Olive Oil3.5 g
Per Dough Ball101 g
How Pizza Dough Is Calculated
Baker's Percentages
Pizza dough ingredients are expressed as percentages of flour weight:
Dough Ball Size
The dough ball weight is calculated from the pizza diameter. A 12-inch pizza needs about 100.8 g of dough (diameter^2 x 0.7).
Hydration
Higher hydration makes softer, more open-crumb dough. Neapolitan-style uses 65-70%. Crispy thin crust uses 55-60%.
Example Calculation
Make 2 medium (12-inch) pizzas at 65% hydration.
- 01Dough ball weight = 12^2 x 0.7 = 100.8 g.
- 02Total dough = 100.8 x 2 = 201.6 g.
- 03Flour = 201.6 / (1 + 0.65 + 0.02 + 0.005 + 0.03) = 201.6 / 1.705 = 118.2 g.
- 04Water = 118.2 x 0.65 = 76.8 g.
- 05Salt = 118.2 x 0.02 = 2.4 g.
- 06Yeast = 118.2 x 0.005 = 0.6 g.
- 07Oil = 118.2 x 0.03 = 3.5 g.
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