Pizza
Do you need weights and percentages for your bread, sourdough, or pizza dough? Simply complete the form below and hit calculate. You’ll get a full breakdown about the sourdough ingredients necessary. It couldn’t be simpler.
Pizza Dough Tips
Did you know: authentic Italian pizza tends to use '00 Flour'. This type of flour has a strong protein content to help with that stretchy, elastic dough.
- Use 250-280g of dough for a classic 12-inch pizza base. Use the 250g for a thin crust and 280g for a thick crust.
| Pizza base in inches | Dough weight (thick base) | Dough weight (thin base) |
| 9 inch | 140g | 160g |
| 10 inch | 160g | 200g |
| 12 inch | 225g | 250g |
| 12 inch | 400g | 450g |
Bread Dough Tips
Take the guess working out of baker percentages for bread.
Some tips:
- The amount of flour in your bread dough mix will determine the amount of yeast, water, and salt.
- A medium store-bought loaf is 800g. The recommended flour used in a medium loaf is 500g-550g.
- Use a 2lb (0.91 kg) tin to support a 800g baked loaf.