Caputo 00 Flour Pizza Recipe

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What is the best flour to make pizza?

Types Of Flour For Pizza

  • Plain Flour. Plain flour has a lower protein content – around 9-10% which is slightly too little than is best for pizza making.
  • Strong White Bread Flour. You can find this in any supermarket thanks to an increased popularity in baking, and this will do the best for cooking pizza in a home ...
  • ’00’ Bread Flour. ...

What is 00 flour and how is it used?

Double-zero flour, or 00 flour, is usually used for baking pizza doughs, especially traditional Neapolitan pizzas, which are baked in wood-fired ovens. There are various strengths of 00 flour, ranging from a minimum of 7 percent gluten, all the way up to 14 percent. There's even a version of 00 flour made from durum wheat designed for making pasta.

What is caputo 00 blue flour?

Caputo blue flour is one of two special pizza flours used by Italian chefs and people all across the world. It is designed for cooking pasta, bread and most notably, pizza. These flours are different from other types of flour since they contain more gluten and protein, which is ideal for baking pizza.

Is 00 pasta flour ok for pizza?

Yes, 00 flour is the best for pizza. No self respecting pizzeria in Italy would use anything else. I am sure there would be some sort of punishment for doing so. :) The best pizzeria in Naples, Italy uses special water to mix with the 00 flour and lets the pizza dough sit for 36 hours before using it.

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