Instapot Pizza/Breadsticks dough proofing

Yogurt mode is very important. Do not try this in an Instant pot without yogurt mode

 

Ingredients - makes 2 Medium pizza

3 cups Bread flour/ All Purpose flour

1 cup lukewarm water

1 tsp honey or sugar

1 1/4 tsp instant yeast

1 tsp salt

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

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Ingredients (from Breadmaker recipe booklet) - makes 3 Medium pizzas

1 cup room temp water

1 tsp honey or sugar

1 3/4 tsp instant yeast

1.5 tsp salt

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

 2 2/3 cups Bread flour/ All Purpose flour 

1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour

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3 tbsp Pizza sauce

1/2 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese

Toppings (optional)- any of your choice-jalapeño peppers, banana peppers, pineapple, basil, pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, cooked meats, olives.

Italian herb seasoning (optional)

Extra olive oil for brushing

 

Instructions:

1. Mix warm water, honey/sugar, olive oil, salt & yeast until well dispersed/dissolved.

2. Wait 1 min for yeast to activate

3. Slowly mix in flour to form a rough/ shaggy dough.

4. Option 8 (Dough) setting in Breadmaker (Will take 1 1/2 hr start to finish)

5. Add 1-2 spoonful of water, if dry or 1-2 spoonful of flour, if wet. The dough will be a bit sticky/tacky.

6. Place dough in a greased bowl in Instant pot for 45mins- “yogurt mode+less pressure”. Dough will rise almost twice the initial size - cover with glass lid or IP lid with venting. After 45 mins, switch IP

 off and let it sit for longer (if there is more time)

7. Gently flatten the dough with hand/fork

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6. Brush pizza pan with olive oil and roll/stretch dough with a rolling pin7. Allow the dough to rest while you preheat your oven to 450 degrees F. If you have a pizza stone (or want to use a baking tray) place it in the oven while it preheats. 8. Brush rolled pizza dough lightly with olive oil and prick it all over with a fork. Pre-bake the dough on a 450F hot pizza stone or in pizza pan for 6 minutes. 9. Roll/Squeeze the Mozzarella cheese with rolling pin to squeeze the water out (while pizza dough is pre-baking)
10. Remove from oven and add pizza sauce and toppings. Return to oven and bake for 8-15 more minutes or until the crust is golden and the cheese is bubbly

11. Remove from oven, let it rest for 1-2 mins before cutting slices.

 

**TIP: Use the same dough for making Breadsticks. Bake these at 375F for 12 mins. May require broil function for 1 1/2 mins to brown the top of the breadsticks.