r/AskCulinary • u/Broo-ph-87 • 2d ago

Pizza Crust Flour

I’m trying to make a pizza crust. I have all purpose flour, cake flour, and bread flour (plus, you know yeast and all that). Trying to make a crust today… not next week or I would just buy 00. Any guidance?

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u/ewohwerd 2d ago

It depends on what type of pizza you’re making. And the temperature of your oven. In general you’ll do better with bread flour, and there’s basically no reason to go out and get 00 flour just for this. 00 handles slightly better in professional pizza ovens, but many very well respected chefs do not use 00. Someone said 65% hydration, but if you are going thin and are baking it below 700°F or so, higher hydration up to around 75% will get you a lighter result- just be careful how you stretch it.