The top 5 reasons why your pizza dough is not rising?

• Not the right amount of water is used
• The yeast in old or not the right amount is used
• You are kneading to long or too short
• You are rising the pizza dough at the wrong temperature/time
• You are doing it wrong 😉

The pizza dough?

Pizza dough is made of water, yeast, salt, and flour all of these are natural products. And then you have to take into account time and temperature. These are a lot of variables that can mess up the perfect pizza dough.

Just one mistake can make your dough from rising. And if you think that is all you also have to take into account the kneading part.

Some reasons why your dough is not rising enough.

About the yeast for pizza dough?

If you are using too little yeast, keep in mind that if you only have a little bit less yeast than is mentioned in the recipe that is no problem, just let it rise a bit longer. One thing that can be a problem using more yeast than is mentioned in the recipe because this can affect the taste of the dough.

Another problem is if your dough is not rising enough, this can be due to old yeast. Once yeast comes in contact with air or water this will affect the yeast and it will not work properly. It is best to store yeast on a dry spot in a closed airtight environment.

How much Salt in the pizza dough?

The first time there ever was a mention of pizza was in the 10th century according to a Latin manuscript. But It could also be a problem if you mix the salt and the yeast at the same time so that they can come in contact with each other. The salt will cancel the yeast and kills it so it will no longer work. A better way is to mix the salt with the flour and then add the yeast. Another solution is to mix the salt with the water then add flour and yeast.

Amount of water in the pizza dough?

If you do not use the right amount of water this will also affect the rising of the dough. So do not make your dough too dry or too wet.

For the best dough, we advise you to use lukewarm water. This will be beneficial for the yeast because it loves a lukewarm bath. And hates hot or cold baths. 

How do i knead the dough?

Now that we talked about all the ingredients and temperature effects on the water and dough we can start looking at the kneading part. Because now you know what you must do to get the perfect dough except for the kneading part.

It is very important to knead the dough for the right time, you have to stop kneading when the dough is nice and elastic. When you knead it too short this will have an effect on the gluten formation which is needed for a good dough. If you are kneading it too long you will kill these glutens which will result in a bad dough.

Rising of the dough?

When we are talking about rising temperature for the dough, we are talking about 25 degrees Celcius or 77 degrees Fahrenheit. If you are rising it at a lower temperature take into account that the process will take longer.

How to get a good pizza dough every time?

It all starts with a good recipe, so try a few and use the one you have the best results with. Also measure the ingredients and add them the right way as described in the recipe. We had the best pizza with the above 4 ingredients. But what about the milk or eggs?