Black pizza dough is a twist on the traditional dough that uses squid ink for an intense black color and a slightly salty flavor.
Recipe · Doughs
Black squid ink pizza dough
- 7 ingredients
- 14 steps
Ingredients
- 400 g all-purpose flour
- 1 packet active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons squid ink
- 250 ml warm water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Step-by-step preparation
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt and sugar.
- Add the dry yeast and mix well.
- In another bowl, dissolve the squid ink in the warm water.
- Add the ink water to the flour mixture and mix until a soft dough forms.
- Add the olive oil and mix well.
- Dust a clean, flat surface with a little flour and place the dough on it.
- Knead the dough for 5–10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Shape the dough into a ball and place it in an oiled bowl. Cover with a clean cloth and let it rise in a warm place for at least 1 hour, until doubled in size.
- Once risen, turn the dough out of the bowl and knead it briefly to knock out the air.
- Divide the dough into portions according to the size of pizzas you want.
- Dust a clean surface with flour and roll out the dough to the thickness you like.
- Place the dough on a greased pizza pan.
- Add tomato sauce and your choice of toppings (cheese, seafood, vegetables, etc.).
- Bake in an oven preheated to 220 °C for 10–15 minutes, until the pizza is crisp.
And that’s it! A delicious pizza with a black, slightly salty dough. This recipe is very easy to adapt with different toppings. Squid ink doesn’t just change the color of the dough, it also adds a unique, slightly briny flavor that goes very well with seafood.