Tell me how to make TJ's pizza dough taste good?

Spenjamins · May 2011

I tried but it was tough and dry and I had an impossible time rolling it out. Ideas?

shannm · May 2011

I heard tons of raves about it, tried it, and had a similar experience. Honestly, I have been just as happy with ready to use supermarket crusts. We usually get whole wheat and as long as I remember to oil the crust before I put the sauce on, it is really good.

As for ideas for rolling it out - was it warm or cold? I think they usually recommend taking it out of the fridge, coating it with olive oil and letting it sit at room temp for awhile before rolling.

AZ123 · May 2011

Having it at room temp seems to help. I use a pizza stone so it cooks evenly. I also don't use the cook time on the package and wait until the bottom starts to brown and crisp.

To get it workable, I flour the surface and the pizza stone. I then flour the roller and roll it a bit and then pull it apart with my hands.

jenuine · May 2011

The longer it has to rise, the better it tastes. Ideally it would like 1-2 hours. Personally the pizza shop up the street sells dough cheeper and better than TJs, but it's an extra stop so we do TJs more than not.

J234 · May 2011

We always made sure to get the regular, not whole wheat dough as we had more luck with that. Also, we put corn meal instead of flour and tried to roll it out as thin as possible. Leaving it out to get room temp is also helpful. : )

Good luck!!!

Spenjamins · May 2011

Thanks guys! I will give it another try and use cornmeal, let it rest a LOT longer and be gentle to it!

farrk · May 2011

We leave it out to room temp. Then divide the dough in half. I use flour to prevent sticking and roll only a small amount. I use to large dinner plates and stretch the dough over the dinner plate to help keep it's shape. I grill the pizza directly on the hot grill one side and then flip and top and grill the other side until the cheese is melted.

mgfit1 · May 2011

I use the wheat kind. I tend to cut it in a few pieces and make small pizzas (my 4 year old loves to make them). So this last time I cut it in four pieces and made a disc shape out of it with my hands. I then put it on a cookie sheet sprayed with EVOO and just started from pressing it thinner with my fingers - I started in the middle of the dough and pushed it outward and formed the pizza that way. It worked fine - easier than rolling it. I love to make my pizza super healthy - I saute tons of veggies and garlic in EVOO and use pizza sauce and the veggies and a sprinkle of good parmigiano reggiano cheese. I try to avoid a lot of dairy. For DS's - I use organic pizza sauce and mozzarella with some parmigiano reggiano and some EVOO.

trinny · May 2011

ditto on the cornmeal and pizza stone.

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