Common Ingredients in pizza dough Recipes

We researched the most common ingredients in over a dozen popular pizza dough recipes and found the top 15 ingredients.

The most common ingredient in pizza dough dishes is flour.

Oil, yeast, white sugar and cornmeal are also common ingredients in pizza dough recipes. Salt is in 80% of pizza dough recipes.

The average pizza dough recipe has about 7.8 ingredients, with a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 12.

In terms of directions, pizza dough recipes have about 9.2 steps on average, ranging from 2 to 20 instructions.

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Pizza Dough

For 3 cup flour (375 g), the median and average amounts of other significant ingredients are below. Some ingredients are potential substitutes for others, meaning they almost never exist together in a single pizza dough recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with flour	Potential subsitutions
salt	0.88 teaspoon (5 g)	three quarters of a teaspoon (5 g)	89%
yeast	1 package (17 g)	0.83 package (14 g)	78%
white sugar	three quarters of a tablespoon (9 g)	0.74 tablespoon (9 g)	67%
olive oil	1.7 tablespoon (23 g)	1.2 tablespoon (16 g)	67%	vegetable oil
cornmeal	1.7 tablespoon (13 g)	1.2 tablespoon (9 g)	33%
vegetable oil	2 tablespoon (27 g)	1.4 tablespoon (19 g)	22%	olive oil
baking powder	1 teaspoon (5 g)	0.9 teaspoon (5 g)	22%
garlic powder	0.24 teaspoon (1 g)	0.24 teaspoon (1 g)	22%
onion powder	0.31 teaspoon (1 g)	0.23 teaspoon (1 g)	22%
seasoning	1.3 teaspoon (4 g)	0.86 teaspoon (2 g)	22%
parmesan cheese	three quarters of a tablespoon (4 g)	three quarters of a tablespoon (4 g)	11%

Ingredients by Average Weight in Pizza Dough

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in pizza dough recipes. This would be: 74% flour, 15% bread flour, 3% olive oil, 3% yeast, 2% white sugar and 1% salt.

Here are the top ingredients, listed in order of popularity.

flour

Flour is the most popular ingredient in pizza dough dishes. In fact, over 90% of pizza dough recipes contain flour.

Variations of flour include:

• bread flour: 17% of recipes

For pizza dough recipes, flour is frequently used with salt, yeast, white sugar, olive oil and cornmeal.

Potential substitutions for flour in pizza dough:

• bread flour

salt

Another popular ingredient in pizza dough is salt. From the recipes we've sampled for pizza dough, over 80% have salt.

Salt is often included in pizza dough dishes in amounts of 1 teaspoon, a quarter teaspoon or 1.25 teaspoons.

In pizza dough recipes that contain salt, it is on average, 1.1% by weight.

In recipes for pizza dough, salt is often used with yeast, flour, white sugar, olive oil and cornmeal.

oil

Oil is another common ingredient in pizza dough dishes. In fact, over 80% of pizza dough recipes contain oil.

Variations of oil include:

• olive oil: 67% of recipes
• vegetable oil: 17% of recipes

Flour, tomatoes, vegetable oil, white sugar, yeast, salt, parmesan cheese and oregano are commonly used together with oil in pizza dough dishes.

olive oil

Another popular ingredient in pizza dough is olive oil. From the recipes we've sampled for pizza dough, over 65% have olive oil.

Common quantities for olive oil in pizza dough dishes include 2 tablespoons.

In pizza dough recipes that contain olive oil, it is on average, 4% by weight.

Salt, yeast, flour, white sugar and cornmeal are commonly used together with olive oil in pizza dough dishes.

Potential substitutions for olive oil in pizza dough:

• vegetable oil

yeast

Another popular ingredient in pizza dough is yeast. From the recipes we've sampled for pizza dough, over 75% have yeast.

Yeast is often included in pizza dough dishes in amounts of 1 package or 1.5 teaspoons.

In pizza dough recipes that contain yeast, it is on average, 3% by weight.

For pizza dough recipes, yeast is frequently used with salt, white sugar, flour, olive oil and cornmeal.

white sugar

White sugar is another common ingredient in pizza dough dishes. In fact, over 65% of pizza dough recipes contain white sugar.

White sugar is often included in pizza dough dishes in amounts of 1 tablespoon, 2 teaspoons or 1 teaspoon.

In pizza dough recipes that contain white sugar, it is on average, 3% by weight.

In recipes for pizza dough, white sugar is often used with yeast, salt, flour, olive oil and bread flour.

cornmeal

Cornmeal is another common ingredient in pizza dough dishes. In fact, over 25% of pizza dough recipes contain cornmeal.

Cornmeal is often included in pizza dough dishes in amounts of 2 tablespoons.

In pizza dough recipes that contain cornmeal, it is on average, 2% by weight.

For pizza dough recipes, cornmeal is frequently used with flour, yeast, olive oil, salt and white sugar. However, vegetable oil and bread flour are almost never used together with cornmeal in pizza dough dishes.

baking powder

Another popular ingredient in pizza dough is baking powder. From the recipes we've sampled for pizza dough, over 15% have baking powder.

Baking powder is often included in pizza dough dishes in amounts of 1 teaspoon.

In pizza dough recipes that contain baking powder, it is on average, 1% by weight.

In recipes for pizza dough, baking powder is often used with flour, olive oil, cornmeal, white sugar, salt, yeast, garlic powder and onion powder. On the other hand, baking powder is almost never used with vegetable oil and bread flour.

tomatoes

Tomatoes is another common ingredient in pizza dough dishes. In fact, over 15% of pizza dough recipes contain tomatoes.

In pizza dough recipes that contain tomatoes, it is on average, 0% by weight.

Beef, skim mozzarella cheese, canadian bacon, pepperoni, turkey pepperoni, onion, green pepper and mushrooms are commonly used together with tomatoes in pizza dough dishes. Conversely, tomatoes is not often used with salt, yeast, white sugar, olive oil, cornmeal, vegetable oil, bread flour, seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder and baking powder.

garlic powder

Another popular ingredient in pizza dough is garlic powder. From the recipes we've sampled for pizza dough, over 15% have garlic powder.

Garlic powder is often included in pizza dough dishes in amounts of a quarter teaspoon.

In pizza dough recipes that contain garlic powder, it is on average, 0.2% by weight.

For pizza dough recipes, garlic powder is frequently used with flour, olive oil, cornmeal, white sugar, salt, yeast, baking powder and onion powder. However, vegetable oil and bread flour are almost never used together with garlic powder in pizza dough dishes.

onion powder

Onion powder is another common ingredient in pizza dough dishes. In fact, over 15% of pizza dough recipes contain onion powder.

Onion powder is often included in pizza dough dishes in amounts of a quarter teaspoon.

In pizza dough recipes that contain onion powder, it is on average, 0.1% by weight.

In recipes for pizza dough, onion powder is often used with flour, olive oil, cornmeal, white sugar, salt, yeast, baking powder and garlic powder. On the other hand, onion powder is almost never used with vegetable oil and bread flour.

seasoning

Another popular ingredient in pizza dough is seasoning. From the recipes we've sampled for pizza dough, over 15% have seasoning.

In pizza dough recipes that contain seasoning, it is on average, 0.6% by weight.

Flour, olive oil, salt, cornmeal and honey are commonly used together with seasoning in pizza dough dishes. Conversely, seasoning is not often used with vegetable oil and bread flour.

canadian bacon

Canadian bacon is another common ingredient in pizza dough dishes. In fact, over 5% of pizza dough recipes contain canadian bacon.

In pizza dough recipes that contain canadian bacon, it is on average, 0% by weight.

Beef, skim mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, turkey pepperoni, onion, green pepper, mushrooms and tomatoes are commonly used together with canadian bacon in pizza dough dishes. Conversely, canadian bacon is not often used with salt, yeast, white sugar, olive oil, cornmeal, vegetable oil, bread flour, seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder and baking powder.

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