What Gives Pizza Dough a Distinct Flavour

Do you know the secret to a good pizza? Hint: it’s not the sauce or the toppings. The secret to the most flavourful pizza is the dough. A Michelin inspector once even stated that the crust is almost 80% of the pizza, and we couldn’t agree more.

Lina’s Pizza and Pasta offers some of the best pizzas in Melbourne and here’s what gives our pizza dough its unique flavour.

What Determines The Pizza Flavour?

Two main components give pizza that unique flavour: salt and yeast. There is also flavour in the flour, but it needs salt and yeast to bring it out.

Salt–Flavour Enhancer

Anyone who has ever attempted to make pizza dough and forgotten salt already know why it’s so important. The main component of the dough, the flour, has its own flavour profile, but it needs a little nudge to bring them out. Salt boosts flavour in whatever food it’s added to, and it does the same for the pizza dough. It also tightens gluten’s structure and controls the speed of fermentation.

Yeast– For Gluten Development

The other ingredient that gives pizza dough a distinct flavour is yeast. Yeast starts fermentation when it eats the sugar in the flour and turns it into CO₂ and alcohol. This results in proper gluten development that creates small pockets of CO₂ and inflates the dough like a balloon. This leaves a nice open crumb when the dough is baked. However, CO₂ gives structure, not flavour, to the end product.

Get a More Flavourful Crust

Salt and yeast may be the ingredients that give pizza a unique taste, but other ingredients can make a difference too.

Flour

A great pizza needs top-notch ingredients. If you want your pizza to have an amazing taste, you need to pick good quality flour as well. If your flavour is of poor qualiuty, no matter how much salt or yeast you add, it will taste average at best.

Extra Sugars

Adding an extra sweet element will give a hint of improvement to the pizza dough flavour. In addition to the sweetness, it will also help give that colour to the crust.

Baste it with Some Garlic Goodness

When it comes to cooking, garlic is a beloved ingredient all around the world. Is it a necessary ingredient? No, but it does add a depth of flavour. You can add chopped or roasted garlic to butter or even use garlic-infused oil to baste your pizza crust.

Want to Try Tasty Pizzas in Melbourne?

Looking for pizzas in Melbourne that have scrumptious crust and even better toppings? Lina’s Pizza and Pasta serves up some of the best traditional and gourmet options with quick pizza delivery in Melbourne. We’ve also crafted a unique ambience in our restaurant that people of all ages can enjoy.

We also have family meal deals you can enjoy in the restaurant or at home with your friends and families. Our family-owned fast-food restaurant is in Melbourne and can also be found in areas like Kew, Abbotsford, Burnley, Richmond, Camberwell, and Hawksburn.

Contact us to learn more about our scrumptious pizzas.