Have you ever made crazy dough? I’ve been making it for years, and I assure you that with my recipe and tips, you’ll find it incredibly easy to prepare. It’s a soft and pliable dough, similar to puff pastry but lighter. You can prepare it by hand in no time, and you can use it immediately or store it in the fridge for 2-3 days, well-wrapped in plastic wrap. Crazy dough is perfect for making savory pies, appetizer snacks, white and red mini pizzas, and anything else your imagination suggests! In the article, you’ll also find instructions for various cooking methods!
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 1
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for Crazy Dough
- 2 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sparkling water (chilled)
- 1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
Useful Tools for the Recipe
- Kitchen scale
- Bowl
- Pastry board
- Plastic wrap
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Steps to Make Crazy Dough
In a bowl, pour the flour and salt and mix well with the teaspoon (used for measuring the salt).
Add the oil and ice-cold sparkling water to the bowl, start mixing, and when the dough has absorbed the liquids, transfer it to the pastry board.
Knead the crazy dough on the pastry board for a few minutes until you obtain a soft and smooth dough. Now the dough is ready to be used, or if you’re not using it immediately, wrap the dough with plastic wrap and store in the fridge until ready to use (it keeps for 2-3 days).
Cooking Tips
For savory pies or similar strudels: roll out the crazy dough not too thin, place it in a baking dish, prick the bottom, fill it, and bake in the oven at 392°F for 30/35 minutes if it has a very moist filling, or 20/25 minutes if it has a dry filling.
For white and red mini pizzas or snacks: roll out the dough thinly, cut out round shapes (or other shapes as desired), fill with salt and rosemary for the white ones and with tomato sauce with salt and oregano for the red ones, with a brush of oil and addition of mixed seeds for savory snacks, bake in the oven at 428°F for 10/15 minutes.
The minutes indicated above for various cooking methods are not exact but indicative because it depends on the fillings, the toppings, and especially because every oven is different from the others.
