2026 Nov 12th
Why does my pizza dough keep springing back?
The question
Dough troubleshooting – inconsistent results with same recipe
I get asked this a lot here in Canada by home pizza makers.
It is not the recipe, it is the proof state. Poke the dough, it should spring back slowly and leave a dent. Stretch it only halfway, cover it and rest it ten minutes, then finish the stretch and it stays where you put it. Judge it by the poke, not the clock.
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Why does my pizza dough keep springing back?
It is not the recipe, it is the proof state. Poke the dough, it should spring back slowly and leave a dent. Stretch it only halfway, cover it and rest it ten minutes, then finish the stretch and it stays where you put it. Judge it by the poke, not the clock.
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