Pizza dough help

[dede]

Hi everyone, just wanted to get some advise on how you make a nice round pizza base. Do you roll it with a rolling pin or push it out to shape with the palm of your hand or throw it in the air like you see on tv to shape it nice and round? ( I would love to throw it in the air like that but I'm scared it will end up on the ceiling or floor lol)
Normally I use a rolling pin to get a kind of round base, last night I just used the palm of my hand to shape it to a kind of round shape. Is there a right way or a wrong way?

[judydawn]

Go on Mandi, be a devil and give tossing one a go    I can never get mine into an even round shape so will be interested in the answers to this one    Rustic is good though, they all taste the same whether they be round, square or however they end up.

[Halex]

My pizzas are all shapes buy dh rolls perfect rounds. He strarts with a ball and is very patient, turns and rolls twice, turns  and rolls twice.

He has no idea how its meant to be done, but his look great

I try to get him to roll when I can

H

[Aussie Brenda]

A girlfriend who has visited Italy, says the pizza's are large retangles and you buy them my the size of serving you want. Pay for my weight...   i wonder why we have round ones.

[dede]

Well good to know I'm not the only one that can't get good round pizzas. They disappear very quickly no matter what they look like. I havnt brought pizza in a very long time as they are so quick and easy to make and taste fantastic.
Judy every time I make pizza dough I am so tempted to throw it in the air. The kids dare me every time.

[judydawn]

Tell them to have the camera ready when you give it a go Mandi 

[Moo2]

I roll them into roundish shapes and don't get any complaints. Have just rolled and had 8 demolished in half an hour by DS and friends!

[dede]

Tell them to have the camera ready when you give it a go Mandi 

Great idea Judy, then I can add the photo in the oops posts lol.

[Twitterpated]

I generally get mine fairly round. I start by shaping lump of dough into a small disc. Then i turn the dough round and round folding the edges under to get a nice round shape (no point making a ball as you then flatten it anyway). At that point I roll out the dough on baking paper. By doing this I can continually turn the dough without it sticking to the bench. I roll from the centre to the edge, turn, roll, turn. This way it seems to stay fairly round. Hope I've explained it clearly enough.

[fundj&e]

 roll once , 1/4 turn roll once 1/4 turn roll once 1/4 turn until its the size i want

[dragongirly]

Hmmm round - yes I do have a problem rolling a round base *grin*.  So I decided I should have a pizza base that fits the pan.  I only have a very wee oven so I go for the swiss roll tin - still tastes great

[dede]

roll once , 1/4 turn roll once 1/4 turn roll once 1/4 turn until its the size i want

Thanks fundj, this worked really well. I got a pretty round base. Not to bad if I say so myself.

[fundj&e]

it works 4 me 2 dede i think it was one of jamie' tips

frank (DH)can roll and turn and the same time without lifting the rolling pin