Common Ingredients in pizza crust Recipes

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

The most common ingredients in pizza crust dishes are flour and yeast.

Olive oil, white sugar, bread flour and cornmeal are also common ingredients in pizza crust recipes. Salt is in 85% of pizza crust recipes.

The average pizza crust recipe has about 6.7 ingredients, with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 11.

In terms of directions, pizza crust recipes have about 9.7 steps on average, ranging from 3 to 21 instructions.

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Pizza Crust

For 2.5 cup flour (313 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 crust recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with flour	Potential subsitutions
olive oil	1.5 tablespoon (20 g)	1.2 tablespoon (16 g)	100%
yeast	1 package (17 g)	0.85 package (14 g)	100%
salt	1 teaspoon (6 g)	0.74 teaspoon (4 g)	100%
white sugar	1 teaspoon (4 g)	1 teaspoon (4 g)	50%

Ingredients by Average Weight in Pizza Crust

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in pizza crust recipes. This would be: 55% flour, 25% bread flour, 8% beef, 4% olive oil, 3% skim mozzarella cheese, 3% yeast and 1% salt.

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

salt

Salt is the most popular ingredient in pizza crust dishes. In fact, over 85% of pizza crust recipes contain salt.

Salt is often included in pizza crust dishes in amounts of 1 teaspoon.

In pizza crust recipes that contain salt, it is on average, 1.3% by weight.

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

flour

Another popular ingredient in pizza crust is flour. From the recipes we've sampled for pizza crust, over 85% have flour.

Variations of flour include:

• bread flour: 29% of recipes

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

Potential substitutions for flour in pizza crust:

• bread flour

bread flour

Another popular ingredient in pizza crust is bread flour. From the recipes we've sampled for pizza crust, over 25% have bread flour.

In pizza crust recipes that contain bread flour, it is on average, 90% by weight.

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

yeast

Yeast is another common ingredient in pizza crust dishes. In fact, over 85% of pizza crust recipes contain yeast.

Variations of yeast include:

• fast rise yeast: 14% of recipes

Olive oil, salt, flour, white sugar and brown sugar are commonly used together with yeast in pizza crust dishes.

olive oil

Another popular ingredient in pizza crust is olive oil. From the recipes we've sampled for pizza crust, over 70% have olive oil.

Olive oil is often included in pizza crust dishes in amounts of 2 tablespoons.

In pizza crust recipes that contain olive oil, it is on average, 5% by weight.

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

white sugar

White sugar is another common ingredient in pizza crust dishes. In fact, over 55% of pizza crust recipes contain white sugar.

White sugar is often included in pizza crust dishes in amounts of 1 teaspoon.

In pizza crust recipes that contain white sugar, it is on average, 1.3% by weight.

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

cornmeal

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

In pizza crust recipes that contain cornmeal, it is on average, 1.5% by weight.

For pizza crust recipes, cornmeal is frequently used with salt, flour, yeast, olive oil and bread flour.

onion

Another popular ingredient in pizza crust is onion. From the recipes we've sampled for pizza crust, over 10% have onion.

In pizza crust recipes that contain onion, it is on average, 0% by weight.

In recipes for pizza crust, onion is often used with beef, skim mozzarella cheese, canadian bacon, pepperoni, turkey pepperoni, green pepper, mushrooms, tomatoes and pizza seasoning. On the other hand, onion is almost never used with salt, olive oil, white sugar, bread flour and cornmeal.

skim mozzarella cheese

Skim mozzarella cheese is another common ingredient in pizza crust dishes. In fact, over 10% of pizza crust recipes contain skim mozzarella cheese.

In pizza crust recipes that contain skim mozzarella cheese, it is on average, 31% by weight.

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

canadian bacon

Another popular ingredient in pizza crust is canadian bacon. From the recipes we've sampled for pizza crust, over 10% have canadian bacon.

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

For pizza crust recipes, canadian bacon is frequently used with beef, skim mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, turkey pepperoni, onion, green pepper, mushrooms, tomatoes and pizza seasoning. However, salt, olive oil, white sugar, bread flour and cornmeal are almost never used together with canadian bacon in pizza crust dishes.

pepperoni

Pepperoni is another common ingredient in pizza crust dishes. In fact, over 10% of pizza crust recipes contain pepperoni.

Variations of pepperoni include:

• turkey pepperoni: 14% of recipes

In recipes for pizza crust, pepperoni is often used with beef, skim mozzarella cheese, canadian bacon, turkey pepperoni, onion, green pepper, mushrooms, tomatoes and pizza seasoning.

beef

Beef is another common ingredient in pizza crust dishes. In fact, over 10% of pizza crust recipes contain beef.

In pizza crust recipes that contain beef, it is on average, 69% by weight.

For pizza crust recipes, beef is frequently used with skim mozzarella cheese, canadian bacon, pepperoni, turkey pepperoni, onion, green pepper, mushrooms, tomatoes and pizza seasoning. However, salt, olive oil, white sugar, bread flour and cornmeal are almost never used together with beef in pizza crust dishes.

green pepper

Another popular ingredient in pizza crust is green pepper. From the recipes we've sampled for pizza crust, over 10% have green pepper.

In pizza crust recipes that contain green pepper, it is on average, 0% by weight.

In recipes for pizza crust, green pepper is often used with beef, skim mozzarella cheese, canadian bacon, pepperoni, turkey pepperoni, onion, mushrooms, tomatoes and pizza seasoning. On the other hand, green pepper is almost never used with salt, olive oil, white sugar, bread flour and cornmeal.

mushrooms

Mushrooms is another common ingredient in pizza crust dishes. In fact, over 10% of pizza crust recipes contain mushrooms.

In pizza crust recipes that contain mushrooms, it is on average, 0% by weight.

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

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