A couple of weeks ago, I purchased a package of fresh pizza dough from the in-store bakery at a West Hartford, Connecticut Stop & Shop supermarket and I’m very glad that I did so. For a few weeks, I had been wanting to prepare homemade pizza and was going to make dough from scratch, but when I saw the pre-made pizza dough in the store bakery at Stop & Shop, I did not hesitate in purchasing a package of it.
Presented here, in an effort to assist the consumer, is an article which reviews and examines Stop & Shop Fresh Pizza Dough
Size The net weight of the standard sized package of Stop & Shop Fresh Pizza Dough is 16 ounces (one pound). According to the product’s nutrition facts label, the dough contains eight 50 gram servings.
Price The regular retail price charged for one 16 ounce package of fresh pizza dough at Hartford, Connecticut area Stop & Shop supermarkets is approximately $2.49.
This price seems very reasonable to me. From one package of this dough, I was able to make two good-sized pizza pies. Each of the pies was roughly the size of a medium pizza at most pizza restaurants.
This package of dough is also big enough to make two big calzones or a large portion of focaccia bread.
Texture / Consistency For many years, I worked as a restaurant cook and have a lot of experience working with pizza, including making pizza dough. The Stop & Shop Fresh Pizza Dough is a great example of well made pizza dough.
The dough is nice and soft, with a pliable consistency that makes it great for stretching into shape for pizza pies or whatever else you would like to make out of it.
When cooked, the texture or consistency of this dough is quite pleasing. It browns nicely and offers a texture that is very similar to that of pizza restaurant-prepared pizza pie.
Nutritional Facts Stop & Shop Fresh Pizza Dough contains 113 calories, with 12 calories from fat, per 50 gram serving. This dough also contains 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams trans fat, 1 gram total fat, 0 mg of cholesterol, 286 mg of sodium, 22 grams total carbohydrates, 0.5 grams of dietary fiber, 1 grams of sugars and 4 grams of protein, per 50 gram serving.
Taste / Flavor Since it is a dough that is being reviewed here, there is no point in critiquing the flavor of the item in an uncooked state.
When cooked, this pizza dough offers a mellow flavor that is very similar to that of dough made at a pizzeria. Before baking each of the two pizzas that I made with this dough, I baked a small ball of dough separately, in order to sample its flavor unadorned. The dough actually tastes good with nothing on it.
On a flavor scale of one through ten, I would assign this dough a rating of 9.75.
Packaging Stop & Shop Fresh Pizza Dough is packaged in a clear plastic bag / wrapper. The bag features a beigeish front label that reads ‘Fresh Bakery’ ‘Pizza Dough 16 ounces’. The rear label lists all relevant ingredient, nutritional and pricing information.
Overall Rating All things considered, Stop & Shop Fresh Pizza Dough is a wonderful item that produces excellent pizza pies. This high quality dough can be used for fried dough, donuts, bread, calzones, rolls and other food items. A very convenient item, pre-made pizza dough allows home cooks the opportunity to create their own pies using a professionally made crust.
Making homemade pizza is a fun activity that produces very tasty results. This pizza dough is a very good dough to use when you want to make a homemade pizza pie. Stop & Shop Fresh Pizza Dough is highly recommended by this food writer.
Sources : Personal experience with the product
The product label
