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Neapolitan-Style Pizza Dough Secrets

Neapolitan Pizza Dough

Explore Neapolitan-Style Pizza Dough Secrets for perfect homemade pizza - chewy crust, simple ingredients, and restaurant quality right at home.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Resting Time 17 hours
Total Time 1 day 12 hours
Servings: 4 pizzas
Course: Dinner Recipes
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 250

Ingredients
  

  • 665 g 00 flour
  • 450 g cool water
  • 1 tbsp kosher salt
  • 1/8 tsp instant yeast

Equipment

  • large bowl
  • Pizza Peel
  • pizza oven or conventional oven

Method
 

  1. The night before, mix dough by adding 665 g type 00 flour, 450 g cool water, ? tsp yeast, and 1 tbsp kosher salt to a large bowl. Stir until loosely combined, then use a wet hand to mix further, pinching the dough until combined. Cover and rest for 30 minutes.
  2. After a 30 minute rest, apply a strength-building fold by tucking fingers under one side of the dough, pulling it up, and folding it back over itself. Repeat around the entire perimeter, about 4-6 pulls. Cover and rest for 30 minutes.
  3. Apply a strength-building fold again, then invert the dough so the seam is at the bottom. Cover and rest at room temperature for 12 hours overnight for a slow rise.
  4. The next morning, generously flour a work surface and pour the dough on top. Flour the top of the dough, then cut into 4 even segments, each weighing about 275 g. Wrap each piece into a ball by pulling the edges up and over itself, pinching seams shut, then flip seam-side-down and roll into a ball.
  5. Place each dough ball into an oiled container, cover, and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours to 5 days.
  6. When ready to make pizza, remove dough from the fridge 2 hours before cooking to allow it to come to room temperature.
  7. Generously flour your work surface and gently invert a dough ball, flouring the top. Press into the center of the ball and stretch outward to create a thin base layer and a defined crust, aiming for about 12 inches in diameter.
  8. Place dough on a floured pizza peel, top with desired toppings, and slide into a preheated pizza oven for 60-90 seconds, turning every 20 seconds. Alternatively, bake in a preheated conventional oven set at 500? F on a pizza stone for 6-8 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1pizzaCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 8gFat: 2gSodium: 500mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 2gCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg

Notes

For best results, utilize high-quality 00 flour and allow plenty of resting time for optimal flavor and texture development.

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