Forkish Neapolitan Pizza
Ingredients
- 1000 g (7¾ cups) of 00 or white flour
- 720 mL water
- 1¼ tbsp fine sea salt
- ½ tsp instant dried yeast
Directions
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Fill a large bowl with 3 cups of warm water
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Put 2 grams of yeast into a small bowl and add 3 tablespoons of the warm water. Set aside.
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Combine the flour and the rest of the water into a large bowl. Mix with hands until incorporated. Let rest for 30 minutes, covered.
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Sprinkle 1¼ tbsp of salt and yeast mixture over the dough. Mix with wet hands to incorporate all the ingredients.
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Drizzle bottom of bowl and top of dough with olive oil. Cover and let rest for at least 6 hours.
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Preheat oven to highest temperature up to 600 degrees. Preheat for at least 45 minutes with a pizza stone inside the oven.
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With floured hand, scoop dough onto a large floured surface. Shape into an oval and cut into 5 equal pieces.
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Shape each piece into a medium-tight ball and place on a floured baking sheet. Top with a sprinkle of flour, cover and let rest for 60 minutes.
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Refrigerate for 30 minutes before shaping the balls.
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Shape the balls by punching each side with fingers. Roll fists under the rim of the dough to allow the dough to stretch naturally.
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Transfer the dough onto a floured pizza peel and top with your favorite sauce and toppings.
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Gently slide the dough onto the pizza stone and bake for 5 minutes. Then broil for 1-2 minutes.
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Slice and serve!
Notes
This recipe in many ways is pretty generic: 72% dough, autolyse, long rise (not overnight, though), hot oven.
But broiling after baking is an interesting idea.
Reference
https://honestlyyum.com/10666/the-perfect-pizza-dough/