Y’all one of my fave places in Italy is Naples where I had some of the best pizza of my entire life. After that trip, I started working on a dough that would give me that same crisp, light, chewy and slightly charred flavor so I could make my fave Neapolitan pizza anytime. I gotta say this pizza dough is pretty darn perfect. And I use the most basic ingredients to pull it off. Let me teach you how to make pizza dough that’s fantastic and easy!
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How to Make Pizza Dough
Step 1: Add all-purpose flour, salt, sugar and instant yeast to a medium sized bowl. Quickly combine the dry mixture with a whisk.
Step 2: Next, add water to mix and use a whisk to make sure everything is mixed together.
Step 3: Do a little kneading and form a ball.
Take a large bowl and coat with quality olive oil. Add the dough to the bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise at room temperature for at least 2 hours but longer is better.
Step 4: When ready, roll out the dough and start making some pizza!
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Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon instant yeast
- 3/4-1 cup lukewarm water
- 1- 1 1/2 tablespoons quality olive oil to coat the bowl
- Optional: cornmeal for dough dusting
Instructions
- Add all-purpose flour, salt, sugar and instant yeast to a medium sized bowl. Quickly combine the dry mixture with a whisk.
- Next, add water to mix and use a whisk to make sure everything is mixed together.
- Do a little kneading and form a ball.
- Take a large bowl and coat with quality olive oil. Add the dough to the bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise at room temperature for at least 2 hours but longer is better.
- When ready, roll out the dough and start making some pizza!
Notes
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Recipe Tips
- Use a quality olive oil. It’s the perfect coating for my dough and it also adds extra flavor.
- Utilize the Broiler. An authentic Naples Pizza is cooked in a brick oven which can reach upwards of 800 degrees! The extremely high heat is what makes for a quicker cooking time and that wonderful char. Of course, our ovens aren’t capable of that kind of heat but, we can use the broiler in the last ¼ of cooking to really crisp up the crust.
- Start with Simple Toppings. Try out a pared down pizza sauce fresh mozzarella, olive oil and basil for an authentic margherita experience.
- Use Parchment: This dough can be quite tacky so, I find that sometimes working on floured parchment paper can help prevent super sticky situations. Parchment paper can also be used to transfer your pizza into the oven if you don’t have a peel or are just looking for a simpler baking process.
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YESHHHHH! My fave kinda pizza!
Same here!! Hooray we have something in common.
That pizza is calling my name!
I think I might make another one this weekend!
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The classics, done well, are a to sight, smell and taste behold – Looks like you nailed it (and I can only SEE it).
Thanks so much! This was one easy yet rewarding recipe!
Pizza! I want some right now! Your pizza look absolutely delicious. I know what you mean about life changing food in Italy. The food I had in Italy several years ago is still seared in my brain! Sometimes simple pizza like this is the very best. Great post and I’m so glad you had a great trip!
Thanks so much Bill! It was seriously awesome in Italy. I didn’t want to leave!!
MMMM….my favorite style of pizza. Looks great!
Same here, thanks so much!
Love the movie “Eat, Pray, Love!” 😀 I adore pizza too but I’ve never been brave enough to try making one on my own – I think you’ve convinced me to give it a go. This pizza is beautiful!!
P.S. Can’t wait to hear more about your trip! xo
I adore Eat Pray Love as well! I can’t wait to tell you more about the trip in the next few years.
This looks fabulous! I love making pizza at home, so I’m definitely going to try this one out!
Thanks so much Marie! And it is soo easy!
Yuuuum. I love to make homemade pizzas but there really is nothing like the real deal. These photos are mouthwatering!
Thanks Shirley. I feel the same way about homemade pizza.