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How to Make Pizza Dough - Perfect Neapolitan Pizza!

Take a trip to the West Coast of Italy with this homemade Neapolitan pizza! Learn how to make pizza dough using fresh, simple ingredients and create a perfect crust that is crisp, light and slightly charred. It doesn’t get more authentic than this!
Prep Time2 hours
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time2 hours 15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 59kcal

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

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.

Nutrition

Calories: 59kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 291mg | Potassium: 23mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.7mg