Neapolitan pizza (including the dough) - Easy to do and Very moist even after warming up leftovers the next day!. Today I am sharing this Neapolitan pizza (including the dough)! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 20 minutes! Neapolitan pizza is made from a lean dough—that is, it's got nothing but flour, water, salt, and yeast. With so few ingredients, the key to great Neapolitan pizza crust is a good long fermentation period during which time starches will break down into simpler sugars. Neapolitan pizza is pizza made in the style that originated in Naples, Italy. Like any famous dish, there many variations on what it means to be "authentic." This naturally ferments the dough and brings a nutty, complex flavor to the dough. Of course, this is optional: sometimes it's not possible to think.
In this tutorial, I will show you how to make a Neapolitan pizza Dough!
These are the ratios used by the Associazione Verace Picca Napoletana, which safeguards the original recipe for Neapolitan dough.
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You can cook Neapolitan pizza (including the dough) with 7 Ingredients and 6 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for Neapolitan pizza (including the dough):
- Pizza dough.
- 800 g flour “00” (Caputo pizza “00” flour recommended).
- 500 ml lukewarm water.
- 25 g salt.
- 1 g dried yeast.
- 10 g sugar.
- 25 g olive oil.
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Step by step how to cook Neapolitan pizza (including the dough):
- Put the flour in a large bowl and add the water to one end. Add the salt to the water to dissolve at the same end. Then add the yeast and mix into the flour at the other end. Following this mix it all together. Then add the sugar followed by the oil and mix some more..
- Now the mixture should be combined ready to knead. Knead for 15 to 20 minutes. Then shape into a ball and cover to rest for 20 minutes with the bowl..
- Then shape into a long baguette and cut into 6 pieces (for 6 pizzas). Flour the bowl and place the 6 pieces inside, cover with a damp tea towel for 6-8 hours..
- After this the dough should have increased in size. This is now ready for use. You can stretch each dough ball out to make the pizza base..
- Place the base into a hot pan to cook. While in the pan you can add your toppings, squashed fresh tomatoes are great for the base with toppings of your choice. Here we have half mozzarella and basil and half with added nduja and olives. Cook in the pan until the base is browned underneath around 5-10 minutes..
- Next place the pan under a pre-heated grill to cook the top around 10 minutes or until the toppings are cooked and the pizza is lightly browned. Buon appetito!.
It isn't really hard to make Neapolitan pizza dough. It is going to seem a bit daunting at first. I'm doing my best to explain it here. A Neapolitan pizza dough is delicate, light and slightly chewy. The crust should be crisp while still retaining that soft, fluffy interior.