Pizza Napolitana

Pizza Napolitana

Perfect Pizza Napolitana, crunchy crust, soft crumb everything you expect from a well-made pizza.
Prep Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 53 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 12 people

Equipment

  • 1 Pellet Smoker
  • 1 Pizza stone
  • 1 Dough scraper

Ingredients
  

  • 585 g - 2.4 cups lukewarm water
  • 15 g - 0.5 oz g dry yeast
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 900 g - 32 oz flour, type 00
  • 26 g - 1 oz sea salt
  • 30 ml - 1 fl oz olive oil
  • micro-planed Parmesan & Pecorino 50/50
  • fresh buffalo mozzarella
  • Fresh basil
  • smoked tomato sauce link at the bottom

Instructions
 

  • in a jar with lukewarm water add the dry yeast and the sugar
  • mix it up and set it aside to proof
  • in a big bowl add the strong flour type 00
  • add the sea salt
  • mix it dry and make sure it's well combined
  • add in the bowl the mix with the yeast
  • add the olive oil and mix it well using a spoon
  • cover it up and let it rest for 30 minutes to double in size
  • once the dough has doubled in size, wet your hands and pull up, flip it over itself
  • tuck it in and form it into a round ball
  • cover it and let it rest for another 30 minutes to double in size
  • sprinkle some flour on top of the dough, on your working surface and on your dough scraper
  • flip the dough out of the bowl onto your working surface
  • sprinkle a bit of flour on the dough
  • split the dough in half, then in three equal sizes and form them into round balls
  • cover them up and let them rise until double in size
  • once ready take one ball and start pressing in the middle outwards
  • add a layer of the smoked tomato sauce
  • add the mix of cheeses 50% Parmesan and 50% Pecorino
  • add the sliced fresh buffalo mozzarella
  • insert the pizza in the oven running at 370℃ - 700℉ for 2-3 minutes
  • ready to serve

Video

Keyword napolitana, pizza, soft crumb
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