Authentic Neapolitan Pizza Recipe
  1. Mix all the ingredients into a shaggy mass in a large bowl

  2. Cover the bowl with cling film

  3. Leave the dough to rest for around 1 hour

  4. Turn the dough out onto the counter and knead for around 5 minutes

  5. Place the dough back into the bowl and cover

  6. Leave the dough to prove for around 20 hours

  7. About 4 hours before you intend to cook the pizza, divide the dough into 4 equal parts

  8. Place each dough ball into a small bowl and cover

  9. Leave the dough balls to prove again for about 4 hours

  10. Blend a tin of quality plum tomatoes into a smooth sauce

  11. Cook the sauce until it reaches the desired thickness

  12. Add a tablespoon or 2 of tomato puree

  13. Season with salt and pepper to taste

  14. Ensure that you baking stone/tray is inside your oven

  15. Get your oven up to temperature

  16. Dust a dough ball with plenty of flour and remove from the container

  17. In the bowl, press down from the centre of the dough towards the edges

  18. Keep turning the dough as you work the air towards the edges

  19. Turn the dough over and repeat this process in the bowl

  20. Remove from the bowl and place on the counter

  21. Stretch the dough outwards

  22. Repeat this until you have a base which is about 9 to 10 inches in diameter

  23. Top the base with around 2 soup spoons of tomato sauce

  24. Spread about a handful of Mozzarella evenly across the pizza

  25. Slide the pizza onto a peel

  26. Load straight onto baking stone/tray

  27. Cook pizza

  28. Remove pizza from the oven and place on a chopping board

  29. Grate parmesan on top and add some torn basil. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkling of black pepper

  30. Let the pizza cool a little and tuck in!

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🍕Pizza

Cuisine🇮🇹Italian

Occasions🍽️Casual Dining📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 1h30m

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