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Perfect Neapolitan Pizza Dough

Unknown · foodandwine.com · 2013 · Original

Neapolitan (aspirational)

Neapolitan (Naples, Campania): thin flexible base, puffy leoparded cornicione, ~90s at ~900F, fior di latte or bufala, crushed raw tomato

Style norms: 55–70% hydration (this recipe: 60%) · 800–950°F bake (this recipe: 500°F)

Baker's percentages

Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%) — the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.

Flour

794g

Water

474g

Hydration

59.7%

Salt

3.4%

Yeast

0.09%

Oil

Sauce

Cheese

Dough weight

1296g

Process

Bake temp

500°F / 260°C

Bake time

8-12 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Bulk

8h

Ingredients (5)

  • oilOlive oil
  • flour“00” flour1.75 lb · 793.8g
  • yeastactive dry yeast0.8g
  • waterwarm water2 cup · 474g
  • saltkosher salt27g