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Hacker-Free Neapolitan Pizza for a Home Kitchen Recipe

Unknown · seriouseats.com · 2010 · Original

Neapolitan (asserted)

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: 900°F)

Baker's percentages

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

Flour

567g

Water

340g

Hydration

60.0%

Salt

Yeast

Oil

14.4%

Sauce

Cheese

Dough weight

1329g

Process

Bake temp

900°F / 482°C

Bake time

2-4 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Bulk

2h

Ingredients (8)

  • flourItalian tipo "00" flour20 oz · 567g
  • salt.3 ounces kosher salt
  • yeast.2 ounces instant yeast
  • sugar.2 ounces sugar
  • waterwater12 oz · 340.2g
  • sauce tomato1 can whole peeled Italian tomatoes
  • dairy doughbuffalo mozzarella or fresh cow's milk mozzarella12 oz · 340.2g
  • oilextra virgin olive oil6 tbsp · 81.6g

Toppings (1)

Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.

  • over cheese24 basil leaves