Saturday=Pizza.
It might sound cliché, I know, and perhaps it is. But it’s the quintessential Italian Saturday. So, I repeat, Foolproof Homemade Pizza Recipe.
Also, check out these recipes:
Quick and Delicious Pan-Cooked Pizza
Homemade Focaccia with Tomato and Oregano
Basic dough with very little yeast.
The yeast serves only to give a “boost” to the dough’s rise, so there’s no need to overdo it.
Flour, water, yeast, salt, and oil.
If you want, you can watch an old video of mine on YouTube about homemade pizza made with whole wheat flour. The process is the same.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Rest time: 10 Hours
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4 people
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup bread flour
- 1 1/3 cups warm water
- 1 tsp fine salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 3 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- 10 g fresh yeast
Tools
- 1 Rolling Pin excelsa real
Preparation
Dissolve the yeast in warm water and add the oil and a teaspoon of sugar; Gradually sprinkle the flour mixed with salt over with your hands. Knead. Work with your hands until you get a soft and homogeneous dough.
Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in volume (10/12 hours)
Separate into 2 dough balls and roll out the dough
Place them in 12.6-inch diameter pans previously oiled and let rest for another 1/2 hour
Season as desired; In a well-preheated oven at 428°F for 25 minutes.
First place in the lower part of the oven, halfway through cooking, move it to the upper part of the oven
5 minutes before taking it out, add the mozzarella previously drained to remove excess whey and cut into pieces.
