Homemade pizza in a few hours, with well-hydrated dough, at 70% with a mix of 0 and 00 flour for a rise in about 3-4 hours, in a warm corner, because if the temperature is below 79°F, it will take more time, always limiting the amount of yeast for as natural a rise as possible. I love making pizza at home; I started doing it as a child, clinging to my mom’s and grandma’s skirts. Since I started my blog, I’ve been offering it in many different versions because I like to experiment and meet the various needs we might have during the week. For example, if I make pizza for Saturday night, I like to plan ahead and knead one or two days before, depending on whether I use 0 or whole wheat flour. However, if I make pizza during the week for a sudden craving, I don’t have time for a long rise and try to get a satisfactory result with the little time I have, reaching the right compromise. A thicker pizza, so it’s nice and soft, and not too crispy, like a pizza with a too-fast rise rolled too thin would be, but you can work on small variations to have it just the way you want it. For example, today I wanted it a little thicker because I wanted to fill it with cheese and bacon, but you can also choose a slightly larger pan than mine to have a thinner one, without affecting the pizza’s softness. So, I wish you a good pizza and leave you with the recipe, try it with bacon, mozzarella, and smoked scamorza because it’s amazing!

- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 4 Hours
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 2 people
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for Quick Bacon and Smoked Scamorza Pizza
- 1 2/3 cups 0 flour
- 1 2/3 cups 00 flour
- 1 tsp fresh yeast
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 7 oz mozzarella
- 3 1/2 oz smoked scamorza
- 3 1/2 oz rolled bacon
Tools for Preparing Quick Bacon and Smoked Scamorza Pizza
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Spoon
- 1 Baking tray
Steps to Prepare Quick Bacon and Smoked Scamorza Pizza
In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in the water, stirring with a spoon. Add the 00 flour and stir. Add the salt and stir. Add the 0 flour and mix the dough well. Take short breaks and resume. Close the dough and let it rise in a warm place, around 79°F to 82°F, for about 3 hours.
Take the risen dough again. Spread it out on a floured surface and fold it into a loaf. Let it rest for at least half an hour, covered with the bowl.
On a floured surface, spread the loaf to form a rectangle as per the tray, mine is 10.6 x 14.6 inches (a bit larger is fine). Flour the base well and line the tray with the dough.
Immediately top with mozzarella and smoked scamorza. Bake in a preheated fan oven at 482°F for about 15 minutes. If we increase for 2 pizzas, we can also bake them simultaneously; just add 2 more minutes of cooking time.
Once the cheese pizza is out of the oven, garnish it with rolled bacon; the fat will melt with the heat, and it will be a real pleasure to enjoy its full goodness.
The pizza prepared this way keeps for a couple of days in the fridge, just heat it at 320°F, and it will be like freshly baked. You can also freeze it.
If you like, you can also prepare it with tomato sauce, fresh tomatoes, or other toppings of your choice. It’s also great with thinly sliced zucchini added raw on the pizza before baking, right after the cheeses.