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Hacker-Free Neapolitan Pizza for a Home Kitchen Recipe

Hacker-Free Neapolitan Pizza for a Home Kitchen Recipe

A perfect Hacker-Free Neapolitan Pizza recipe designed for home kitchens, using simple ingredients.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6 pizzas
Calories 300 kcal

Equipment

  • stand mixer
  • Dough hook attachment
  • Bench scraper
  • blender
  • fine mesh strainer
  • Plastic Wrap

Ingredients
  

Pizza Dough

  • 20 ounces Italian tipo '00' flour plus extra for dusting dough
  • 0.3 ounces kosher salt plus extra for assembly
  • 0.2 ounces instant yeast such as SAF Instant Yeast
  • 0.2 ounces sugar
  • 12 ounces water

Pizza Toppings

  • 1 can whole peeled Italian tomatoes 14-ounce
  • 12 ounces buffalo mozzarella or fresh cow's milk mozzarella
  • 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 24 leaves basil

Instructions
 

Prepare Dough

  • Combine flour, salt, yeast, and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Whisk to combine. Add water and knead on low speed until mixture just comes together and no dry flour remains. Rest for 10 minutes.
  • Knead on low speed for an additional 10 minutes. The mixture should come together into a cohesive mass that barely sticks to the bottom of the bowl as it kneads. Depending on the type of flour used, you may need to add up to ½ cup additional flour. If dough sticks heavily to bottom of bowl, add flour 1 tablespoon at a time with mixer running until it forms a mass that just barely sticks to the bowl.
  • Cover bowl tightly with plastic or transfer the dough to 2 gallon-sized zipper lock bags, seal, and refrigerate for at least 8 hours and up to 72 hours.

Shape and Rise

  • Transfer dough to a floured work surface and dust top with additional flour. Using a bench scraper, divide dough into 6 even pieces, approximately 6 ounces each. Using floured hands, shape each piece into a neat ball by gathering dough towards the bottom.
  • Coat 6 small containers with nonstick cooking spray or olive oil and add 1 dough ball to each bowl. Lightly spray top of dough ball with nonstick cooking spray. Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and allow to rise at room temperature for 2 hours (dough should roughly double in volume).

Prepare Toppings

  • Drain tomatoes in a fine-mesh strainer and break up with your fingers, squeezing excess juice out from the interior. Transfer tomatoes to a blender with ½ teaspoon of kosher salt and blend until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
  • Cut mozzarella into ½-inch chunks and place on a plate on a triple layer of paper towels or a clean kitchen towel. Allow the excess water to drain out for at least 10 minutes.

Shape Dough for Pizza

  • Transfer 1 ball of dough to a medium bowl filled with flour and flip to coat. Lift it and gently pat off excess flour. Transfer to a floured surface and gently stretch into a 10-inch circle, leaving the outer 1-inch edge slightly thicker than the center.
  • The best way to do this is to start by gently stretching with your fingertips. Pick up the slightly stretched dough and place it on the opened face of your left hand. Toss it back and forth between your opened hands, rotating it slightly with each toss until it stretches out to around 8-inches in diameter.
  • Return it to the work surface. With your left hand flat in the center of the round, use your right hand to stretch the edge of the dough out, rotating as needed until it is an even 10-inches in diameter.

Notes

Use high-quality ingredients for the best results. Allowing the dough to rest for longer will develop better flavor.

Nutrition

Serving: 1pizzaCalories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 10gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 600mgPotassium: 300mgFiber: 2gVitamin A: 5IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 10mg
Keyword easy pizza recipe, Fresh Mozzarella, Home Kitchen, Italian Cooking, Neapolitan Pizza, pizza dough
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