The history of Neapolitan pizza dates back to people who wanted to preserve the ancient tradition for an authentic taste. Well-secured ingredients include highly refined nature Italian flour, San Marzano tomatoes and Mozzarella di Bufala which is fresh mozzarella made in buffalo milk. San Marzano tomatoes are special in that they grow in volcanic soil with a slightly sweeter flavor and less acidic in nature.
things to remember
The pizza only uses the hand-kneaded dough that does not need to be rolled using any mechanical method. In addition, the pizza cannot exceed in diameter more than 35 centimeters and must not have more than one-third of an centimeter in the center. The most essential condition is to bake it in a vaulted wood oven maintained at 900 degrees F for 60-90 seconds. Creating Neapolitan pizza is an art as it is a perfect blend of exotic ingredients and a traditional cooking style.
secret ingredients
First of all, you need strong ordinary flour, salt and yeast to prepare the dough. Then you need to work on the ingredients which include plum tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, freshly grated Parmesan cheese, basil leaves, dried oregano, chopped mozzarella, and ground black pepper. You can add additional toppings like finely minced garlic cloves, rosemary sprigs, grated taleggio, speck, zucchini, eggplant, prosciutto, and arugula leaves to enhance the flavor.
The recipe
Preparation begins by preheating the oven to 500 degrees F. After that, you can knead the dough by mixing flour, salt, yeast, and warm water, but don’t let it get too sticky. Roll it into a ball and let it sit for 5 minutes after covering it with a cloth. Then, divide the dough into two parts while kneading each one for a while and form balls out of them. Now, take a clean kitchen towel and sprinkle some flour on it. After that, put the dough on it, and then cover with a slightly damp cloth. Let rise in warm conditions for 30 minutes.
Continue below and get tomatoes inside a bowl. Crush them slightly, add pepper and salt to taste and mix well. Now, find a clean surface and sprinkle flour on it. Further, roll out the dough with your fingers and give it a round shape with an edge. The dough should be made as thin as possible with the appearance of a pancake, but it should not split. Now, take out two large, flat baking sheets and sprinkle them with breadcrumbs. Next, place the pizza crusts on them and distribute the tomato evenly on each one. You have to avoid putting too much tomato so that the pizza does not soften.
Drizzle olive oil, sprinkle Parmesan cheese, add basil leaves or top with oregano and top with mozzarella cheese. You can add ingredients of your choice. The preparation should be placed in a hot oven for more than 7 minutes or more if you want your pizza to be crispy. We take it out of the oven and it is ready to eat right after drizzling it with a little olive oil.