Nancy Silverton's Tomato-Oregano Pizza
- 2 tablespoons plus 1/2 packed teaspoon fresh cake yeast (not active dry yeast)
- 3 3/4 cups bread flour
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- One 28-ounce can whole tomatoes, drained
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for garnishing
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- Sea salt and dried or fresh oregano, for garnishing
- Make the Dough In a medium bowl, crumble 1/2 teaspoon of the yeast into 1/2 cup of lukewarm water.
- Let stand until the yeast dissolves, 3 minutes.
- Stir in 1/2 cup of the bread flour until incorporated.
- Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature until the sponge is bubbly and thickened, 12 to 18 hours.
- Make the Dough Lightly coat a large bowl with olive oil.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, combine the sponge with 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons of lukewarm water.
- With the mixer at low speed, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of yeast and 3 1/4 cups of bread flour and mix until combined, scraping down the side of the bowl, 2 minutes.
- Add the salt and mix at medium speed until the dough is smooth and pulls away from the side of the bowl, 7 minutes.
- Scrape the dough onto a floured surface and knead into a ball; transfer to the prepared bowl and turn to coat with oil.
- Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature until the dough has doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Make the Dough Turn out the dough onto a floured work surface.
- Fold the top and bottom of the dough toward the center, then fold in the right and left sides; flip the dough over and return it to the bowl, folded side down.
- Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature until doubled in bulk, 1 hour.
- Make the Dough Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and divide into nine 4-ounce pieces.
- Shape each one into a ball and transfer to the baking sheet; brush the tops with oil.
- Loosely cover with a kitchen towel and let stand for 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, Make the Tomato Sauce In a food processor, puree the tomatoes until smooth.
- Transfer to a bowl and stir in the remaining ingredients except the garnishes.
- Meanwhile, Make the Tomato Sauce Preheat the oven to 500.
- Lightly grease four 8-inch cake pans with oil.
- Place 1 ball of dough in the cake pan and use your fingers to press and flatten the dough until it covers the bottom of the pan.
- Spread 3 tablespoons of the sauce all over the dough.
- Repeat with 3 more dough balls and more sauce.
- Bake the pizzas for about 10 minutes, until the bottoms are crisp and golden.
- Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with sea salt and oregano; serve hot.
- Repeat with the remaining dough and sauce.
fresh cake yeast, bread flour, extravirgin olive oil, kosher salt, tomatoes, extravirgin olive oil, kosher salt, sugar, salt
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/nancy-silvertons-tomato-oregano-pizza (may not work)