Neapolitan Style Pizza Dough
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 1 1/4 cups warm water (105 to 115 degrees F)
- 1 cup cake flour (not self rising)
- 2 1/2 to 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- Olive oil for the bowl
- Sprinkle the yeast over the water and let stand for 1 minute, or until the yeast is creamy.
- Stir until the yeast dissolves.
- In a large bowl, combine the cake flour, 2 1/2 cups of the all purpose flour, and the salt.
- Add the yeast mixture and stir until a soft dough forms.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead, adding more flour if necessary, until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
- Lightly coat another large bowl with oil.
- Place the dough in the bowl, turning it to oil the top.
- Cover with plastic wrap and place in a warm, draft free place and let rise until doubled in bulk; about 1 1/2 hours.
- Flatten the dough with your fist.
- Cut the dough into 2 to 4 pieces and shape the pieces into balls.
- Dust the tops with flour.
- Place the balls on a floured surface and cover each with plastic wrap, allowing room for the dough to expand.
- Let rise 60 to 90 minutes, or until doubled.
- Thirty to sixty minutes before baking the pizzas, place a baking stone or unglazed quarry tiles on a rack in the lowest level of the oven.
- Turn on the oven to the maximum temperature, 500 to 550 degrees F.
- Shape and bake pizzas in desired fashion.
active dry yeast, water, cake flour, flour, salt, olive oil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/neapolitan-style-pizza-dough-recipe.html (may not work)