Pizza from Naples: Pizza alla Neapoletana
- 1/2 ounce fresh yeast or 1 package active dry yeast
- 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons lukewarm water
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- Pinch salt, plus 1 teaspoon
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 large ripe tomatoes, peeled and quartered or 6 canned San Marzano tomatoes, drained
- 6 ounces mozzarella, coarsely grated
- 3 whole anchovies in salt, rinsed, boned, and drained
- 1 1/2 tablespoons capers, drained
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh oregano
- Preheat oven 450 degrees F.
- Dissolve yeast in water.
- Pour flour into a mound onto the counter.
- Add dissolved yeast, salt, and olive oil to center.
- Work in flour from outside into liquid with fork until it resembles a dough.
- Work in rest of flour by hand.
- Leave 1 tablespoon flour unincorporated.
- Place dough in bowl.
- Sprinkle with leftover flour.
- Cover with dishtowel.
- Let rest for about 1 hour at room temperature, until double in size.
- Pass tomatoes through food mill using smallest holes into small bowl.
- Set aside.
- When dough is ready, place heavy aluminum foil on a pizza board.
- Oil it with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- Spread dough on foil, using fingertips to about 16 inches by 14 inches.
- Spread on pureed tomatoes.
- Sprinkle on mozzarella.
- Distribute anchovies and capers.
- Add salt, pepper, and oregano.
- Drizzle on remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil.
- Bake on middle shelf for 35 minutes or until crisp.
- Remove.
- Slice and serve.
yeast, water, flour, salt, olive oil, olive oil, tomatoes, mozzarella, anchovies, capers, pepper, fresh oregano
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/pizza-from-naples-pizza-alla-neapoletana-recipe.html (may not work)