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NeapolitanStyle Pizza Crust Recipe King Arthur Baking

WEBUsing your fingers, pull the dough under itself to make a smooth, round ball with the seams tucked into the bottom. Repeat with the second piece of …

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1. Weigh your flour; or measure it by gently spooning it into a cup, then sweeping off any excess. In a medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients, then add the water. Stir until just combined, making a rough but cohesive dough.
2. Cover the bowl and allow the dough to rise at room temperature overnight, for at least 12 hours and up to 24 hours.
3. After being kneaded (left) this dough probably won't double in size; instead it will simply become a bit puffy (right).
4. Place a rack in the center of your oven and preheat the oven to 500°F to 550°F (if your oven goes to 550°F) with a baking steel or stone inside. The position of the rack is important, particularly if you're using parchment paper — too close to the broiler (you need at least 8" clearance) and the top of your pizza (and any visible edges of parchment) will burn before the bottom has had time to bake through. Make sure your oven is at the required temperature for at least 30 minutes before baking, so the steel or stone can fully preheat. , Divide the dough in half. Working with one piece at a time, transfer the dough to a well-floured surface.

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Pizza Crust Recipe King Arthur Baking

WEBIf you like pizza with a deep golden brown, crispy crust, bake on a baking stone. Preheat the stone in the middle of the oven for 45 to 60 minutes. …

1. If you're using active dry yeast, dissolve it, with a pinch of sugar, in 2 tablespoons of the lukewarm water. Let the yeast and water sit at room temperature for 15 minutes, until the mixture has bubbled and expanded. If you're using instant yeast, you can skip this step., Weigh your flour; or measure it by gently spooning it into a cup, then sweeping off any excess. Combine the dissolved yeast (or the instant yeast) with the remainder of the ingredients. Mix and knead everything together—by hand, mixer or bread machine set on the dough cycle—till you've made a soft, smooth dough. If you're kneading in a stand mixer, it should take 4 to 5 minutes at second speed, and the dough should barely clean the sides of the bowl, perhaps sticking a bit at the bottom. Don't over-knead the dough; it should hold together, but can still look fairly rough on the surface., To make pizza up to 24 hours later, skip to step 5., To make pizza now: Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover the bowl,
2. Two 1/2"-thick 14" round pizzas (pictured);
3. Two 3/4"-thick 12" round pizzas;
4. One 3/4" to 1"-thick 13" x 18" rectangular (Sicilian-style) pizza (pictured);

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