Brick Oven Pizza

 

 

Homemade pizza dough features dry active yeast, water, coarse-grained salt, and bread flour. Dough is prepped and refrigerated overnight. Fresh dough rolled out, and topped with thinly sliced low moisture mozzarella cheese, fresh ground black pepper, crushed tomatoes, drizzle of olive oil, and dried oregano. Pizza is baked in hot oven until cheese has melted and pizza crust is firm. Topped with torn fresh basil leaves and served hot.

Ingredients -

1 teaspoon Active Dry Yeast
1/4 cup Warm Water
1 cup Cold Water
1 teaspoon Coarse-Grained Salt
3 cups Bread Flour
6 ounces Low Moisture Mozzarella Cheese, thinly sliced
1/2 cup Canned No-Salt Added Crushed Tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper
1/2 teaspoon Dried Oregano
3 tablespoons Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
6 Fresh Basil Leaves, torn

 
Preparation:

1. In a large bowl, sprinkle the yeast over warm water.

2. Let the yeast sit for 5 minutes.

3. Add the cold water and salt and stir well.

4. Add the flour, one cup at a time, stirring well.

5. When the dough will form a ball, remove to a lightly floured surface to knead for 10 minutes.

6. Divide the mixture into 2 balls.

7. Coat the balls with olive oil, place in a Tupperware container and refrigerate for 16 hours.

8. Make sure that the Tupperware container is large enough for the balls to double in size.

9. One hour before you are ready to use, remove the dough from the fridge.

10. Turn the oven to 550 degrees and preheat.

11. Lightly dust the dough with flour then roll out to a 14 inch diameter.

12. Lightly dust a pizza pan and place the dough on the pizza stone.

13. Layer the mozzarella on the crust and grind some black pepper on top.

14. Arrange the crushed tomatoes on top and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle dried oregano over tomatoes.

15. Place the pizza on the prepared stone and bake for 4 to 6 minutes.

16. Remove the pizza from the oven and sprinkle with torn fresh basil leaves.

17. Cut into wedges and serve.

 


 



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