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Pizza Dough Recipe (New York Pizza)

By: Alyona Demyanchuk
This is the most Authentic Italian Pizza Dough Recipe from a Neapolitan pizza chef! Learn how to make pizza at home without a costly pizza oven. You can make incredible New York Pizza with a chewy pizza crust just like your favorite pizza places or restaurant! This pizza dough is best for Margherita pizza or your favorite pizza toppings and it's all made in a home oven!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Refrigeration: 18 hours
Total Time: 18 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 4 pizza doughs
Course: Main Dish, Pizza
Cuisine: American, Italian

Ingredients

Ingredients:

  • 1 Kilogram bread flour or High Gluten flour, (about 7 cups)
  • 600 ml room temperature water , (around 72°F)
  • 1 tsp dry active yeast, (or 1 gram of fresh yeast)
  • 2 tbsp sea salt
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Instructions

Directions:

  • In a large mixing bowl dissolve the salt in the water.
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  • Add 1 cup of flour to make a milky mixture. Stir in the yeast.
  • Mix in the remaining flour and knead into a smooth ball (will take about 8 minutes by hand.)
    pizza dough ball
  • Place the pizza dough into an airtight food container with a lid. Refrigerate for 18-24 hours.
    pizza dough in a food container
  • Remove dough from the refrigerator and divide into 4 equal pieces (weighing about 14 oz each.)
  • Rest dough balls for 4-6 hours before making them into pizzas or refrigerate for an additional day.
    how to store pizza dough
  • Stretch dough balls into 14-inch circles and top with your favorite pizza toppings. Transfer to a pizza screen or pizza pan that is 14-16 inches large.
  • Bake pizzas at 500°F for 6-8 minutes on the bottom rack of the oven.
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  • Slice into wedges and serve.

Notes

  • Serving Size: This pizza dough recipe makes 4 large pizza balls. 
  • For a sweeter pizza dough add 2 teaspoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. This enhances the pizza dough. 
Nutrition Facts
Pizza Dough Recipe (New York Pizza)
Serving Size
 
1 pizza dough slice (without toppings)
Amount per Serving
Calories
80
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
1
g
2
%
Saturated Fat
 
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Sodium
 
350
mg
15
%
Potassium
 
25
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
 
16
g
5
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
1
g
1
%
Protein
 
3
g
6
%
Vitamin A
 
1
IU
0
%
Vitamin C
 
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
 
4
mg
0
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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