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Authentic Neapolitan Pizza Dough Recipe: Soft, Chewy, and Wood-Fired Ready


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  • Author: rodrigo Stone
  • Total Time: 1–8 minutes
  • Yield: 4 pizzas (10–12 inches each)

Description

Classic Neapolitan pizza dough made with 00 flour, water, salt, and yeast. Elastic, soft, and perfect for high-heat baking.


Ingredients

  • 500g (3½ cups) 00 flour

  • 325g (1⅓ cups) water (65% hydration)

  • 10g (2 tsp) fine sea salt

  • 2g fresh yeast (or 0.6g active dry yeast)


Instructions

  1. Dissolve yeast in cool water.

  2. Add flour gradually, mix until rough dough forms.

  3. Add salt, knead 8–10 minutes until smooth.

  4. Rest dough in bowl, covered, for 2 hours.

  5. Divide into 4 balls (215–230g each). Cover and proof 6–8 hours at room temp or up to 48 hours in fridge.

  6. Stretch by hand, top as desired, and bake at highest oven temp (ideally 800–900°F) for 60–90 seconds or 500°F for 6–8 minutes on a pizza stone.

Notes

  • Use 00 flour for best texture.

  • Cold ferment for deeper flavor.

  • Avoid rolling pins — always hand stretch.

  • Bake hot and fast for authentic results.

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 8–24 hours