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Pizza

Also searched as: pizza dough, Neapolitan pizza

In short: A good pizza needs a stretchy, flavourful dough and an oven as hot as possible.

Picture it

A balloon that puffs up and sets in seconds.

The decisive moments

1
Prove the dough long and cool
More aroma, a stretchier network.
Cold prove
2
Let it come to temperature and rest before stretching
Relaxed does not spring back.
Dough springs back
3
Stretch by hand, do not flatten the rim
The gas bubbles in the rim make the airy cornicione.
Large holes in bread
4
Bake as hot as possible on a preheated stone or steel
Strong heat from below gives and crust before the topping dries out.
Heat conduction

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