How to learn how to cook delicious Neapolitan pizza

Kitchen appliances and utensils: submersible blender, rolling pin, flour sieve, fine grater, kitchen bowls, baking tray, parchment paper.

Ingredients

Step cooking

Test preparation

1. We take 500 g of wheat flour, sift it into a large bowl, add a teaspoon of salt and the same amount of dry yeast, mix thoroughly with a spoon. Gradually add water, about 100 g each, while kneading the dough. At the end, add another 100 g of flour.
   
2. Sprinkle the working surface with a thin layer of sifted wheat flour, put the dough on it and knead it until a soft, tender mass is obtained.
   
3. Transfer to a bowl and leave under a damp towel in a warm place for one hour. The resulting dough should be enough for two large Neapolitan pizzas.
   

Tomato sauce

1. Take 3 medium-sized tomatoes and two cloves of garlic, cut them into pieces. Place in a bowl or other container and grind with a submersible blender until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
   
2. There we add two tablespoons of olive oil, a teaspoon of salt and sugar, a pinch of fresh or dried basil leaves, mix thoroughly with a blender.
   

Baking preparation

1. We get the approached dough, divide it into two parts. We roll one part to form a thin cake (about 0.5 cm). We spread the future cake on a baking sheet, covered with parchment paper. Lubricate tomato sauce evenly, distributing it over the entire surface.
   
2. Spread mozzarella chopped into small pieces (150 g). We try to distribute the cheese as evenly and densely as possible.
   
3. Next, sprinkle with grated Parmesan (150 g).
   
4. Pour pizza on top with two tablespoons of olive oil (approximately). We try to pour oil in a thin layer, distributing it over the entire surface. At the very end, sprinkle the surface with fresh basil leaves.
   
5. We put in the oven preheated to 240 degrees and bake for 15 minutes.
   

Design variations

The classic recipe for this dish can be varied by such simple methods:

• Replace the cheese. You can use other types of cream cheeses that you have available (camembert, Dutch, feta cheese).
• Add greens. If you are not a fan of basil, or you simply could not find it, you can use oregano, parsley, cilantro, a mixture of Italian herbs.
• Instead of tomato sauce, you can use already prepared adjika or any other sauce prepared using tomatoes.

Video recipe

We offer you to get acquainted with the video recipe for the preparation of Neapolitan cheese pizza. With this recipe you can easily prepare a tasty and fragrant dish.

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