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Authentic Italian Easy Pizza Crust Video

Authentic, crispy, chewy Italian easy pizza crust, adapted from Marcella Hazan's Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
Prep Time3 hours 20 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time3 hours 28 minutes
Course: Pizza
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 4
Author: Angela Roberts

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (236 grams) warm water divided
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons (8 grams) yeast
  • 1 tablespoon (14 grams) olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon (6 grams) salt
  • 3 1/4 cup (390 grams) all purpose flour divided

Instructions

  • Add yeast to 1/4 cup lukewarm water.
  • Allow to sit for 10 minutes.
  • Add salt to one cup flour
  • Divide flour and water into 1 cups flour, 1/4 cups water.
  • Begin by adding in one cup flour to yeast mixture with 1/4 cup of the warm water.
  • Add in olive oil.
  • Mix well with hands or a large wooden spoon.
  • Add next cup of flour, and 1/4 cup water.
  • Mix.
  • Add third cup of flour. Mix.
  • Hold back on final water. Use if needed to create shaggy dough.
  • Hold back on final 1/4 cup flour. Use only if needed.
  • Begin to knead dough. At this point, you can mix in a kitchen aid type mixer with kneading attachment for about five minutes or until a dough is formed.
  • Or, you can knead by hand, and (watch video) throw on counter several times.
  • Once you have dough formed, glisten with olive oil, wrap in plastic, place in large bowl.
  • Cover with towel and place in warm spot for 3 hours. Dough will double in size.
  • Makes 4 individual pizzas.
  • Roll out or hand stretch. Put toppings on of your choice. Bake in hot oven of 450 degrees for 6-8 minutes on bottom rack of oven, or until the bottom is very well done.