1Add 225 grams of room temperature filtered water to a large mixing bowl.
2Add 1/4 teaspoon (about 1.5 grams) of instant yeast to the water and stir until combined.
3Add 350 grams of bread flour to the bowl.
4Add one teaspoon (about 9 grams) of sea salt to the flour.
5Mix everything with a large spoon until it starts to come together.
6Continue to knead the dough in the bowl with your hands for a few more minutes until sufficiently combined.
7Cover the bowl and let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
8Transfer the dough to a clean surface and knead for another 5 to 10 minutes until the gluten starts to come together and the dough is nice and tight.
9Ball up the dough using a gentle stretch and fold motion, rotating 45 degrees, and repeat until a nice tight ball forms.
10Place the dough ball into a greased container with a lid.
11Cover the container and let the dough bulk ferment for 1 hour at room temperature.
12After the bulk fermentation, portion the dough into two 10-ounce dough balls and ball them up again.
13Place the dough balls into separate greased containers with lids and let them ferment at room temperature for 4 to 6 hours or in the fridge for 9 hours, taking them out an hour or two before use.
14Stretch out the dough on a floured surface, creating the pizza base.
15Spread pizza sauce evenly over the dough.
16Top the pizza with mozzarella cheese.
17Bake the pizza in a rock box oven until golden brown and cooked through.
18Remove the cooked pizza from the oven and slice it.
Ingredients
225 grams Water
1.5 grams Instant yeast
350 grams King Arthur bread flour
9 grams Sea salt
Equipment
Large mixing bowlLarge spoonGreased container with a lidKitchen scaleBench scraperPizza ovenPizza peelPizza cutterCutting board
Tips
Don't skip the first rest, as it helps the flour hydrate better and makes kneading easier.
If you plan to use the dough later than 6 hours, put it in the fridge and take it out an hour or two before making pizza to warm up.