# Neapolitan-Style Pizza

A sourdough pizza with a thin crust and a soft, fluffy edge made with flour, water, salt, tomato sauce, mozzarella, basil, and olive oil.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 550 g 00 flour
- 80 g levain (at peak) OR instant yeast
- 375 g Water
- 15 g Salt
- 15 g Olive oil
- tomato sauce
- fresh mozzarella cheese
- fresh basil leaves

## Instructions

1. Feed 100% hydration sourdough starter and let it peak on day 1
2. Mix water, levain, salt and 00 flour together
3. Knead the dough until everything comes together nicely
4. Add olive oil and knead the dough for a few more minutes
5. Place the dough into the fridge overnight
6. Divide the dough into equal portions and store them in separate containers on day 2
7. Keep the dough in the fridge for the next 12-48 hours
8. Proof the dough at room temperature until it doubles in size on day 3
9. Shape the pizza
10. Put on the toppings
11. Transfer it to the pizza peel ready to be baked

## Tips

- The Neapolitan Pizza is prepared with just a few ingredients: a basic dough made from flour, water and salt topped with tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella cheese, fresh basil leaves, and  a drizzle of olive oil.
- A levain refers to a sourdough starter. If you do not have one (yet), you can replace with 1g instant yeast or 3g fresh yeast.
- The pizza dough takes 3 days to make.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-pw4tvy13H/?igsh=Mjgxb20zZnc4Ymxs
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6ec73c8f-9d76-468e-b04b-4165c3f96821
- Extracted: 2025-05-16

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