New York Style Pizza Dough

New York Style Pizza Dough has that wonderful New York “bite.”  The crunch and then chewiness indicative of great New York Pizza.

New York Style Pizza Dough

This Is It!  Really.  After literally years of trying to make fantastic, New York Style, delicious, incredible, that “bite,” fantastic, oh my G-d, this is it, pizza dough, I finally found the perfect recipe.

Thank to Roberta’s in New York.  This New York Style Pizza Dough is New York husband approved, so you know it must be good.

Weigh the Flour

Make sure to use a good Kitchen Scale, to weigh the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl and set aside.

Place a small mixing bowl on your Kitchen Scale and add the water, yeast and olive oil.  Mix it well and then pour the liquid into the flour mixture.

Using one hand, go around the bowl and combine (mixture should just come together as dough) and then stop.

Cover with a with a Flour Sack Towel and bench rest for 15 minutes.  Knead dough in your hand, making it into a bowl, until it is silky smooth.  Cut in half and roll into a ball.

New York Style Pizza Dough

Put a little flour onto the bottom of a plate, place the two balls on top and cover with plastic wrap.  Let rest overnight in the refrigerator.

For a wonderful Italian pizza, check my Classic Margherita Pizza recipe. You will think you are I Italy.

The next day, place your Pizza Stone on the middle rack of oven and turn heat to its highest setting (550).  Let it heat for an hour and then remove the dough 30 to 45 minutes before you begin to shape it for pizza.

Roll out the New York Style Pizza Dough

Put flour on work space and flatten dough.

The bottom should be the bottom and the top should be the top.  Rub an extra amount of flour on the bottom of the dough and then turn over and use your fingers to mark the crust all around the circle.

Pick up the dough and go back and forth and around, from hand to hand and let gravity stretch it.  Use your fists around to stretch it more.  It should be about 12 inches.

Turn it over and add a little more flour to the bottom.  Time to dress!

Use my Ultimate Pizza Sauce and add your favorite toppings or make it a Margherita Pizza.

Kitchen Equipment and Essentials

• Rachael Ray Stoneware EVOO Oil Dispensing Bottle
• Alpha Armour Salt Box with Spoon
• Bakers Math Scale
• Flour Sack Towel
• Pizza Stone

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Here is the handy printable recipe:

Pizza Dough

 

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Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

8 mins

Total time

28 mins

 

New York Style Pizza Dough has that wonderful New York "bite." The crunch and then chewiness indicative of great New York Pizza.

Author: Jill

Recipe type: Main

Cuisine: Italian

Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 153 grams 00 flour (1 cup plus 1 tablespoon)
• 153 grams all-purpose flour (1 cup plus 1 tablespoon and 2 teaspoons)
• 8 grams fine sea salt (1 teaspoon)
• 200 grams lukewarm tap water (about 1 cup)
• 2 grams active dry yeast (3/4 teaspoon)
• 4 grams extra-virgin olive oil (1 teaspoon)

Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine flours and salt.
2. In a small mixing bowl, stir together water, yeast and olive oil, then pour it into flour mixture.
3. Using one hand, go around the bowl and combine (mixture should just come together as dough) and then stop.
4. Cover with a towel and let rest 15 minutes
5. Knead dough in your hand, making it into a bowl, until it is silky smooth.
6. Cut in half and roll into a ball.
7. Put a little flour onto the bottom of a plate, place the two balls on top and cover with plastic wrap. Let rest overnight in the refrigerator.
8. The next day, remove the dough 30 to 45 minutes before you begin to shape it for pizza.
9. Put flour on work space and flatten dough.
10. The bottom should be the bottom and the top should be the top.
11. Rub an extra amount of flour on the bottom of the dough and then turn over.
12. Use your fingers to mark the crust all around the circle.
13. Pick it up and go back and forth and around, from hand to hand and let gravity stretch it.
14. Use your fists around to stretch it more.
15. It should be about 12 inches.
16. Turn it over and add a little more flour to the bottom.

Baking

1. Place pizza stone on the middle rack of oven and turn heat to its highest setting (550). Let it heat for at least an hour.
2. Add toppings.
3. Bake until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbling, approximately 4 to 8 minutes

Notes

If you want to eat the pizza the same day, let it rise 3 to 4 hours at room temperature and then go to the next step, but overnight makes a better crust.

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New York Style Pizza Dough