the Breville Test Kitchen

Neapolitan-Style Pizza

Name: Neapolitan-Style Pizza
Cook time: 1200 s
Total time: 34200 s
Yield: Makes 4
Ingredients: 570 g bread flour - plus extra for dusting; 2 tsp Coarse salt; 1 tsp instant dried yeast; 1½ cups (375 ml) cold water; Semolina - to sprinkle; 600 g canned whole peeled tomatoes; 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 cloves garlic - chopped; ¾ tsp dried oregano; ¾ tsp Coarse salt; Pinch dried chilli flakes - optional; 2 cloves garlic - peeled, thinly sliced; ½ tsp dried oregano; Extra-virgin olive oil - to serve

This classic is steeped in tradition and proves less is truly more. The Pizzaiolo delivers the perfect Neapolitan-style crust with just the right amount of spotted char and the simple topping of fresh pizza sauce, sliced garlic and oregano is all that is needed.

the Smart Oven™ Pizzaiolo

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9 hrs 30 mins total time

20 mins active time

Easy

Makes 4

Ingredients

Measurements:

For the Essential Neapolitan-Style Pizza Dough

570 g bread flour
plus extra for dusting
2 tsp Coarse salt
1 tsp instant dried yeast
1½ cups (375 ml) cold water
Semolina
to sprinkle

For the Essential Pizza Sauce

600 g canned whole peeled tomatoes
2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic
chopped
¾ tsp dried oregano
¾ tsp Coarse salt
Pinch dried chilli flakes
optional

For the pizza

2 cloves garlic
peeled, thinly sliced
½ tsp dried oregano
Extra-virgin olive oil
to serve

Instructions

1
To make the pizza dough, place the flour, salt and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer. Using the dough hook, mix to combine. Add the water and knead on low speed for 5 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and elastic.
2
Transfer the dough to a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to proof in a warm, draft-free place for 2 hours, or until doubled in size.
Tip: If you have a Breville oven with a proof function; set to 30°C and proof for 1 hour.
3
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured benchtop and divide into 4 even pieces, approximately 240g each. Shape each piece into a smooth ball.
4
Sprinkle a proofing box or deep sided container with semolina. Place the dough balls in the box, leaving 10cm between them. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or up to 5 days.
5
An hour before cooking, remove the dough from the refrigerator. Meanwhile, make the pizza sauce.
6
To make the pizza sauce, place the tomatoes, oil, garlic, oregano, salt and chilli flakes flakes (if using), in a large measuring jug. Process with an immersion blender until smooth.
7
About 20 minutes before the dough has finished resting, preheat the oven. Select the Wood Fired setting. Turn the Darkness dial to the Darker setting and select 2 minutes on the Timer dial.
8
Once preheated, sprinkle semolina on the benchtop. Place one of the dough balls on the benchtop. Sprinkle semolina over the dough. Keep the remaining dough covered to prevent it from drying out. Gently press out the dough working from the centre into a 26cm round, leaving a 1cm border. Lightly sprinkle the pizza peel with semolina. Carefully transfer the dough onto the pizza peel.
9
For each pizza, leaving a small border, top with a quarter each of the pizza sauce and garlic and a pinch of oregano.
10
Place the pizza in the oven, press the Timer dial and cook for 2 minutes, or until the crust is spotted brown.
11
Transfer to a cutting board, slice and serve drizzled with oil.

Neapolitan-Style Pizza

the Smart Oven™ Pizzaiolo

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9 hrs 30 mins total time

20 mins active time

Easy

Makes 4

Ingredients

Measurements:

For the Essential Neapolitan-Style Pizza Dough

570 g bread flour
plus extra for dusting
2 tsp Coarse salt
1 tsp instant dried yeast
1½ cups (375 ml) cold water
Semolina
to sprinkle

For the Essential Pizza Sauce

600 g canned whole peeled tomatoes
2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic
chopped
¾ tsp dried oregano
¾ tsp Coarse salt
Pinch dried chilli flakes
optional

For the pizza

2 cloves garlic
peeled, thinly sliced
½ tsp dried oregano
Extra-virgin olive oil
to serve

Instructions

To make the pizza dough, place the flour, salt and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer. Using the dough hook, mix to combine. Add the water and knead on low speed for 5 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and elastic.

Transfer the dough to a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to proof in a warm, draft-free place for 2 hours, or until doubled in size.

Tip: If you have a Breville oven with a proof function; set to 30°C and proof for 1 hour.

Turn the dough onto a lightly floured benchtop and divide into 4 even pieces, approximately 240g each. Shape each piece into a smooth ball.

Sprinkle a proofing box or deep sided container with semolina. Place the dough balls in the box, leaving 10cm between them. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or up to 5 days.

An hour before cooking, remove the dough from the refrigerator. Meanwhile, make the pizza sauce.

To make the pizza sauce, place the tomatoes, oil, garlic, oregano, salt and chilli flakes flakes (if using), in a large measuring jug. Process with an immersion blender until smooth.

About 20 minutes before the dough has finished resting, preheat the oven. Select the Wood Fired setting. Turn the Darkness dial to the Darker setting and select 2 minutes on the Timer dial.

Once preheated, sprinkle semolina on the benchtop. Place one of the dough balls on the benchtop. Sprinkle semolina over the dough. Keep the remaining dough covered to prevent it from drying out. Gently press out the dough working from the centre into a 26cm round, leaving a 1cm border. Lightly sprinkle the pizza peel with semolina. Carefully transfer the dough onto the pizza peel.

For each pizza, leaving a small border, top with a quarter each of the pizza sauce and garlic and a pinch of oregano.

Place the pizza in the oven, press the Timer dial and cook for 2 minutes, or until the crust is spotted brown.

Transfer to a cutting board, slice and serve drizzled with oil.