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    Home » Breads

    Peter Reinhart's Pizza Napoletana (Daring Bakers)

    Oct 29, 2008 · Modified: Jan 1, 2022 by Andrea · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 21 Comments

    Christmas Minced Fruit Pizza - Andrea Meyers

    The Bread Baker's Apprentice, by Peter ReinhartI remember seeing Peter Reinhart's The Bread Baker's Apprentice for the first time at a bookstore the year it was released. The striking photo on the cover immediately grabbed my attention and I heard my own voice say aloud, "I want to make bread like that." The book did not go home with me that day, and in fact I waited almost a year before buying it, feeling that I needed to bake more things from some of my other books before adding another bread book to my collection. I was ecstatic the day it arrived in the mail, and I immediately sat down and started reading and tagging breads of interest. For my very first bread, I tackled the Napoletana pizza dough, and I was thrilled with the results. The dough was silky smooth and had enough resting time that I could easily stretch it and make a thin crust, the type I prefer. After falling hard for this dough, I added Reinhart's American Pie to my wish list, which actually has another variation of this dough formula.

    Napoletana Pizza Dough - Andrea Meyers

    It's been two years since I wrote about Reinhart's Napoletana pizza dough, but time has not diminished my adoration of this dough, and I gladly played along with this month's Daring Baker challenge. The formula is forgiving enough to allow some whole grain flour, but the original still makes a delicious pizza.

    For this challenge I chose to make three medium pizzas instead of six personal pizzas. The dough had a lot of spring and I should have let it relax a little in the refrigerator after rising because I find that chilled dough is easier to stretch into a thin crust. I don't usually make sweet pizzas, so I decided to have some fun and do that as well as a savory pizza. The sweet pizza is topped with a minced fruit pie filling (half recipe for one 12-inch pizza) that I use in pies at Christmas, and the savory is topped with sauteed spinach and mozzarella cheese. Normally I would use feta cheese with spinach, but the kids aren't so fond of feta and this was dinner, so there it is.

    And yes, I tossed the dough per the challenge requirements.

    Andrea tossing pizza dough - Andrea Meyers

    Notice my shirt? I do tend to get flour everywhere when baking.

    I liked the minced fruit pizza, though 550° F/290° C was a little much for that filling. I would reduce the temperature next time to keep it from overcooking.

    Apples and oranges for the minced fruit pizza - Andrea Meyers

    Daring Bakers logoThanks to Rosa of Rosa's Yummy Yums for being a fantastic host and for dedicating the challenge to the memory of Sher, who was to have been Rosa's hosting partner.

    To see all of the delicious pizzas, visit The Daring Bakers Blogroll.

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    Comments

    1. Courtney says

      October 29, 2008 at 9:57 pm

      Now thats original. I can see you serving mini versions of the mince pie at Christmas.

      Reply
    2. Heather B says

      October 29, 2008 at 10:01 pm

      The Christmas pizza sounds and looks delicious! The spinach looks amazing as well!

      Reply
    3. Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says

      October 29, 2008 at 10:30 pm

      Nice pizza tossing -- I'm sure I'd either drop mine on the floor, or it would stick to the ceiling!

      Reply
    4. dayna says

      October 29, 2008 at 10:31 pm

      Good job on "The Toss"!
      Looks like a great pizza night.

      Reply
    5. Nicole says

      October 30, 2008 at 1:20 am

      Nice tossing! I also love The Bread Baker's Apprentice but had not tried this pizza dough yet. But it's definitely going to be my go-to pizza dough recipe from now on! I love a super thin crust and this dough is perfect for that! It also had a great flavor. It reminds me of the pizza we miss from Italy!

      Reply
    6. Susan/Wild Yeast says

      October 30, 2008 at 1:39 am

      Gorgeous, both! And great tossing photo. Your shirt looks like mine does most of the time 🙂

      Reply
    7. noobcook says

      October 30, 2008 at 2:21 am

      Love the photo of you tossing the dough, very artistic shot! and you look great! congrats on the news feature 🙂

      Reply
    8. Rosa says

      October 30, 2008 at 4:15 am

      Great tossing! Your pizzas look extremely scrumptious! Very well done!

      Cheers,

      Rosa

      Reply
    9. mike says

      October 30, 2008 at 9:13 am

      Nice toss, look forward to eating some of these myself. So much focus and concentration when you toss the dough, love to know how you took the picture.

      Reply
    10. Meeta says

      October 30, 2008 at 10:29 am

      i wish i had taken shots of what my shirt looked like. in comparison your's looks super clean. what a wonderful unique idea for pizzas!

      Reply
    11. Rachel says

      October 30, 2008 at 11:52 am

      That is one of the most lovely pizzas I've ever seen!
      Fantastic Job:)

      P.S. Anthropology has some super cute full aprons on sale right now. The days of dough ruining my shirts are over!

      Reply
    12. Ally says

      October 30, 2008 at 5:28 pm

      I ALWAYS get flour all over myself when baking. Even under the apron! Great toppings, and awesome toss!

      Reply
    13. Amber says

      November 01, 2008 at 2:45 pm

      Your pizzas look excellent! I love the cookbook that this recipe came from. I have made so many awesome things from it!

      Reply
    14. marion says

      November 02, 2008 at 5:55 am

      how did you get that fantastic smoothy and risy dough ????
      You did this challenge so well ! congratulations !

      Reply
    15. Jenny says

      November 02, 2008 at 1:00 pm

      wonderful pictures!
      Your shirt? Looks like my shirt. I have the same problem.

      Reply
    16. cheryl says

      November 07, 2008 at 2:26 pm

      oh my gosh what a beautiful pizza! and you tossed it like a pro. I'm impressed.

      Reply
    17. Zoë François says

      November 08, 2008 at 12:49 am

      I love your ethereal pizza toss! You really got the perfect crust on your pizza. The toppings are wonderful as well, I'm making that fruit pie this weekend!

      Reply
    18. Joe says

      February 03, 2009 at 3:00 pm

      Andrea, which flour did you use? High-gluten, bread or all-purpose flour?

      Reply
    19. Andrea says

      February 03, 2009 at 3:18 pm

      Hi Joe. I typically use King Arthur unbleached AP flour, though for a chewier dough we occasionally use bread flour.

      Reply
    20. Joe says

      February 07, 2009 at 7:35 am

      Andrea, thanks for the response. One more question. On day 2, the first step is: "1. Remove the dough 2 hours before you make your pizza. Dust the counter or cutting board with flour and spray lightly with oil. Place the dough ball on the prepared surface and sprinkle with flour. Dust your hands with flour and gently press the dough into disks about 1/2 inch thick and 5 inches in diameter. Dust with flour and mist with the oil. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and allow to rest for 2 hours." Does this mean take the dough out of the refrigerator, wait two hours, then do the activities to make it into disks, then wrap and allow another 2 hours, for a total of 4 hours? Or, does it mean take it out of the refrigerator, immediately do the work to create the disks, then wrap and wait 2 hours, for just a total of 2 hours out of the refrigerator?

      Reply
    21. Andrea says

      February 07, 2009 at 8:57 am

      Hi Joe. That's a total of 2 hours out of the refrigerator.

      Reply

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