Ingredients:
- 600g Italian Tipo 00 Flour
- 390g water (filtered, room temperature)
- 18g fine sea salt
- 2g instant yeast
Instructions:
- Combine flour and water. Mix the 600g flour and 390g water in a large bowl until no dry streaks remain. Note: This starts the autolyse process, letting the flour hydrate naturally.
- Let the dough rest. Cover the bowl with a damp cloth for 5 minutes until the shaggy mass looks smoother.
- Add yeast and salt. Sprinkle the 2g yeast and 18g salt over the top and pinch them into the dough until fully incorporated and gritty feeling disappears.
- Perform first folds. Stretch the edge of the dough up and over the center, rotating the bowl until the dough feels bouncy and resists stretching.
- Bulk ferment the mass. Leave the dough in a warm spot for about 10 minutes until it slightly relaxes and feels airy.
- Divide into portions. Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces (about 250g each) until you have four distinct rounds.
- Ball the dough. Tuck the edges under themselves to create surface tension until the top is smooth and tight.
- Final room proof. Let the balls sit on a floured tray, covered, for 5-10 minutes until they look slightly puffy.
- Stretch the base. Using your knuckles, gently move from the center outward until the dough is roughly 12 inches wide and translucent in spots.
- Bake at high heat. Slide the pizza onto your preheated surface and bake until the crust is charred and the cheese is bubbling.