Lucca

Serves: 2

Leola Gaylord

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

63

Sweetness

42

Sourness

46

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

Directions:

1

Remove the dough ball from the refrigerator and leave wrapped at room temperature until the dough warms to 60°F to 65°F

2

Meanwhile, set up the oven with two pizza stones or baking steels and preheat to 500°F for 1 hour

3

In a bowl, mix together the tomatoes, olives, anchovies, and garlic and set aside

4

Dust the work surface with the dusting mixture, then move the dough to the surface and dust the top

5

Sprinkle a wooden peel with the dusting mixture

6

Roll out the dough into a round 14 to 15 inches in diameter

7

Using a pizza wheel, trim the dough to a 13-inch round

8

Brush the surface of the dough with oil, flatten the edge, then dock the surface

9

Move the dough to the peel

10

As you work, shake the peel forward and backward to ensure the dough isn't sticking

11

Mound the mozzarella in the center of the dough and use your fingertips to spread it out evenly over the surface, leaving a 3/4-inch border

12

Drizzle more oil over the top

13

Slide the pizza onto the top stone

14

Bake for 4 minutes

15

Lift the pizza onto the peel, remove it from the oven, and scatter the tomato mixture over the top

16

Rotate the pizza 180 degrees and transfer it to the bottom stone

17

Bake for 5 minutes, until the bottom is browned and crisp and the top is golden brown

18

If you would like the top of the pizza darker, transfer it to the top stone for 30 seconds

19

Transfer the pizza to a cutting board and cut into 6 wedges

20

Scatter the basil over the top and finish with a dusting of oregano and a drizzle of oil

21

Remove the dough ball from the refrigerator and leave wrapped at room temperature until the dough warms to 60°F to 65°F

22

Meanwhile, set up the oven with two pizza stones or baking steels and preheat to 500°F for 1 hour

23

In a bowl, mix together the tomatoes, olives, anchovies, and garlic and set aside

24

Dust the work surface with the dusting mixture, then move the dough to the surface and dust the top

25

Sprinkle a wooden peel with the dusting mixture

26

Roll out the dough into a round 14 to 15 inches in diameter

27

Using a pizza wheel, trim the dough to a 13-inch round

28

Brush the surface of the dough with oil, flatten the edge, then dock the surface

29

Move the dough to the peel

30

As you work, shake the peel forward and backward to ensure the dough isn't sticking

31

Mound the mozzarella in the center of the dough and use your fingertips to spread it out evenly over the surface, leaving a 3/4-inch border

32

Drizzle more oil over the top

33

Slide the pizza onto the top stone

34

Bake for 4 minutes

35

Lift the pizza onto the peel, remove it from the oven, and scatter the tomato mixture over the top

36

Rotate the pizza 180 degrees and transfer it to the bottom stone

37

Bake for 5 minutes, until the bottom is browned and crisp and the top is golden brown

38

If you would like the top of the pizza darker, transfer it to the top stone for 30 seconds

39

Transfer the pizza to a cutting board and cut into 6 wedges

40

Scatter the basil over the top and finish with a dusting of oregano and a drizzle of oil