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Italian Pizza Recipes

Every recipe on the site with Italian roots — exact gram measurements and equipment for the styles Italian pizzerias are known for.

Italian classics

72-hour cold-ferment Neapolitan
NeapolitanHard

72-hour cold-ferment Neapolitan

Three days at 3-4°C on a tenth of a percent of yeast. The slow route to a sweet, blistered cornicione and the leoparding a same-day dough never gives you.

Prep + bake 32 min · Dough schedule 76 h
Classic Margherita
NeapolitanMedium

Classic Margherita

The original pizza — San Marzano tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil, and a perfectly charred Neapolitan crust.

Prep + bake 22 min · Dough schedule 28 h 30 min
Diavola (Spicy Salami)
NeapolitanMedium

Diavola (Spicy Salami)

Neapolitan heat — spicy salami piccante on a Margherita base. The salami cups curl up and collect little pools of spicy oil.

Prep + bake 22 min · Dough schedule 28 h 30 min
NeapolitanEasy

Marinara (No Cheese)

The oldest pizza in Naples — just tomato, garlic, oregano, and olive oil. No cheese. Simple perfection.

Prep + bake 17 min · Dough schedule 28 h 30 min
Quattro Formaggi (Four Cheese)
NeapolitanEasy

Quattro Formaggi (Four Cheese)

Four cheeses, no tomato sauce — mozzarella, gorgonzola, fontina, and parmigiano. Rich and indulgent.

Prep + bake 17 min · Dough schedule 28 h 30 min
New YorkEasy

White Pie (Ricotta & Garlic)

No red sauce — just ricotta, mozzarella, garlic, and olive oil on a NY crust. Creamy, garlicky, and addictive.

Prep + bake 23 min · Dough schedule 26 h 55 min
Roman al taglioHard

Roman al taglio with potato & rosemary

Pizza in teglia the Roman way — an 80% hydration slab with a custardy, open crumb, baked in an oiled tray and topped with paper-thin potato and rosemary.

Prep + bake 1 h 2 min · Dough schedule 29 h
SicilianMedium

Sicilian sfincione (onion, anchovy, breadcrumb)

Palermo's street-cart pizza — a thick, spongy pan slab under slow-cooked onions, melted anchovy, tomato and toasted breadcrumbs. Soft on purpose.

Prep + bake 1 h 15 min · Dough schedule 3 h 50 min

Sourdough

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