There’s nothing quite like the taste of homemade pizza, especially when it starts with a well-crafted, Neapolitan-inspired dough. This Gozney Basic Pizza Dough recipe is designed to bring that authentic, wood-fired flavor to your kitchen or backyard, delivering a light, airy crust with the perfect chew and classic char. With just a few simple ingredients, this recipe serves as the ideal base for any topping combination, making it perfect whether you’re a seasoned pizza maker or new to the craft.
Tailored for high-temperature cooking, this dough is especially suited for Gozney pizza ovens, which bring out the dough’s best qualities. The key is allowing time for the dough to develop both flavor and structure, so it bakes to perfection every time. Follow this step-by-step guide to bring the flavors of a classic Italian pizzeria to your table, right from the comfort of home.

Gozney Basic Pizza Dough
Ingredients
- 21 oz water
- 35 oz 00 pizza flour
- 1 oz salt
- 1/4 teaspoon instant dry yeast (0.04oz)
Instructions
- Pour all of your water into the large mixing bowl and add all of the yeast, stirring to dissolve. Add in half the quantity of flour (17.5 oz) to the bowl and mix with your hand for 30 seconds to combine.
- Add the remaining half of the flour to the bowl and mix for another 30 seconds to combine and then add the salt and mix for a further 30 seconds.
- Empty out the dough mass to your counter and knead with your hands for 10 minutes, and then cover the dough with a tea towel and rest on your kitchen/work surface for 10 minutes.
- Shape the dough mass into a smooth ball by dragging across the counter surface to form tension on the outside of the dough. Cover and leave the dough to rest for a further 45 minutes.
- Using scales, portion the dough into 9oz portions using a dough cutter if you have one or if not use your hands or a knife. Form the dough into balls and place into lightly oiled containers or a tray and cover with a lid, leaving them to proof for 8 hours at room temperature 64°F.