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Lucca

The Lucca pizza is a sophisticated choice for those who appreciate bold, Mediterranean flavours. This recipe combines a crisp, golden base with the salty hit of oil-cured black olives and savoury anchovies, all balanced by the sweetness of hand-crushed tomatoes and creamy mozzarella. By using a combination of pizza stones and a high-temperature oven, you can achieve a professional, charred crust that rivals your favourite Italian pizzeria.

Perfect for a weekend dinner or a casual gathering, this dish sits firmly in the category of elevated homemade pizza. The addition of aromatic garlic and fresh basil provides a fragrant finish that lifts the heavier, savoury notes of the toppings. Serve this impressive pizza immediately after baking, perhaps with a crisp green salad, to enjoy the perfect contrast between the melted cheese and the thin, crunchy dough.

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Ingredients for Lucca

  • 1 (375g /370-gram) ball Master Dough , preferably with starter, made with Poolish

  • 2 parts flour mixed with 1 part semolina, for dusting

  • Scant 120ml (100 grams) handcrushed tomatoes

  • 10 oil-cured black olives, pitted and halved

  • 1 teaspoon (8 grams) minced drained oil-packed anchovies

  • 1/4 teaspoons (0.7 grams) minced garlic

  • Extra virgin olive oil, for brushing and drizzling

  • 170g (170 grams) whole-milk mozzarella cheese, shredded (1 1/2 cups)

  • 1 fresh basil leaf, rolled up lengthwise and cut crosswise into fine julienne

  • Dried oregano, for sprinkling

  • 2 pizza baking stones or steels, pizza peel

Remove the dough ball from the refrigerator and leave wrapped at room temperature until the dough warms to 16°C to 18°C. Meanwhile, set up the oven with two pizza stones or baking steels and preheat to 260°C for 1 hour.

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

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

Sprinkle a wooden peel with the dusting mixture.

Roll out the dough into a round 14 to 15 inches in diameter. Using a pizza wheel, trim the dough to a 13-inch round. Brush the surface of the dough with oil, flatten the edge, then dock the surface.

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

Mound the mozzarella in the centre of the dough and use your fingertips to spread it out evenly over the surface, leaving a 3/4-inch border. Drizzle more oil over the top.

Slide the pizza onto the top stone. Bake for 4 minutes. Lift the pizza onto the peel, remove it from the oven, and scatter the tomato mixture over the top. Rotate the pizza 180 degrees and transfer it to the bottom stone. Bake for 5 minutes, until the bottom is browned and crisp and the top is golden brown.

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

Transfer the pizza to a cutting board and cut into 6 wedges. Scatter the basil over the top and finish with a dusting of oregano and a drizzle of oil.

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