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White Clam Pizza

My attempt at recreating the amazing white clam pizza at Frank Pepe's in New Haven, CT
Prep Time 24 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 48 minutes
Course Pizza
Cuisine Italian, Seafood

Ingredients
  

Pizza Dough (Can be scaled up)

  • 500 grams 00 Flour
  • 300 grams water
  • 13 grams fine sea salt
  • 1.5 grams instant yeast

Topping

  • 2-3 Tbsp pecorino romano cheese grated
  • 12 little neck clams shucked
  • 1-2 Tsp dried oregano
  • 3-4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil preferably from Puglia
  • 2-3 cloves garlic minced

Instructions
 

Make Dough

  • Dissolve salt in water.
  • Add yeast and let sit for a minute to hydrate
  • Add all of flour and mix by hand into a shaggy mass of dough
  • Cover and rest for 20 minutes
  • Knead on a lightly floured counter for a few minutes until smooth, form into a ball, place in a lightly oiled container, cover, and let bulk ferment at room temperature (~70 F) for two hours
  • Divide dough in thirds (approximately 275 grams each) and form into balls
  • Place dough balls on lightly floured sheet pan, dust tops with flour, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate 24-48 hours
  • Remove from refrigerator ~90 minutes before making pizzas. Dough can be held at room temperature a few hours

Form and Bake Pizzas

  • Place dough ball in a bowl of flour and flip over so top and bottom are floured
  • On a counter top or board flatten dough with finger tips, leaving a 1/2 inch rim around circumference. Flip over and repeat. On back of knuckles gently stretch dough evenly until 12 inches in diameter.
  • Place stretched dough on lightly floured peel
  • Spread pecorino romano evenly over dough, leaving outer 1/2 inch clear. Scatter clams evenly over dough. Sprinkle garlic and oregano all over. In a circular motion starting in the center and moving out, drizzle olive oil on top.
  • Bake in a wood fired oven (mine is a FB Primavera) with a deck temperature ~850 F - 900 F. Dome the pie before removing.
  • Devour!
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