Cupcakes and Cashmere

Nancy Silverton’s Pizza Dough

November 1st, 2011


Ever since I discovered how simple it was to make my own pizza dough, it’s become one of my favorite weeknight meals. And I was completely satisfied with mine…until I compared it to Pizzeria Mozza. Arguably the best pizza in L.A., the owners, Nancy Silverton (of La Brea Bakery) and Mario Batali (of Babbo) created the ultimate pizza – full of flavor, with a crisp crust, chewy center, and finished with creative toppings (like fennel sausage, panna, red onion, and scallions). My fiancé surprised me with the cookbook last week (fun fact: it’s the restaurant where we had our first date), and I’ve already made the pizza twice (recipe here). While it takes significantly longer to prep (since you create a sponge, which means half the flour needs to be aged), the results are well worth the wait.

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  • http://www.maritimeshopaholic.com Chelsea

    Yum! That looks incredibly good.

  • http://www.shellzdoll.com/ Shellz

    haha i just made pizza from reading this post!!

    http://www.shellzdoll.com/

  • http://cookingquidnunc.blogspot.com/ Natalie

    Holy moly that pizza looks amazing! Better than delivery :P

  • Kendra

    Just went to Pizzeria Mozza last weekend and am so so excited to try this!

  • http://www.thebeautyfile.com Lisi

    Wow. Half the flour has to be aged??? Who knew?

  • http://wildheartwhispers.com wildheartwhispers

    yuuummmmmm now im craving mozza !!
    xo
    wildheartwhispers.com

  • http://fromnewportwithlove.com Andi

    The pizza looks insanely delicious. I admire your patience – I’m not sure I would have made it to the end.

    http://fromnewportwithlove.com

  • http://justcallmetiffles.blogspot.com/ tiffles

    This looks yummy. next on my list of things to try. I must say attempting to make pizza dough scares me but pizzas my all time fave, so its worth a try. Thanks Emily!

    http://justcallmetiffles.blogspot.com/

  • http://kiki-seattle.blogspot.com/ K

    That looks delicious! I may need to add pizza to my list of foods to try to make from scratch.

  • https://madebyjewls.wordpress.com/ Jewls

    I will making this tonight! Thanks for posting this!

  • http://wordbyjessie.com Jessie

    mmmm looks MUCH too yummy. i am jealous i want one :)
    xx, http://wordbyjessie.com/

  • http://www.mochaandmoccasins.blogspot.com/ Monica

    Making homemade foods is one of my favorite hobbies, and I’ve only made pizza dough a few times, but this makes me want to tryout more recipes. I’ve tried it with spelt flour and it turned out really yummy. I want to check out that cookbook!

    M.

  • http://www.talinbee.com Talin Bee

    This looks delish! My hubby and I Love making our own pizza dough, this is a must try! :)

  • http://www.matevintage.com Mate Vintage

    Absolutely HAVE to try this recipe!
    Looks delicious!!!

    Love your blog!

    xo
    Kelsey and Kayti
    http://matevintage.tumblr.com/

  • http://www.pastelsandwhitediscovered.blogspot.com/ Leah

    This look amazing!! Very keen to try. :)

    http://www.pastelsandwhitediscovered.blogspot.com/

  • Lauryn @ the Skinny Confidential

    Yummmm! I would love to try this with whole wheat dough and vegan cheese :)

    http://www.TheSkinnyConfidential.com

  • http://beyondurclothes.blogspot.com/ Yamina

    looks like so yummy

    ♡ yamina
    http://beyondurclothes.blogspot.com/

  • http://maggiemadegoods.blogspot.com/ maggiemadegoods
  • http://acupofmary.blogspot.com/ Mary

    I don’t actually know whos Nancy but thise pizza looks and tastes (i’m sure of that) FANTASTIC!
    thanks for sharing

    http://acupofmary.blogspot.com/

  • http://www.girlintheyellowcab.com The Girl in the Yellow Cab

    This pizza looks amazing! If it’s really that easy, I’m going to give it a shot:)

  • http://dontthinkjustfeel-yuka.blogspot.com/ Yuka
  • Brittany Sage

    I Love Mozza too and we just got the cook book! I’m dying to try the pizza dough recipe. Yours looks great!

  • http://www.sweet-louise.blogspot.com kate
  • http://www.thestylemaponline.com/ Emily

    yum! homemade pizza is one of our faves. definitely going to try this recipe!

    http://www.theSTYLEmaponline.com

  • http://2anchor.blogspot.com 2Anchor

    I’ve search high and low for the perfect pizza dough…I’ve found some good ones, but not the best. I can’t wait to try this one!

    http://2anchor.blogspot.com

  • http://thisisourlovelylife.blogspot.com brynn

    I will definitely use this recipe the next time I make homemade pizza dough. I can’t wait!

  • http://www.theyoungprofashional.com/ Beth

    Emily! I love your JCrew pumps- I have the ballet flat from JCREW in that color- they are fabulous and I just put them up. Have a good weekend : )

  • Maggie

    That looks pretty awesome!!

  • http://www.the20somethingsociety.com Jacquelyn

    Yum!

  • http://victoriadiazs.wordpress.com/ victoria

    it looks so yummers :D

  • http://lepetitblogdekirsty.wordpress.com kirsty

    I heart pizza! Yum! You always have such good recipes, where do you find them?

  • http://enmodesham.blogspot.com Shamini

    yummy !

  • Celina

    Beautiful and delicious!! Great recipe!
    xoxo from Brazil!

  • Pat

    Thank you so much for sharing the pizza dough recipe !!!! : ) Looking forward to cooking our own pizza !!!

  • http://sassysouthernliving.wordpress.com/ Lindsey

    There is nothing better than homemade pizza! It makes me melt!