Pizza al Taglio with Arugula and Fresh Mozzarella

Name: Pizza al Taglio with Arugula and Fresh Mozzarella
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 2 2/3 cups (14 2/3 ounces), bread flour; 1 teaspoon, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1 1/2 cups (12 ounces), water, room temperature; 2 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 1 1/4 teaspoons, table salt; , Vegetable oil spray; 1 (14.5-ounce) can, whole peeled tomatoes, drained; 1 tablespoon, extra-virgin olive oil; 2 , anchovy fillets, rinsed; 1 teaspoon, dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1/4 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 1/4 cup, extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 4 ounces (4 cups), baby arugula; 8 ounces, fresh mozzarella cheese, torn into bite-size pieces (about 2 cups); 1 1/2 ounces, Parmesan cheese, shredded (½ cup)

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By Andrew Janjigian

Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2019, America's Test Kitchen TV

Tender and airy yet substantial, this Roman pie is often topped like an open-faced sandwich. It's also one of the easiest pizzas you'll ever make.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1¼ hours, plus 18 hours resting

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our Pizza al Taglio recipe uses a dough containing lots of water and olive oil to create a tender and airy crust with a crisp, light underside. Because the dough is so wet, we folded it by hand (rather than employ a stand mixer) to develop ...

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