The Best Focaccia Pizza (Fast!)
Sonja Overhiser · acouplecooks.com · 2026 · Original
Focacciainferred from the title
DietVegetarian. Not vegan: shredded smoked mozzarella, fresh mozzarella cheese, shredded parmesan cheese.
Against 5,130 pizza recipes
Focaccia style, 63% hydration: drier than 64% of the 1,480 doughs that parse, baked at 450°F, hotter than 58% of recipes that state an oven.
Focaccia (Italy (generic)): plain focaccia bread with no regional claim: high hydration, oiled sheet pan, dimpled, salt and rosemary; a bread, not a pizza
Tradition: 70 to 85% hydration (this recipe: 63%) · 425 to 475°F bake (this recipe: 450°F)
Baker's percentages
Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%), the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.
Flour
562g
Water
355g
Hydration
63.2%
Salt
2.1%
Yeast
1.60%
Oil
3.6%
Sauce
250g
Cheese
368g
Dough weight
999g
Process
Bake temp
450°F / 232°C
Bake time
8 to 10 min
Oven
home standard
Surface
stone
Ingredients (9)
- flourall-purpose flour562g
- yeastinstant or active dry yeast1 tbsp · 9g
- saltkosher salt2 tsp · 12g
- waterwarm water355g
- oilolive oil3 tbsp · 40.8g
- sauce tomatoEasy Pizza Sauce1 1/4 cup · 250g
- cheese mozzarellashredded smoked mozzarella3/4 cup · 84.8g
- cheese mozzarellafresh mozzarella cheese8 oz · 227g
- cheese othershredded Parmesan cheese1/2 cup · 56.5g
Toppings (3)
Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.
- over cheeseoregano2 tsp · 1g
- over cheesegarlic powder2 tsp · 8.4g
- post bakeFresh basil
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