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The Best Homemade Pizza

Sonja Overhiser · acouplecooks.com · 2022 · Original

other (asserted)

Baker's percentages

Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%) — the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.

Flour

Water

Hydration

Salt

Yeast

Oil

Sauce

425g

Cheese

85g

Dough weight

14g

Process

Bake temp

500°F / 260°C

Bake time

5-7 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (6)

  • flourSemolina flour or cornmeal
  • sauce tomatocrushed fire roasted tomatoes15 oz · 425.3g
  • oilextra virgin olive oil1 tbsp · 13.6g
  • saltScant ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • cheese mozzarellashredded mozzarella cheese0.75 cup · 85.1g
  • cheese otherParmesan cheese

Toppings (4)

Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.

  • over cheese1 ball Best Pizza Dough or Thin Crust Dough
  • over cheese1 small garlic clove
  • over cheese½ teaspoon dried oregano0.5 tsp · 0.3g
  • post bakeFresh basil leaves