Simple Sourdough Pizza Crust
Alexandra Stafford · alexandracooks.com · 2020 · Original
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DietVegetarian. Not vegan: to 2 oz mozzarella, handful of grated parmigiano reggiano, grated parmigiano reggiano and 3 more. Reviewed: mozzarella; Parmigiano; creme fraiche.
Against 5,130 pizza recipes
75% hydration: wetter than 72% of the 1,480 doughs that parse, baked at 550°F, hotter than 92% of recipes that state an oven.
Baker's percentages
Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%), the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.
Flour
500g
Water
375g
Hydration
75.0%
Salt
2.0%
Yeast
n/a
Oil
10.9%
Sauce
31g
Cheese
57g
Dough weight
1040g
Process
Bake temp
550°F / 288°C
Bake time
5 to 6 min
Oven
home standard
Surface
stone
Ingredients (15)
- waterwater375g
- yeastsourdough starter100g
- saltsalt10g
- flourall-purpose or bread flour500g
- sauce tomatotomato sauce2 tbsp · 30.6g
- cheese mozzarella1 to 2 oz mozzarella1 oz · 56.7g
- cheese otherhandful of grated Parmigiano Reggianon/a
- oildrizzle olive oiln/a
- saltpinch sea saltn/a
- oilextra-virgin olive oiln/a
- saltSea saltn/a
- cheese othergrated Parmigiano Reggianon/a
- oilolive oil1/4 cup · 54.5g
- sauce tomatocrushed red pepper flakes1 tsp
- cheese otherhandful grated Parmigiano Reggianon/a
Toppings (5)
Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.
- over cheesea couple handfuls of baby or Tuscan kale
- over cheese1 to 2 cloves garlic
- over cheesecrème fraîche2 tbsp · 25g
- over cheeseminced scallions or ramps1/4 cup · 50g
- over cheese1 to 2 tablespoons crème fraîche1 tbsp · 12.5g
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