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Four Cheese Margherita Pizza
Unknown · allrecipes.com · 2016 · Original
Neapolitan (aspirational)
Neapolitan (Naples, Campania): thin flexible base, puffy leoparded cornicione, ~90s at ~900F, fior di latte or bufala, crushed raw tomato
Style norms: 55–70% hydration · 800–950°F bake (this recipe: 400°F)
Baker's percentages
Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%) — the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.
Flour
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Water
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Hydration
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Salt
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Yeast
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Oil
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Sauce
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Cheese
453g
Dough weight
58g
Process
Bake temp
400°F / 204°C
Bake time
8-12 min
Oven
home standard
Surface
stone
Ingredients (7)
- oilolive oil0.25 cup · 54.5g
- saltsea salt0.5 tsp · 3g
- sauce tomato8 Roma tomatoes—
- cheese mozzarellashredded Mozzarella cheese8 oz · 226.8g
- cheese othershredded Fontina cheese4 oz · 113.4g
- cheese otherfreshly grated Parmesan cheese0.5 cup · 56.5g
- cheese othercrumbled feta cheese0.5 cup · 56.5g
Toppings (3)
Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.
- over cheeseminced garlic1 tbsp · 12.5g
- over cheese2 pre-baked pizza crusts
- post bake10 fresh basil leaves