Pizza Lab

4,993 recipes
← All pizzas

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

Water

Hydration

Salt

Yeast

Oil

Sauce

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