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Grandma's Homemade Pizza ala 'Da Boys'

Unknown · allrecipes.com · 2020 · Original

Grandma (aspirational)

Grandma (Long Island): half-sheet pan-pressed, olive-oil-fried bottom, Italian-American home tradition

Style norms: 60–70% hydration (this recipe: 95%) · 500–550°F bake (this recipe: 375°F)

Baker's percentages

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

Flour

625g

Water

593g

Hydration

94.8%

Salt

3.8%

Yeast

Oil

12.7%

Sauce

822g

Cheese

113g

Dough weight

1471g

Process

Bake temp

375°F / 191°C

Bake time

8-12 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (12)

  • yeast2 packages fast-rising dry yeast141.8g
  • sugarwhite sugar1 tsp · 4.2g
  • waterwarm water2.5 cup · 592.5g
  • oilolive oil0.33333334326744 cup · 72.7g
  • saltsalt1 tbsp · 18g
  • flourall-purpose flour5 cup · 625g
  • cheese otherricotta cheese2 tbsp
  • sauce tomato1 can tomato puree822.2g
  • sauce tomato1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
  • cheese othershredded pizza cheese blend1 cup · 113g
  • sauce tomatocrushed red pepper flakes0.75 tsp
  • sauce tomato3 dashes Louisiana-style hot sauce

Toppings (9)

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

  • over cheese1 pinch garlic powder
  • over cheesebutter2 tbsp · 28.4g
  • over cheesedried oregano1 tbsp · 1.5g
  • over cheeseonion powder1 tsp · 4.2g
  • over cheeseground black pepper1 tsp · 4.2g
  • over cheese3 Italian sausage links
  • over cheese1 pinch dried oregano
  • over cheesemelted butter1.5 tsp · 7.1g
  • over cheese24 slices pepperoni sausage