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Sicilian Christmas Pizza (Sfincione)
Unknown · allrecipes.com · 2018 · Original
Sicilian / sfincione (aspirational)
Sicilian / sfincione (Sicily): thick spongy crumb, often with anchovy/breadcrumb/caciocavallo; sometimes cheeseless
Style norms: 65–75% hydration · 450–550°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
1057g
Water
59g
Hydration
—
Salt
0.8%
Yeast
—
Oil
25.7%
Sauce
315g
Cheese
283g
Dough weight
1544g
Process
Bake temp
400°F / 204°C
Bake time
6-7 min
Oven
home standard
Surface
stone
Ingredients (14)
- flourwarm water )2 cup · 474g
- yeast1 package active dry yeast141.8g
- saltkosher salt1.5 tsp · 9g
- sugarwhite sugar1 tsp · 4.2g
- flourall-purpose flour4.6666665077209 cup · 583.3g
- saltsalt to taste—
- sauce tomatotomato paste1 tbsp · 15.3g
- oil9 oil-packed anchovy fillets9 tbsp · 122.4g
- sauce tomatomarinara sauce1.5 cup · 300g
- waterwater0.25 cup · 59.3g
- cheese othergrated Pecorino Romano cheese1 cup · 113g
- oilolive oil6 tbsp · 81.6g
- cheese mozzarellashredded mozzarella cheese3 oz · 85.1g
- cheese othershredded aged provolone cheese3 oz · 85.1g
Toppings (5)
Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.
- over cheese2 large yellow onions
- over cheesered pepper flakes1 tsp · 4.2g
- over cheesefreshly ground black pepper1 tsp · 4.2g
- over cheesedried oregano1 tsp · 0.5g
- over cheesefine plain dry bread crumbs0.75 cup · 150g