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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