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Margherita Pizza with Sausage and Pesto

Unknown · allrecipes.com · 2019 · 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: 425°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

133g

Cheese

283g

Dough weight

Process

Bake temp

425°F / 218°C

Bake time

12-15 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (5)

  • sauce tomato3 tomatoes
  • sauce tomatoprepared pizza sauce0.33333334326744 cup · 66.7g
  • cheese mozzarellashredded mozzarella cheese1.5 cup · 169.5g
  • cheese mozzarellafresh mozzarella cheese4 oz · 113.4g
  • sauce tomatopesto sauce0.33333334326744 cup · 66.7g

Toppings (3)

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

  • over cheese1 CAULIPOWER® Cauliflower Pizza Crust
  • over cheese1 link fully cooked roasted red pepper and Asiago chicken sausage
  • post bakefresh basil leaves0.25 cup · 6g