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Margherita Flatbread Pizza

Unknown · allrecipes.com · 2020 · 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

454g

Cheese

113g

Dough weight

5g

Process

Bake temp

425°F / 218°C

Bake time

5-10 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (6)

  • sauce tomato2 cans peeled whole plum tomatoes453.6g
  • saltsalt and ground black pepper to taste
  • oilolive oil1 tsp · 4.5g
  • sauce tomato1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
  • cheese mozzarella1 ball fresh mozzarella cheese113.4g
  • sauce tomato1 ripe tomato

Toppings (4)

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

  • post bake16 leaves fresh basil
  • over cheese8 cloves garlic
  • over cheese6 sprigs thyme
  • over cheese1 flatbread pizza crust