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Grandma Pizza

Unknown · allrecipes.com · 2014 · 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: 83%) · 500–550°F bake (this recipe: 450°F)

Baker's percentages

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

Flour

381g

Water

316g

Hydration

82.9%

Salt

3.1%

Yeast

Oil

Sauce

824g

Cheese

510g

Dough weight

1042g

Process

Bake temp

450°F / 232°C

Bake time

15-20 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (14)

  • flourbread flour3 cup · 381g
  • sugardark brown sugar3.5 tsp · 14.7g
  • saltkosher salt2 tsp · 12g
  • yeast1 package rapid-rise yeast141.8g
  • oilextra-virgin olive oil0.5 cup · 109g
  • waterwater1.3333333730698 cup · 316g
  • oil1 serving olive oil cooking spray
  • sauce tomato6 medium garlic
  • sauce tomato1 can whole peeled San Marzano tomatoes793.8g
  • sauce tomatotomato paste2 tbsp · 30.6g
  • sugarwhite sugar1 tbsp · 12.5g
  • salt1 pinch kosher salt and cracked black pepper to taste
  • cheese othergrated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese10 oz · 283.5g
  • cheese mozzarellashredded mozzarella cheese2 cup · 226g

Toppings (5)

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

  • over cheese1 medium russet potato
  • over cheeseonion powder2 tbsp · 25g
  • over cheesedried oregano2 tsp · 1g
  • over cheesered pepper flakes0.5 tsp · 2.1g
  • post bake4 sprigs fresh basil