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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