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Famous California Pizza Dough

Unknown · allrecipes.com · 2021 · Original

California (asserted)

California (California): non-traditional toppings (BBQ chicken, duck sausage, goat cheese), whole-wheat crust variants; Chez Panisse / Spago / CPK lineage

Baker's percentages

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

Flour

344g

Water

237g

Hydration

68.9%

Salt

1.8%

Yeast

Oil

19.8%

Sauce

Cheese

Dough weight

801g

Process

Bake temp

450°F / 232°C

Bake time

30-40 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (6)

  • yeast1 package active dry yeast141.8g
  • sugarhoney1 tsp · 4.2g
  • waterWater1 cup · 237g
  • saltkosher salt1 tsp · 6g
  • oilextra-virgin olive oil5 tbsp · 68g
  • flourall-purpose flour2.75 cup · 343.8g

Toppings (1)

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

  • over cheesecornmeal0.25 cup · 50g