Pizza Lab

4,993 recipes
← All pizzas

Classic Sicilian Pizza

Unknown · americastestkitchen.com · 2022 · Original

Sicilian / sfincione (asserted)

Sicilian / sfincione (Sicily): thick spongy crumb, often with anchovy/breadcrumb/caciocavallo; sometimes cheeseless

Style norms: 65–75% hydration (this recipe: 78%) · 450–550°F bake (this recipe: 500°F)

Baker's percentages

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

Flour

659g

Water

514g

Hydration

77.9%

Salt

2.3%

Yeast

0.64%

Oil

24.8%

Sauce

Cheese

255g

Dough weight

1359g

Process

Bake temp

500°F / 260°C

Bake time

8-12 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (13)

  • flourall-purpose flour2.25 cup · 319g
  • floursemolina flour2 cup · 340g
  • yeastinstant or rapid-rise yeast1 tsp · 4.2g
  • waterice water1.667 cup · 395.1g
  • sugarsugar1 tsp · 4.2g
  • saltsalt2.25 tsp · 13.5g
  • water½ cup water0.5 cup · 118.5g
  • sauce tomato1 can whole peeled tomatoes
  • salt¼ teaspoon salt0.25 tsp · 1.5g
  • oilextra-virgin olive oil7 tbsp · 95.2g
  • cheese otherParmigiano-Reggiano cheese1 oz · 28g
  • saltPinch salt
  • cheese otherprovolone cheese8 oz · 227g

Toppings (7)

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

  • over cheese2 onions
  • over cheese3 anchovy fillets
  • over cheese½ teaspoon dried oregano0.5 tsp · 0.3g
  • over cheese¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes0.25 tsp · 1.1g
  • over cheesepanko bread crumbs1 cup · 200g
  • over cheese8 anchovy fillets
  • over cheese¼ teaspoon dried oregano0.25 tsp · 0.1g