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Grandma Pizza

Unknown · americastestkitchen.com · 2013 · Original

Grandma (asserted)

Grandma (Long Island): half-sheet pan-pressed, olive-oil-fried bottom, Italian-American home tradition

Style norms: 60–70% hydration (this recipe: 76%) · 500–550°F bake (this recipe: 525°F)

Baker's percentages

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

Flour

234g

Water

178g

Hydration

76.0%

Salt

2.6%

Yeast

4.06%

Oil

23.3%

Sauce

Cheese

255g

Dough weight

486g

Process

Bake temp

525°F / 274°C

Bake time

8-12 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (9)

  • oilolive oil3 tbsp · 40.8g
  • waterwater0.75 cup · 177.8g
  • flourbread flour1.5 cup · 234g
  • yeastinstant or rapid-rise yeast2.25 tsp · 9.5g
  • sugarsugar1 tsp · 4.2g
  • saltsalt0.75 tsp · 4.5g
  • sauce tomato1 can diced tomatoes
  • cheese mozzarellamozzarella cheese8 oz · 227g
  • cheese othergrated Parmesan cheese0.25 cup · 28.3g

Toppings (3)

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

  • over cheesearlic cloves
  • over cheesedried oregano1 tsp · 0.5g
  • post bakechopped fresh basil2 tbsp · 3g