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Fried cheese pizza with chilli tomato sauce

Matt Tebbutt · bbc.co.uk · 2021 · Original

other (asserted)

Baker's percentages

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

Flour

400g

Water

Hydration

Salt

1.5%

Yeast

6.25%

Oil

6.8%

Sauce

415g

Cheese

131g

Dough weight

458g

Process

Bake temp

356°F / 180°C

Bake time

30-40 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (11)

  • flour/14oz strong flour400g
  • yeast/1oz fresh yeast25g
  • saltsalt1 tsp · 6g
  • sauce tomatotomato purée1 tbsp · 15.3g
  • sauce tomato1 x 400g tin cherry tomatoes400g
  • oilolive oil2 tbsp · 27.2g
  • cheese mozzarella1 ball smoked mozzarella
  • cheese otherricotta2 tbsp · 30.8g
  • cheese other/1¾oz diced fontina cheese50 oz · 50g
  • oilneutral oil
  • cheese other/1¾oz Parmesan50 oz · 50g

Toppings (13)

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

  • over cheese1 onion
  • over cheesearlic cloves
  • over cheese1 bay leaf
  • over cheese½ tsp chilli flakes0.5 tsp · 2.1g
  • over cheese1-2 red chillies
  • over cheesesplash red wine vinegar
  • over cheesesplash balsamic vinegar
  • over cheese1 bunch basil
  • over cheesefreshly ground black pepper
  • over cheese2 onions
  • over cheese/3½oz cooked artichoke hearts100 oz · 100g
  • over cheesemascarpone2 tbsp · 25g
  • over cheesefresh oregano2 tsp · 1g