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Garlic-crust pizza with Parma ham

Lesley Waters · bbc.co.uk · 2008 · 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

340g

Water

Hydration

Salt

1.8%

Yeast

1.85%

Oil

12.0%

Sauce

Cheese

125g

Dough weight

397g

Process

Bake temp

430°F / 221°C

Bake time

5-10 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (11)

  • flour/12oz strong white bread flour340g
  • saltsalt1 tsp · 6g
  • yeasteasy-blend dried yeast1.5 tsp · 6.3g
  • waterabout 200ml/7fl oz warm water
  • oilolive oil3 tbsp · 40.8g
  • sauce tomato4 large ripe plum tomatoes
  • sugarcaster sugar1 tsp · 4.2g
  • saltsalt and freshly ground black pepper
  • oildrizzle of extra virgin olive oil
  • cheese other6-8 slices Parma ham
  • cheese mozzarella2 x 125g/4½ oz fresh mozzarella balls2 oz · 125g

Toppings (3)

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

  • over cheese2 cloves garlic
  • over cheeselarge handful rocket
  • over cheesecapers2 tbsp · 25g