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Pizza expressed three ways
Lorraine Pascale · bbc.co.uk · 2012 · 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
300g
Water
—
Hydration
—
Salt
3.0%
Yeast
2.33%
Oil
13.6%
Sauce
1418g
Cheese
175g
Dough weight
357g
Process
Bake temp
475°F / 246°C
Bake time
8-10 min
Oven
home standard
Surface
stone
Ingredients (9)
- flour/11oz strong bread flour300g
- yeast1 x 7g sachet fast-action dried yeast7g
- saltsalt1.5 tsp · 9g
- oilextra virgin olive oil3 tbsp · 40.8g
- saltsalt and pepper—
- sauce tomato/1¾fl oz passata50 oz · 1417.5g
- cheese other/3oz goats’ cheese75g
- cheese other/3½oz feta cheese100 oz · 100g
- sauce tomato6 cherry tomatoes—
Toppings (15)
Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.
- over cheese2 spring onions
- over cheese1 red chilli
- over cheese2 fat sausages
- over cheesefennel seed2 tsp · 8.4g
- over cheeseharissa paste2 tbsp · 25g
- over cheesea handful of wild rocket
- over cheese/1¾oz peppadew peppers50 oz · 50g
- over cheese3 sprigs of thyme
- over cheesearlic clove
- over cheese10 chorizo slices
- post bakesmall handful of fresh basil leaves
- over cheese/3½oz hummus100 oz · 100g
- over cheese½ small courgette
- post bakedrizzle of balsamic glaze
- over cheesesmall handful of mint leaves