Baker's percentages

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

Process

Ingredients (6)

• flour/1lb 2oz strong white bread flour500g
• salt½ tsp salt0.5 tsp · 3g
• yeast7g sachet dried yeast7g
• sugarsugar1 tsp · 4.2g
• oilolive oil2 tbsp · 27.2g
• sauce tomatotin chopped tomatoes400g

Toppings (12)

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

• over cheese2–3 garlic cloves
• over cheesedried basil1 tsp · 0.5g
• over cheesedried oregano1 tsp · 0.5g
• over cheesefreshly ground black pepper
• over cheese/7oz squash200g
• over cheeseharissa or ras el hanout1 tbsp · 12.5g
• over cheese/3½oz purple sprouting broccoli100 oz · 100g
• over cheesetahini
• over cheese1 leek
• over cheese/5½oz new potatoes150 oz · 150g
• over cheese1 sprig rosemary
• over cheesehandful fresh rocket