Old Forge Style Pizza Recipe
Bite Dive · bitedive.com · 2025 · Original
Pan Pizzaas labeled by the source
DietVegetarian. Not vegan: shredded mozzarella cheese, shredded white cheddar cheese, grated parmesan cheese.
Against 5,130 pizza recipes
Pan Pizza style, 71% hydration: wetter than 62% of the 1,480 doughs that parse, baked at 425°F, hotter than 35% of recipes that state an oven.
Pan Pizza (United States (generic)): cast iron, skillet or sheet pan pizza with no regional claim: oiled pan, fried bottom, thick soft crumb (Pizza Hut pan lineage)
Tradition: 62 to 75% hydration (this recipe: 71%) · 450 to 550°F bake (this recipe: 425°F)
Baker's percentages
Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%), the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.
Flour
250g
Water
178g
Hydration
71.1%
Salt
1.2%
Yeast
n/a
Oil
10.9%
Sauce
100g
Cheese
396g
Dough weight
462g
Process
Bake temp
425°F / 218°C
Bake time
20 to 25 min
Oven
home standard
Surface
stone
Ingredients (10)
- flourall-purpose flour2 cup · 250g
- yeast1 packetn/a
- sugarsugar1 tsp · 4.2g
- salt½ tsp salt1/2 tsp · 3g
- water¾ cup warm water3/4 cup · 178g
- oilolive oil2 tbsp · 27.2g
- sauce tomato½ cup pizza sauce1/2 cup · 100g
- cheese mozzarellashredded mozzarella cheese2 cup · 226g
- cheese othershredded white cheddar cheese1 cup · 113g
- cheese other½ cup grated Parmesan cheese1/2 cup · 56.5g
Toppings (3)
Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.
- over cheesedried oregano1 tsp · 0.5g
- over cheese½ tsp garlic powder1/2 tsp · 2.1g
- over cheeseA pinch of red pepper flakes
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