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Grandma Pie Pizza

Unknown · foodandwine.com · 2020 · Original

Grandma (asserted)

Grandma (Long Island): half-sheet pan-pressed, olive-oil-fried bottom, Italian-American home tradition

Style norms: 60–70% hydration · 500–550°F bake (this recipe: 525°F)

Baker's percentages

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

Flour

Water

Hydration

Salt

Yeast

Oil

Sauce

15g

Cheese

397g

Dough weight

132g

Process

Bake temp

525°F / 274°C

Bake time

40-45 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (9)

  • oil1/2 cup, plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin0.5 cup · 109g
  • sauce tomato1 can whole peeled San Marzano tomatoes
  • sauce tomatotomato paste1 tbsp · 15.3g
  • sugargranulated sugar1 tbsp · 12.5g
  • saltkosher salt1.75 tsp · 10.5g
  • sauce tomatocrushed red pepper0.25 tsp
  • oil4 canned oil-packed anchovy fillets
  • cheese mozzarellalow-moisture part-skim mozzarella12 oz · 340.2g
  • cheese otherParmesan cheese2 oz · 56.7g

Toppings (5)

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

  • over cheese4 large garlic cloves
  • over cheesedried oregano1 tbsp · 1.5g
  • over cheeseblack pepper0.5 tsp · 2.1g
  • over cheesefresh pizza dough1 lb · 453.6g
  • post bakeFresh basil leaves