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Couldn't Be Easier Margherita Pizza

Vicki in CT · food.com · 2008 · Original

Neapolitan (asserted)

Neapolitan (Naples, Campania): thin flexible base, puffy leoparded cornicione, ~90s at ~900F, fior di latte or bufala, crushed raw tomato

Style norms: 55–70% hydration · 800–950°F bake (this recipe: 900°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

Cheese

57g

Dough weight

Process

Bake temp

900°F / 482°C

Bake time

8-10 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (4)

  • flour1 burrito-size flour tortilla
  • sauce tomato1/2 tomatoes
  • cheese mozzarellafresh mozzarella cheese2 oz · 56.7g
  • oil1 dash olive oil

Toppings (2)

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

  • over cheesegarlic0.5 tsp · 2.1g
  • over cheese4 -10 basil leaves