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Flaky Thin Crust Chicago Inspired Pizza

Iris Best · food.com · 2013 · Original

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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

158g

Hydration

63.2%

Salt

3.6%

Yeast

0.60%

Oil

10.9%

Sauce

794g

Cheese

Dough weight

467g

Process

Bake temp

500°F / 260°C

Bake time

20-30 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (8)

  • flourall-purpose flour2 cup · 250g
  • sugargranulated sugar1 tbsp · 12.5g
  • saltsalt1 tsp · 6g
  • waterwarm water0.6666666666666666 cup · 158g
  • yeastinstant yeast0.5 tsp · 1.5g
  • oilolive oil2 tbsp · 27.2g
  • sauce tomato1 can of coarsely crushed tomatoes793.8g
  • sugarsugar2 tsp · 8.4g

Toppings (8)

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

  • over cheesefinely chopped garlic1 tbsp · 12.5g
  • over cheesebutter0.5 cup · 113.5g
  • over cheesechopped garlic1 tbsp · 12.5g
  • over cheesechopped basil2 tsp · 1g
  • over cheesechopped oregano1 tsp · 0.5g
  • over cheeseground black pepper0.25 tsp · 1.1g
  • over cheesered pepper flakes0.25 tsp · 1.1g
  • over cheesedry red wine1 tbsp · 12.5g