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New York-Style Wheat Flour Pizza Crust Recipe

Cook4_6 · food.com · 2010 · Original

New York (asserted)

New York (New York City): foldable slice, low-moisture mozzarella (Grande is canonical), cooked red sauce, thin puff at rim

Style norms: 58–65% hydration (this recipe: 71%) · 500–650°F bake (this recipe: 550°F)

Baker's percentages

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

Flour

446g

Water

316g

Hydration

70.9%

Salt

1.4%

Yeast

1.59%

Oil

Sauce

Cheese

Dough weight

783g

Process

Bake temp

550°F / 288°C

Bake time

5-10 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Bulk

0h

Ingredients (6)

  • waterwater1.3333333333333333 cup · 316g
  • sugarsugar2 tsp · 8.4g
  • yeastfast rise yeast or 1/4 ounce active dry yeast0.25 oz · 7.1g
  • flourall-purpose flour or 2 1/2 cups bread flour2.5 cup · 317.5g
  • flourwhole wheat flour1 cup · 128g
  • saltsalt1 tsp · 6g

Toppings (1)

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

  • over cheesecornmeal2 tbsp · 25g