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Pizza Margherita

Galley Wench · food.com · 2007 · 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

1247g

Cheese

208g

Dough weight

42g

Process

Bake temp

900°F / 482°C

Bake time

10-15 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (6)

  • sauce tomatoplum tomato1 lb · 453.6g
  • sauce tomato1 can whole tomatoes793.8g
  • saltsalt0.25 tsp · 1.5g
  • oilextra virgin olive oil3 tbsp · 40.8g
  • cheese mozzarellacoarsely grated mozzarella cheese1.5 cup · 170.1g
  • cheese otherparmesan cheese0.3333333333333333 cup · 37.7g

Toppings (4)

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

  • over cheese1 basic pizza dough
  • over cheese1 -2 tablespoon cornmeal1 tbsp · 12.5g
  • post bake6 -8 fresh basil leaves
  • over cheesearlic clove