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Pizza Margherita

Schmutzarella · food.com · 2009 · Original

Neapolitan (aspirational)

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 (this recipe: 81%) · 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

219g

Water

178g

Hydration

81.3%

Salt

2.7%

Yeast

3.24%

Oil

15.5%

Sauce

397g

Cheese

170g

Dough weight

445g

Process

Bake temp

900°F / 482°C

Bake time

13-16 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Bulk

0.08333333333333333h

Ingredients (8)

  • yeast1 package active dry yeast7.1g
  • flourunbleached all-purpose flour1.75 cup · 218.8g
  • waterwarm water0.75 cup · 177.8g
  • saltsalt1 tsp · 6g
  • sauce tomato1 can whole tomatoes with juice396.9g
  • oilolive oil2 tbsp · 27.2g
  • sugarsugar0.25 tsp · 1.1g
  • cheese mozzarellafresh mozzarella cheese6 oz · 170.1g

Toppings (2)

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

  • over cheese2 large garlic cloves
  • over cheese4 basil leaves