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Vegan Margherita Pizza

Izy Hossack · food.com · 2018 · 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: 111%) · 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

500g

Water

553g

Hydration

110.6%

Salt

1.5%

Yeast

3.34%

Oil

2.7%

Sauce

397g

Cheese

Dough weight

1091g

Process

Bake temp

900°F / 482°C

Bake time

5-10 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (8)

  • yeastnutritional yeast1 tbsp · 12.5g
  • flourand 2 tbsp all-purpose flour4 cup · 500g
  • waterwater1.3333333333333333 cup · 316g
  • yeastyeast1 tsp · 4.2g
  • saltsalt1 tsp · 6g
  • sauce tomato1.5 cans chopped tomatoes396.9g
  • salt1 pinch salt
  • oilolive oil1 tbsp · 13.6g

Toppings (7)

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

  • over cheesecashews1 cup · 200g
  • over cheeseapple cider vinegar1 tsp · 4.2g
  • over cheesearlic cloves
  • over cheesetapioca starch1 tbsp · 12.5g
  • over cheesebalsamic vinegar1 tbsp · 12.5g
  • over cheesedried oregano1 tsp · 0.5g
  • post bakefresh basil