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White Clam Pizza

tomsawyer · food.com · 2008 · Original

New Haven / Apizza (asserted)

New Haven / Apizza (New Haven, CT): coal-fired, well-done / leoparded, white clam as signature; tomato-oregano-grated-hard-cheese canon

Style norms: 60–68% hydration · 700–900°F bake (this recipe: 800°F)

Baker's percentages

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

Flour

100g

Water

Hydration

Salt

Yeast

Oil

Sauce

Cheese

Dough weight

168g

Process

Bake temp

800°F / 427°C

Bake time

20-20 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (4)

  • oilextra virgin olive oil5 tbsp · 68g
  • saltsalt
  • flourflour0.5 cup · 100g
  • cheese otherparmesan cheese4 tsp

Toppings (5)

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

  • over cheesegarlic1 tbsp · 12.5g
  • over cheese2 packages of refrigerated pizza dough453.6g
  • over cheeseof frozen and chopped clams2.5 cup · 500g
  • over cheesefresh thyme leave1 tbsp · 12.5g
  • over cheesepepper