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Basic pizza

Jamie Oliver · jamieoliver.com · 2016 · Original

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Baker's percentages

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

Flour

1000g

Water

Hydration

Salt

Yeast

0.70%

Oil

Sauce

400g

Cheese

85g

Dough weight

1020g

Process

Bake temp

500°F / 260°C

Bake time

7-10 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (8)

  • flourstrong white bread flour800g
  • flourfine ground semolina flour or strong white bread flour200g
  • yeast2 x 7g sachets of dried yeast7g
  • sugargolden caster sugar1 tbsp · 12.5g
  • sauce tomatoTOMATO SAUCE
  • oilolive oil
  • sauce tomato1 x 400g tin of quality plum tomatoes400g
  • cheese mozzarellamozzarella cheese85g

Toppings (4)

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

  • over cheeseDOUGH
  • over cheese1 clove of garlic
  • post bake1 bunch of fresh basil
  • over cheeseTOPPING