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Grandma Pizza

Charlotte Rutledge · kingarthurbaking.com · Original

Grandma (asserted)

Grandma (Long Island): half-sheet pan-pressed, olive-oil-fried bottom, Italian-American home tradition

Style norms: 60–70% hydration (this recipe: 63%) · 500–550°F bake (this recipe: 500°F)

Baker's percentages

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

Flour

452g

Water

283g

Hydration

62.6%

Salt

1.8%

Yeast

1.33%

Oil

5.5%

Sauce

283g

Cheese

340g

Dough weight

774g

Process

Bake temp

500°F / 260°C

Bake time

12-15 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (8)

  • flourKing Arthur Italian-Style Flour or 1 3/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour2 cup · 212g
  • flourKing Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour2 cup · 240g
  • salttable salt1.25 tsp · 8g
  • yeastinstant yeast2 tsp · 6g
  • waterwater1.25 cup · 283g
  • oilolive oil2 tbsp · 25g
  • cheese mozzarellashredded mozzarella cheese3 cup · 340g
  • sauce tomatotomato or marinara sauce1.25 cup · 283g

Toppings (1)

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

  • over cheeseKing Arthur Pizza Dough Flavor1 tbsp · 12.5g