St. Louis-Style Pizza
PJ Hamel · kingarthurbaking.com · Original
St. Louisinferred from the title
DietVegetarian. Not vegan: grated or shredded sharp white cheddar cheese, grated or shredded smoked provolone cheese, grated or shredded swiss cheese.
Against 5,130 pizza recipes
St. Louis style, one of 20 in the lab. Its dough did not parse to grams, so it sits out the dough comparisons.
St. Louis (St. Louis): cracker crust (no yeast in many versions), Provel cheese blend, sweet sauce; Imo's is the archetype
Tradition: 45 to 55% hydration · 450 to 525°F bake (this recipe: 425°F)
Baker's percentages
Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%), the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.
Flour
227g
Water
85g
Hydration
n/a
Salt
n/a
Yeast
n/a
Oil
11.0%
Sauce
152g
Cheese
227g
Dough weight
337g
Flour or hydration falls outside the parsable range, so this dough sits out the charts.
Process
Bake temp
425°F / 218°C
Bake time
9 to 11 min
Oven
home standard
Surface
stone
Ingredients (7)
- flourKing Arthur Unbleached Self-Rising Flour2 cup · 227g
- oilolive oil2 tbsp · 25g
- water6 to 7 tablespoons water6 tbsp · 85g
- sauce tomatopizza sauce2/3 cup · 152g
- cheese othergrated or shredded sharp white cheddar cheese1 cup · 113g
- cheese othergrated or shredded smoked provolone cheese1/2 cup · 57g
- cheese othergrated or shredded Swiss cheese1/2 cup · 57g
Toppings (1)
Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.
- over cheeseKing Arthur Pizza Seasoning or dried Italian herbs
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