Baker's percentages

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

Process

Ingredients (8)

• flourwarm water2 cup · 474g
• sugargranulated sugar2 tsp · 8.4g
• yeastinstant or active dry yeast2 tsp · 6g
• oilextra virgin olive oil0.25 cup · 54.5g
• saltkosher salt—
• flour4 and 1/2–5 cups all-purpose flour or bread flour4.5 cup · 625g
• oilextra virgin olive oil or more as needed—
• saltsprinkle of coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper—

Toppings (2)

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

• over cheesearlic cloves
• over cheese3–4 Tablespoons chopped fresh herbs such as basil