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Pesto Pizza

Sally · sallysbakingaddiction.com · 2022 · Original

other (asserted)

Baker's percentages

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

Flour

Water

Hydration

Salt

Yeast

Oil

Sauce

75g

Cheese

192g

Dough weight

1g

Process

Bake temp

475°F / 246°C

Bake time

15-20 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (6)

  • cheese otherfreshly grated or shredded parmesan cheese12g
  • oilolive oil
  • saltsalt0.125 tsp · 0.8g
  • cheese mozzarella1 and 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese*1.5 cup · 180g
  • sauce tomatohalved cherry tomatoes or sliced tomatoes0.5 cup · 75g
  • cheese otheroptional for garnish: extra pesto

Toppings (8)

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

  • post bakefresh basil leaves1 cup · 30g
  • over cheesepine nuts24g
  • over cheese2 small cloves garlic
  • over cheesefresh lemon juice0.5 tsp · 2.1g
  • over cheesefreshly ground black pepper
  • over cheese1/2 recipe homemade pizza dough
  • over cheesecornmeal8g
  • post bakechopped fresh basil0.25 cup · 12g