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New York-Style White Pizza

Unknown · seriouseats.com · 2008 · Original

New York (asserted)

New York (New York City): foldable slice, low-moisture mozzarella (Grande is canonical), cooked red sauce, thin puff at rim

Style norms: 58–65% hydration · 500–650°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

Water

Hydration

Salt

Yeast

Oil

Sauce

Cheese

170g

Dough weight

79g

Process

Bake temp

500°F / 260°C

Bake time

6-8 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (6)

  • oilolive oil2 tbsp · 27.2g
  • dairy doughheavy cream0.25 cup · 50g
  • saltSalt and freshly ground black pepper
  • cheese otherricotta cheese1.5 cup · 169.5g
  • saltsalt0.25 tsp · 1.5g
  • flourBread flour for dusting peel

Toppings (8)

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

  • over cheese1 small yellow onion
  • over cheese2 cloves garlic
  • over cheeseminced fresh thyme or marjoram0.5 tsp · 2.1g
  • over cheeseFreshly ground black pepper
  • over cheesedried or chopped fresh thyme0.25 tsp · 1.1g
  • over cheesecoarsely ground black pepper0.125 tsp · 0.5g
  • over cheeseOne 12-ounce ball homemade or store-bought New York-style pizza dough340g
  • post bakefinely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley1 tbsp · 1.5g