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The Best French Bread Pizza Recipe

Unknown · seriouseats.com · 2013 · Original

french bread pizza (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

400g

Cheese

284g

Dough weight

54g

Process

Bake temp

425°F / 218°C

Bake time

8-8 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (5)

  • oilextra-virgin olive oil4 tbsp · 54.4g
  • saltKosher salt
  • sauce tomato1 can crushed tomatoes400g
  • cheese mozzarellafreshly grated whole milk mozzarella cheese8 oz · 227g
  • cheese othergrated Parmigiano-Reggiano2 oz · 57g

Toppings (6)

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

  • over cheesebutter3 tbsp · 43g
  • over cheese4 cloves garlic
  • over cheesePinch red pepper flakes
  • over cheesedried oregano0.5 tsp · 0.5g
  • over cheeseminced fresh parsley or basil leaves0.25 cup · 15g
  • over cheese1 large loaf French or Italian bread