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The Secret to the Best French Bread Pizza
Unknown · simplyrecipes.com · 2025 · 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
245g
Cheese
128g
Dough weight
41g
Process
Bake temp
450°F / 232°C
Bake time
3-5 min
Oven
home standard
Surface
stone
Ingredients (4)
- oilolive oil3 tbsp · 40.8g
- sauce tomatocanned crushed tomatoes1 cup · 245g
- saltKosher salt—
- cheese mozzarellafresh mozzarella cheese4.5 oz · 127.6g
Toppings (6)
Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.
- over cheese1 loaf French bread396.9g
- over cheeseunsalted butter4 tbsp · 72g
- over cheese2 cloves garlic
- over cheesedried oregano1 tsp · 0.5g
- over cheesechili flakes0.5 tsp · 2.1g
- over cheese1 sprig fresh Italian basil