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Margherita Pizza with Sweet Potato Crust

Morena Cuadra · tablespoon.com · Original

Neapolitan (aspirational)

Neapolitan (Naples, Campania): thin flexible base, puffy leoparded cornicione, ~90s at ~900F, fior di latte or bufala, crushed raw tomato

Style norms: 55–70% hydration · 800–950°F bake (this recipe: 400°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

327g

Cheese

Dough weight

27g

Process

Bake temp

400°F / 204°C

Bake time

25-30 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (5)

  • oilolive oil2 tbsp · 27.2g
  • saltSalt and pepper to taste
  • sauce tomatotomato sauce0.3333333333333333 cup · 81.7g
  • sauce tomatocherry tomatoes1 cup · 245g
  • cheese mozzarellaMozzarella cheese in chunks

Toppings (3)

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

  • over cheese2 big sweet potatoes
  • over cheesedry oregano0.5 tsp · 0.3g
  • post bakeFresh basil leaves