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Clam Pizza

tasteofhome.com · 2018 · Original

New Haven

DietNot vegetarian: chopped clams, bacon strips.

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New Haven style, 95% hydration: wetter than 96% of the 1,480 doughs that parse, baked at 425°F, hotter than 35% of recipes that state an oven.

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New Haven (New Haven, CT): coal-fired, well-done / leoparded, white clam as signature; tomato-oregano-grated-hard-cheese canon

Tradition: 60 to 68% hydration (this recipe: 95%) · 700 to 900°F bake (this recipe: 425°F)

Baker's percentages

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

Flour

250g

Water

237g

Hydration

94.8%

Salt

2.4%

Yeast

2.84%

Oil

10.9%

Sauce

n/a

Cheese

113g

Dough weight

532g

Process

Bake temp

425°F / 218°C

Bake time

13 to 15 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (8)

  • yeast1 package active dry yeast7.1g
  • waterwarm water1 cup · 237g
  • sugarsugar1 tsp · 4.2g
  • flour2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour2 cup · 250g
  • saltsalt1 tsp · 6g
  • oilcanola oil2 tbsp · 27.2g
  • cheese othergrated Parmesan cheese2 tbsp
  • cheese mozzarellashredded mozzarella cheese1 cup · 113g

Toppings (4)

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

  • over cheese2 cans chopped clams14.2g
  • over cheese4 bacon strips
  • over cheesearlic cloves
  • over cheesedried oregano1 tsp · 0.5g

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