Crispy, Cheesy Pan Pizza Is in a League of Its Own: Here’s How to Make It at Home
The Kitchn · thekitchn.com · 2021 · Original
Pan Pizzaas labeled by the source
DietVegetarian. Not vegan: full-fat. Reviewed: full-fat cheese.
Against 5,130 pizza recipes
Pan Pizza style, 63% hydration: drier than 59% of the 1,480 doughs that parse, baked at 450°F, hotter than 58% of recipes that state an oven.
Pan Pizza (United States (generic)): cast iron, skillet or sheet pan pizza with no regional claim: oiled pan, fried bottom, thick soft crumb (Pizza Hut pan lineage)
Tradition: 62 to 75% hydration (this recipe: 63%) · 450 to 550°F bake (this recipe: 450°F)
Baker's percentages
Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%), the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.
Flour
281g
Water
178g
Hydration
63.2%
Salt
3.7%
Yeast
0.82%
Oil
9.7%
Sauce
184g
Cheese
170g
Dough weight
499g
Process
Bake temp
450°F / 232°C
Bake time
5 min
Oven
home standard
Surface
stone
Bulk
2h
Ingredients (7)
- flourall-purpose flour2 1/4 cup · 281g
- saltkosher salt1 3/4 tsp · 10.5g
- yeastactive dry yeast3/4 tsp · 2.3g
- waterplus 3 tablespoons lukewarm water3/4 cup · 178g
- oilolive oil2 tbsp · 27.2g
- sauce tomatotomato sauce3/4 cup · 184g
- cheese mozzarellafull-fat6 oz · 170g
Toppings (4)
Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.
- over cheese2 cloves garlic
- over cheesedried oregano1/2 tsp · 0.3g
- over cheesered pepper flakes1/4 tsp · 1.1g
- post bake5 large fresh basil leaves
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