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Sfincione Sicilian Pizza

Unknown · themediterraneandish.com · 2024 · Original

Sicilian / sfincione (asserted)

Sicilian / sfincione (Sicily): thick spongy crumb, often with anchovy/breadcrumb/caciocavallo; sometimes cheeseless

Style norms: 65–75% hydration (this recipe: 76%) · 450–550°F bake (this recipe: 500°F)

Baker's percentages

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

Flour

510g

Water

386g

Hydration

75.6%

Salt

3.1%

Yeast

1.96%

Oil

9.8%

Sauce

28g

Cheese

85g

Dough weight

985g

Process

Bake temp

500°F / 260°C

Bake time

8-12 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (12)

  • yeastactive dry yeast2.5 tsp · 10g
  • waterplus 3 tablespoons warm water1.5 cup · 355.5g
  • flour00 flour3 cup · 400g
  • floursemolina flour1 cup · 110g
  • saltsea salt2 tsp · 10g
  • oilextra virgin olive oil3 tbsp · 40.8g
  • oil8 oil-packed anchovy filets
  • sauce tomato1 large garlic clove
  • waterwater2 tbsp · 30g
  • sauce tomato1 28-ounce can whole peeled San Marzano tomatoes1 oz · 28.4g
  • sugarwhite sugar2 tsp · 8.4g
  • cheese otherfreshly grated pecorino cheese0.75 cup · 84.8g

Toppings (4)

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

  • over cheese1 small yellow onion
  • post bake2 to 3 fresh basil leaves
  • over cheesedried oregano1.5 tsp · 0.8g
  • over cheeseplain bread crumbs2 tbsp · 25g