Margherita Pizza Recipe (Easy & Homemade)
Dassana Amit · vegrecipesofindia.com · 2025 · Original
Neapolitanas labeled by the source
DietVegetarian. Not vegan: fresh mozzarella cheese, vegetarian parmesan cheese.
Against 5,130 pizza recipes
Neapolitan style, 66% hydration: drier than 53% of the 1,480 doughs that parse.
Neapolitan (Naples, Campania): thin flexible base, puffy leoparded cornicione, ~90s at ~900F, fior di latte or bufala, crushed raw tomato
Tradition: 55 to 70% hydration (this recipe: 66%) · 800 to 950°F bake
Baker's percentages
Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%), the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.
Flour
360g
Water
237g
Hydration
65.8%
Salt
1.7%
Yeast
0.83%
Oil
11.3%
Sauce
100g
Cheese
200g
Dough weight
649g
Process
Bake details not stated on the source page.
Ingredients (9)
- flourwhole wheat flour3 cup · 360g
- yeastinstant yeast )1 tsp · 3g
- sugar½ teaspoon sugar1/2 tsp · 2.1g
- saltsalt1 tsp · 6g
- oilolive oil3 tbsp · 40.8g
- waterwater1 cup · 237g
- sauce tomato½ cup Pizza Sauce1/2 cup · 100g
- cheese mozzarellafresh mozzarella cheese200g
- cheese othervegetarian parmesan cheese )n/a
Toppings (4)
Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.
- over cheeselemon juice1 tbsp · 12.5g
- over cheese20 to 25 basil leaves or add as required
- over cheesedried oregano
- over cheesered chili flakes
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