Doughbase

New York-Style

Bread flour with olive oil and sugar, mixed in a food processor and cold fermented 1–5 days.

Pizza size
14"
10"18"
Number of pizzas
3
110
Thickness
Yeast
No food processor?

A stand mixer works too. The processor just develops gluten a little faster.

Dough ball
372
grams each
Total flour
630
grams
Total water
420
grams
Hydration
66.7
percent
New York-StyleCold ferment 1–5 days3 pizzas · 14" · regular
IngredientAmountBaker's %
Bread flour
630g100%
Water
Lukewarm
420g66.7%
Yeast
Instant
10.0g1.6%
Salt
Kosher
10g1.6%
Sugar
15g2.4%
Olive oil
Extra virgin
32g5.1%

Instructions

  1. 01Pulse flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in a food processor 3–4 times
  2. 02Add olive oil and water; process until a ball rides around the blade, about 15 sec, then 15 sec more
  3. 03Knead once or twice by hand into a smooth ball that passes the windowpane test
  4. 04Divide and refrigerate in covered containers or zipper-lock bags for 1–5 days
  5. 05Shape into balls and rest at room temp at least 2 hours before baking

Recipe from Serious Eats.

How this was adapted

  • Uses the recipe's gram weights. The accompanying article rounds them slightly (for example, 67% water).
  • No pizza size is given; 14" makes a regular-thickness pie from these ~372g balls.

See the original at Serious Eats.

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