New Yorkeasy

New York Cheese Slice

Foldable NY slice: 48-hour cold dough, low-moisture mozzarella, light crisp on the bottom. The home approximation of a slice-shop pie.

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Hydration63%Temp600°FTime7 minSurfaceSteel

Equipment

  • pizza steel
  • 16" wooden peel
  • metal turning peel

Dough ingredients

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IngredientBaker's %Grams
Bread flour100.0%727 g
Water63.0%458 g
Fine sea salt2.5%18 g
Instant dry yeast0.3%2 g
Sugar1.5%11 g
Olive oil2.0%15 g
Total (3 × 410 g)169.3%1230 g

Toppings (per pizza)

Steps

  1. Mix10 min

    Combine all ingredients; knead 8–10 minutes until smooth and elastic.

  2. Bulk ferment1 h

    Room temperature, 1 hour, covered.

  3. Cold ferment48 h

    Refrigerate 24–72 hours. Longer is better up to 72 hours.

  4. Ball + final proof2 h

    Divide into 410 g balls; rest 2 hours covered at room temperature.

  5. Stretch

    Hand-stretch to a 16-inch round; thin everywhere except the 1-inch outer rim.

  6. Top

    Sauce in a thin spiral, then cheese to within an inch of the edge.

  7. Bake7 min

    On a 600 °F preheated steel for 6–9 minutes; rotate halfway through.

Bake
600°F · 7 min · Pizza steel
Hydration
63%
Active
25 min
Total
48 h