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NY Grandma Round (12-inch)

Grandma form factor on a round: cheese under, dolloped sauce on top, raw garlic and oregano. The Long Island home cook's pizza, taken to a 12-inch round.

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Hydration65%Temp525°FTime12 minSurfaceSteel

Equipment

  • pizza steel
  • 12" cast-iron skillet (optional)

Dough ingredients

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IngredientBaker's %Grams
Bread flour100.0%410 g
Water65.0%267 g
Fine sea salt2.2%9 g
Instant dry yeast0.4%2 g
Sugar1.0%4 g
Olive oil2.0%8 g
Total (2 × 350 g)170.6%700 g

Toppings (per pizza)

Steps

  1. Mix10 min

    Combine and knead 8 minutes.

  2. Cold ferment24 h

    Refrigerate the bulk dough 16–24 hours.

  3. Ball + final proof1 h 30 min

    Divide into 350 g balls; rest 90 minutes covered.

  4. Stretch

    Hand-stretch to a 12-inch round on a well-oiled steel pan or peel.

  5. Top

    Cheese to within 1 inch of the rim. Sauce dolloped over the cheese in 5–6 spoonfuls. Garlic slices, oregano.

  6. Bake12 min

    525 °F steel, 10–14 minutes. Off-heat: torn basil.

Bake
525°F · 12 min · Pizza steel
Hydration
65%
Active
25 min
Total
24 h