New Yorkmoderate

New York White Pie

The slice-shop white pie: garlic-and-oil base, mozzarella, dolloped ricotta, pecorino. No tomato. Often the second-busiest sell at a NY counter.

chewythin crustcheese-forward
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 and knead 8–10 minutes.

  2. Bulk ferment1 h

    Room temperature, 1 hour.

  3. Cold ferment48 h

    Refrigerate 24–72 hours.

  4. Ball + final proof2 h

    410 g balls; 2 hours covered.

  5. Stretch

    Hand-stretch to 16 inches.

  6. Top

    Brush with olive oil and smashed garlic confit. Cover with shredded mozz to 1 inch from the rim. Dollop ricotta in 5–6 spoonfuls. Light grate of pecorino.

  7. Bake7 min

    600 °F steel, 6–9 minutes. Off-heat: torn basil.

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