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Cacio e Pepe Tonda

The Roman pasta dish reframed as pizza: pecorino, black pepper, and a thin tonda crust. Heavy grate, heavier pepper.

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Hydration58%Temp600°FTime4 minSurfaceSteel

Equipment

  • pizza steel
  • rolling pin

Dough ingredients

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IngredientBaker's %Grams
00 flour70.0%374 g
All-purpose flour30.0%160 g
Water58.0%310 g
Fine sea salt2.2%12 g
Instant dry yeast0.3%2 g
Olive oil4.0%21 g
Total (4 × 220 g)164.5%880 g

Toppings (per pizza)

Steps

  1. Mix10 min

    Combine and knead 8–10 minutes.

  2. Cold ferment24 h

    Refrigerate 24 hours.

  3. Ball + final proof1 h

    220 g balls; 1 hour covered.

  4. Roll

    Roll to a 10–11 inch round.

  5. Top

    No tomato. Brush with olive oil. Tear mozzarella sparsely. Heavy grate of pecorino. Generous coarse-ground black pepper.

  6. Bake4 min

    600 °F steel, 3–5 minutes. Off-heat: more pecorino, more pepper, drizzle of finishing oil.

Bake
600°F · 4 min · Pizza steel
Hydration
58%
Active
25 min
Total
24 h