Roman tondamoderate

Roman Margherita (Tonda)

The trattoria-Roman thin round: rolled with a pin, 4-minute bake, audible crackle (scrocchiarella). The anti-Neapolitan.

crispythin crustfast bake
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 — the dough will feel firm and dry compared to Neapolitan.

  2. Cold ferment24 h

    Refrigerate the bulk dough 24 hours.

  3. Ball + final proof1 h

    Divide into 220 g balls; rest 1 hour covered.

  4. Roll

    Roll each ball with a pin to a 10–11 inch round, 2 mm thick. Don't hand-stretch.

  5. Top

    Thin layer of crushed tomato. Sparse mozzarella. Basil leaves under the cheese.

  6. Bake4 min

    600 °F preheated steel, 3–5 minutes, until the bottom is crisp and the rim is set. Off-heat drizzle of finishing oil.

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