Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Get the recipe for Arrabbiata Slab Pizza here: bit.ly/4isShXI
And find it in our new book “Milk Street Bakes,” along with 200 excellent baking recipes:
bit.ly/4i3s2qG
We call this “focaccia pizza” (aka Slab Pizza) around the office because it merges the flavor, chew, and height of focaccia with a pizza dough that takes almost no times to make—no overnight rise, just one hour of active time. The key to the airiness and chew is a higher level of hydration, which weakens the gluten and turns to steam in the oven, creating bubbles in the crust. And a layer of olive oil and semolina on the baking sheet ensures a crunchy, crispy crust.
Today’s pizza is brought to you by our culinary production director Wes Martin.
0:00 How to make arrabbiata slab pizza
0:19 What does dough hydration mean?
0:46 How to make slab pizza dough
2:47 How to make arrabbiata sauce
4:02 How to assemble a slab pizza
Get the recipe for Arrabbiata Slab Pizza here: bit.ly/4isShXI
And find it in our new book “Milk Street Bakes,” along with 200 excellent baking recipes:
bit.ly/4i3s2qG
We call this “focaccia pizza” (aka Slab Pizza) around the office because it merges the flavor, chew, and height of focaccia with a pizza dough that takes almost no times to make—no overnight rise, just one hour of active time. The key to the airiness and chew is a higher level of hydration, which weakens the gluten and turns to steam in the oven, creating bubbles in the crust. And a layer of olive oil and semolina on the baking sheet ensures a crunchy, crispy crust.
Today’s pizza is brought to you by our culinary production director Wes Martin.
0:00 How to make arrabbiata slab pizza
0:19 What does dough hydration mean?
0:46 How to make slab pizza dough
2:47 How to make arrabbiata sauce
4:02 How to assemble a slab pizza
