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Pepperoni and basil...

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So, tomorrow is my birthday. Turning 60 but I don't feel a day over 85. My wife says we have to have a party this weekend. I said I don't really want a party. She says just a few people. We'll fire up the oven and let everyone make their own pizza so you don't have to work so hard. Yeah, right. I know how that goes. She says "C'mon, It'll be fun, and we'll get everybody else to do all the work". Finally I said "ok, whatever, if you insist". Then she tells me she already invited like 40 people!Then she says since she works all day and I don't that maybe I'll have time to clean up the yard some, and maybe get some fall decorations like pumpkins and mums and corn stalks. And maybe a couple strings of party lights here and there.
Ok, rant over. I better get busy not working so hard!
 
But you know, you can let the other people work the peel in your 800° oven. What could go wrong? I feel your pain... and happy birthday!
 
That sucks. My wife's b-day is right around SuperBowl and we throw a big party. I feel bad that she is so stressed and busy that time of year.
 
Last minute, made a margherita for the first time. Usually I put on as many veggies and meats as I can find in the house on homemade rye sourdough. This time, picked up a dough ball at the local grocer, stretched the dough as far as it would let me, pre-baked it at 450, added slightly more than half a can of Dei Fratelli pizza sauce left over from a previous pizza, added nearly all of an 8 ounce ball of fresh low moisture mozzarella, topped with homegrown basil, drizzled with olive oil, and baked at 550.

My dinner guest and I were quite satisfied.

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Please post back with results!

Ok, well the party was a huge success! Perfect weather. Lots of family and friends. And lots of pizza. 28 pizzas to be exact. I was too busy for pics and besides, my phone was on the deck running the tunes. However, I did just now make a pie in the kitchen with a leftover doughball, baked in a 12" pan. Cheese, Sausage and Sweety Drops. They are good but to be honest, not as Earth-shatteringly so as I originally thought. I still think they're worth trying but for the price, I won't buy them more than once or twice a year. I think they'd be good in a salad or on a steak maybe. Anyway, here's tonights pie.

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Two more pies tonight just to use up the rest of the leftovers. One cheese, pepperoni, sausage and carmelized onion and one plain cheese with garlic/basil pesto. Once again baked in a greased pan in the kitchen oven.


Those look great! Ignoring the fact that you actually have a wood fired oven, what is your pan like? Heavy? Light? Preheated? Oven temperature? Inquiring minds want to know!!
 
This one isn't marked but I have others from Pizza Hut and some marked Chicago Metallic. They're all about the same. Medium weight aluminum I think. They're non-magnetic and they all have the same green-brown finish. I got some on ebay and some from a flea market and others my friend, Norma gave me. I usually bake on the center rack @ 475 til about halfway then move to an upper shelf til done.

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Looks great guys. I am going to make a couple pies tomorrow night after work.. Now I need to figure out toppings.

@kev211 can I ask what dough recipe you use?
 
Looks great guys. I am going to make a couple pies tomorrow night after work.. Now I need to figure out toppings.

@kev211 can I ask what dough recipe you use?

Sure! I dont weigh it thought like you pizza masters do. I go old school... measuring cups and a little by feel. I use about 1 cup of high gluten 00 flour, 2/3 cup of water, 1tsp sugar, 3Tblspns olive oil and salt to taste. Sometimes Ill toss some garlic powder or other seasonings depending on the pie. I use a hand mixer to get everything mixed initially and then knead by hand adding flour until it has the right consistency and stretch

Sorry, not super exact, but it makes good dough.
 
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