The Home Made Pizza Thread

[Jeffries55]

A cool and overcast day for August, fire up the oven! Tomato, jalapeno and onion. The peppers are smoking this year!

Damn man! Looks great! I was at the grocery earlier, this makes me regret not picking up some mozzarella and sauce!

 

[PJoyce85]

A cool and overcast day for August, fire up the oven! Tomato, jalapeno and onion. The peppers are smoking this year!

Looks great! What's your dough recipe? I've tried a few but haven't found one that I'm 100% happy with yet.

 

[ChefRex]

Looks great! What's your dough recipe? I've tried a few but haven't found one that I'm 100% happy with yet.

That was the same sourdough 1,2,3, formula I gave you with some olive oil and a pinch of sugar, keep it on the wet side, a pain to shape as you can see but produced a nice crisp crust.

 

[ChefRex]

Looks great! What's your dough recipe? I've tried a few but haven't found one that I'm 100% happy with yet.

That was the same sourdough 1,2,3, formula I gave you with some olive oil and a pinch of sugar, keep it on the wet side, a pain to shape as you can see but produced a nice crisp crust.
What ever happened to the loafs you made? Never saw a baked picture.

 

[PJoyce85]

That was the same sourdough 1,2,3, formula I gave you with some olive oil and a pinch of sugar, keep it on the wet side, a pain to shape as you can see but produced a nice crisp crust.

What ever happened to the loafs you made? Never saw a baked picture.

Thanks. I'll give it a try. I had never used baskets before do the first I didn't flour enough and it just kind of blobbed out. The round one tired out ok.



I made another loaf yesterday that turned out much better. Is it normal for sourdough not to rise much during baking?

 

[ChefRex]

Thanks. I'll give it a try. I had never used baskets before do the first I didn't flour enough and it just kind of blobbed out. The round one tired out ok.

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I made another loaf yesterday that turned out much better. Is it normal for sourdough not to rise much during baking?

I get plenty of spring, do you use any steam?

 

[PJoyce85]

I get plenty of spring, do you use any steam?

I do. I have one more thing to try. While proofing, it sticks to the plastic wrap and when I peel it off, it deflates a little. I'll try to spray it with a little oil next time.

 

[Jeffries55]

My recent favorite pizza sauce has been to buy the crushed san marzanos and put in a small pot over a medium-low heat for about an hour to reduce, added fresh thyme and oregano from the garden, a little bit of garlic, and a pinch of salt... perfection!

Then I added some freshly grated whole milk mozzarella, two jalepenos sliced thinly (from the garden), and black olive.

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Then I topped it with 3/4 lbs of hot chorizo from the WF meat department, a ton of pepperoni, and more whole milk mozzarella.

Then the bake.. grill @ 450 for 12 minutes.

And the final product... yum....!

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

Lost me on the olives, but other than that that's a fantastic looking pizza.

 

[paulthenurse]

Lost me on the olives...

There is something seriously wrong with you

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

Never liked them, probably never will.
I try them every now and again to make sure my initial assessment of a "foul, concentrated ball of nasty salt" is correct.
It always is.

 

[paulthenurse]

You need to start slow. Begin in the shallow end. A place.where you are already comfortable.

Take an olive. Immerse in ice cold gin. Splash a small bit of the brine in with the olive and the gin. Slurp. Slurp. Slurp. Eat the olive. See. Isn't that better? You're welcome.

 

[PJoyce85]

You need to start slow. Begin in the shallow end. A place.where you are already comfortable.

Take an olive. Immerse in ice cold gin. Splash a small bit of the brine in with the olive and the gin. Slurp. Slurp. Slurp. Eat the olive. See. Isn't that better? You're welcome.

Can you do that with anything?

 

[HoppyDaze]

I like black olives plain. They dominate all the other flavors in pizza and salads so I prefer not to include them.

 

[ChefRex]

Had left over dough from the other day, what to do?


Had a bit of a blow out.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Green Olives are the SINGLE BEST PIZZA TOPPING EVER.

Cheesy, go to your room.....yes, and take that jar of olives.

 

[paulthenurse]

They're already stuffed Cheesy. Enough of that.

 

[paulthenurse]

Poll.

Best green olive stuffing...

I'm partial to garlic but blue cheese works for straight up eating.

Traditional pimento pepper for martinis.

 

[Jeffries55]

Poll.

Best green olive stuffing...

I'm partial to garlic but blue cheese works for straight up eating.

Traditional pimento pepper for martinis.

Paul, where are the pictures of your wood fired pizzas?

 

[headbanger]

Green Olives are the SINGLE BEST PIZZA TOPPING EVER.

Cheesy, go to your room.....yes, and take that jar of olives.

With you on that!

But I think I've still got your jar..

There's a few left though, I'm pretty sure.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Thin crust


Olives.....(ahem), mushrooms, feta, etc.

Done


Fresh garlic and herb and olive oil dip

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

They're already stuffed Cheesy. Enough of that.

Maybe that's why they've been tasting funny.

 

[paulthenurse]

Eeeeeeuuuuuu!

 

[paulthenurse]

Paul, where are the pictures of your wood fired pizzas?

The dough is proofing right now.



Honestly I hope to have the dome done by the end of the month and the chimney/flue done short thereafter. I have given myself a hard deadline of September 10. That will allow me to cure/dry it out and learn how to use it before a little shindig I'm having here on the 27th

Fear not lad. Betting against me is a bad play.

 

[paulthenurse]

Paul, where are the pictures of your wood fired pizzas?

The dough is proofing right now.



Honestly I hope to have the dome done by the end of the month and the chimney/flue done short thereafter. I have given myself a hard deadline of September 10. That will allow me to cure/dry it out and learn how to use it before a little shindig I'm having here on the 27th

Fear not lad. Betting against me is a bad play.

 

[paulthenurse]

My phone appears to be possessed.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Indeed. 1 full page of Paul t n's posts must mean something supernatural is occurring...






The app is doing strange things.

Can't wait to see that beautiful igloo thingy all fired up!

 

[Limestone_Cowboy]

Question for anybody.. have you used a "pizza steel" on the grill? I have a weber Q than can get slammin' hot, I also have a dad in the steel biz who can jet me out any shape/thickness from whatever material with some autocad points. I've got acad, is it worth me bothering the guy for a favor?

 

[italarican]

Pepperoni, mushrooms, bacon, and ricotta. Cooked in the oven on a steel.

 

[Evets]

Looks good. How was the bottom?