The Home Made Pizza Thread

[bkboiler]

dang, everytime I read this thread I get super hungry...well done everybody..I need to post pics nxt time I make homemade...
usually it's on Sunday's with homemade dough and homemade mozzarella.
hoping to weld up a steel "X" and dome that I can set on top of my stone fire pit and get some wood-fired pizza action going on. I've already got a good peel and cast iron pizza stone, so halfway there!

 

[ChefRex]

Sausage and broccoli rabe as part of SB fare,
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[treacheroustexan]

Sausage and broccoli rabe as part of SB fare,
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Dang.. looks great.

 

[ChefRex]

Dang.. looks great.

I was well received to say the least
How did you make out with the wings?

 

[mtnagel]

So made some pizza last night and I used this dough recipe. Except I used a kitchen aid mixer and mixed on low for 10 minutes and I used pizza yeast and I used half AP and half bread flour. I kept it in the fridge for about 20 hours, then removed it, shaped it and let it sit in the oven (turned off) with the oven light on for about 3 hours. I then made the pizzas. It seemed like I got the dough pretty flat, but it rose A LOT in the oven. It tasted amazing and I don't mind some dough, but it was a little thick even for me and my gf likes it thinner. Any idea what caused that? The recipe, the yeast, the flour mix? Did I just not get it thin enough when I rolled it out?

 

[ericbw]

So made some pizza last night and I used this dough recipe. Except I used a kitchen aid mixer and mixed on low for 10 minutes and I used pizza yeast and I used half AP and half bread flour. I kept it in the fridge for about 20 hours, then removed it, shaped it and let it sit in the oven (turned off) with the oven light on for about 3 hours. I then made the pizzas. It seemed like I got the dough pretty flat, but it rose A LOT in the oven. It tasted amazing and I don't mind some dough, but it was a little thick even for me and my gf likes it thinner. Any idea what caused that? The recipe, the yeast, the flour mix? Did I just not get it thin enough when I rolled it out?

Cut the dough in half and roll out two thinner pizzas. Once you figure out what thickness you like, you could divide it before the fridge step and freeze half.

If it shrinks on you, let it sit for a few minutes and stretch more.

 

[ericbw]

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One thin crust and one pan pizza. Red sauce, onions, red peppers, turkey pepperoni, mozzarella. Olives on half of one without pepperoni because I'm trying to stay off/limit meat still.

I tried baking at 520, but the tops got dove too fast. They cooked all the way but not as brown on the bottom. Still, no complaints.

The dough was made on Monday, pizza on Friday.

 

[mtnagel]

Cut the dough in half and roll out two thinner pizzas. Once you figure out what thickness you like, you could divide it before the fridge step and freeze half.

If it shrinks on you, let it sit for a few minutes and stretch more.

Thanks. I guess I will just have to try to get it thinner next time.

 

[treacheroustexan]

I was well received to say the least
How did you make out with the wings?

I baked them (no thawing) on a cookie sheet at 425 for a little over an hour, then topped with some sweet baby rays buffalo sauce and baked for a couple more minutes. Turned out excellent!

 

[schematix]

Sausage and broccoli rabe as part of SB fare,
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What temp are you cooking at? Crust color looks great.

 

[ChefRex]

What temp are you cooking at? Crust color looks great.

Full speed ahead, 550, preheated got around an hour with two stones in the oven.
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[Peruvian802]

Rolled dough and pizza cut into squares? What happened to this thread????

 

[schematix]

Full speed ahead, 550, preheated got around an hour with two stones in the oven.
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Are you running a gas or electric stove? Would you mind sharing your dough recipe?

 

[ChefRex]

Are you running a gas or electric stove? Would you mind sharing your dough recipe?

Electric, My standard dough recipe is sourdough, So simple, by weight, one part starter, two parts liquid, this time was stout wort, and three parts flour, 50% bread flour, 25%rye,25%White whole wheat, mix and then 2% of the flours weight in salt after 30 minutes or so.
Beat it to death with the kitchenaid and adjusted by feel then a couple of days in the fridge to ferment.

Edit; forgot a glug of EVOO.

 

[ericbw]

Rolled dough and pizza cut into squares? What happened to this thread????

Easy, pal. It takes all kinds

I personally like fluffier crust, but if you want it thin, rolling seems to work better than trying to stretch it.

And if the pizza is in a square or rectangle pan, square cuts make sense.

 

[Peruvian802]

Easy, pal. It takes all kinds

You must be referring to the kind that do it right and the kind that do it wrong.

 

[chisena]

You must be referring to the kind that do it right and the kind that do it wrong.

You should go pick on extract brewers when you're done hating here.

 

[hotwatermusic]

I'm not drinking any f***ing merlot!

 

[Peruvian802]

You should go pick on extract brewers when you're done hating here.

Wrong guy.

I brew extract, all grain, stove top, outdoor burner, BIAB, 3 vessel...when it comes to brewing, as long as you make beer there is no wrong way.

 

[gromitdj]

...as long as you make beer there is no wrong way.

And the same holds true for pizza!

 

[hotwatermusic]

I aborted my first sourdough starter because of that spot of mold in the first pic. I'm wondering what the more experienced opinions are on the other shot. Does that look healthy? It smelled great and I would have happily continued, but mold freaks me out. Is that a common problem with starters. It sat untouched in the back of my fridge for 3 months. I was going to salvage a cup and a half and refresh.

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[Hoppy2bmerry]

Cheese pie with shrooms and red peppers, home made canned sauce from last summer, dough made today.

 

[slym2none]

It looks angry...

 

[passedpawn]

I aborted my first sourdough starter because of that spot of mold in the first pic. I'm wondering what the more experienced opinions are on the other shot. Does that look healthy? It smelled great and I would have happily continued, but mold freaks me out. Is that a common problem with starters. It sat untouched in the back of my fridge for 3 months. I was going to salvage a cup and a half and refresh.

Mmmm, mold. I grow mold exactly like that to make blue cheese. It's just penicillium roqueforti. So, yea, don't worry about blue/green mold hurting you. Wouldn't it affect the flavor of the pizza? I really doubt it, but it's possible. Might also improve it.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

It looks angry...

I've been told I make a mean pizza.

 

[krackin]

I aborted my first sourdough starter because of that spot of mold in the first pic. I'm wondering what the more experienced opinions are on the other shot. Does that look healthy? It smelled great and I would have happily continued, but mold freaks me out. Is that a common problem with starters. It sat untouched in the back of my fridge for 3 months. I was going to salvage a cup and a half and refresh.

I've had that happen. I would carefully scrape off the surface, dip out some starter and rejuvenate it. It is worth it to me to do that with a good starter. I've seen some folks recommend starting over but I don't see the point in tossing it without trying. All it takes is a little flour, water and a few days.

 

[hotwatermusic]

Mmmm, mold. I grow mold exactly like that to make blue cheese. It's just penicillium roqueforti. So, yea, don't worry about blue/green mold hurting you. Wouldn't it affect the flavor of the pizza? I really doubt it, but it's possible. Might also improve it.

I've had that happen. I would carefully scrape off the surface, dip out some starter and rejuvenate it. It is worth it to me to do that with a good starter. I've seen some folks recommend starting over but I don't see the point in tossing it without trying. All it takes is a little flour, water and a few days.

Thanks for the tips. Felt shame wash over me dumping it. It had become a whole different beast since the first batch of pies. So mold spores can take up residence in the acid of the hooch? I figured it would act kind of like a pellicle does against acetobacter. I know little of how mold behaves. Just that it gives me the heebie- jeebies.

 

[tgolanos]

Homebrew Hefeweizen with home-made pizza for dinner. One pizza is halloumi with garlic and tomato and the other is a good old veggie delight. 'Tis a good night indeed.

 

[brewbama]

00 Typo flour. I'd have like to have seen more color.

 

[brettwasbtd]

00 Typo flour. I'd have like to have seen more color.

Color on the crust, did you oil it?