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Thanks, sent! ;)

I think it's just a matter of not wanting more 'stuff'. And I don't blame her. We don't make pizza that often really, but it might change now that they're getting better.

For what it's worth I didn't think I would ever use one regularly either, but we make pizza every few weeks now. Pizza is versatile enough too...standard sauce, mozz and pepperoni tastes nothing like pesto with jack cheese and sausage.

Plus you would have a good excuse to get into bread baking :ban:
 
Made this today. Dough was made from flour, water, yeast, and salt. Used giant eagle pizza sauce, mozz. cheese, italian seasoning and some pepperoni. Brushed the crust with some homemade garlic butter. Paired with some local beer & wine. So... good.

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Oh my... this just might become my new favourite thread here!

:D

Just for S&Gs, here's a link to my imgur post about the last pizzas I made that I chronicled.

http://imgur.com/gallery/HfOiM

I use a high-hydration dough that is no-knead - all gluten is formed in a 3-5 day conditioning session in the fridge. If anyone wants that recipe, LMK!
 
Every week pizza X2. I'm n officially obsessed with two things. Home brewing, and pizza.

So this week we've had BBQ chicken pizza, real pepperoni pizza, spicy pork sausage and arugula pizza, and Quatro formagio...

Average well in a house hold with 5 teenagers.

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So last week, I proofed my dough in the fridge instead of room temp. Dough still doubled, but was significantly better. More dense, but still chewy. It was still pliable and easy to work with. I know this isnt new, but I will use this technique from now on in the future.
 
I don't "do" quick-rise dough. All goes into the fridge for at least 3 days. You get better texture and superior flavour out of your dough that way.

My dough isn't kneaded at all, every bit of gluten is formed using time. A high-hydration dough is best for this, but it will work for any dough recipe.

:)
 
I don't "do" quick-rise dough. All goes into the fridge for at least 3 days. You get better texture and superior flavour out of your dough that way.

My dough isn't kneaded at all, every bit of gluten is formed using time. A high-hydration dough is best for this, but it will work for any dough recipe.

:)


Have you offered your dough recipe in this thread? I'm trying to get a little more tender crust w/o being greasy. I have a decent go to but trying to improve on it.
 
I have not, not publicly. I have given out in a few PMs though. Might be a "wall of text". Hmm...

OK, I will C&P from the last PM I sent out:

While I'm not picky about the flour—either bread flour or all-purpose is fine—what does concern me is how the dough is handled. Treat it gently so the dough holds its character, its texture. When you get around to shaping the disk for a pie, go easy as you stretch it to allow it to retain a bit of bumpiness (I think of it as blistering), so not all of the gas is smashed out of the fermented dough.

Makes three 12-to-14-inch pies (depending on how thin you like it.)

22 1/2 ounces (about 4 1/2 cups) bread flour, plus more for dusting
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
.35 ounces kosher salt (about 3 teaspoons)
2 teaspoons instant yeast
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
15 ounces lukewarm water
Pizza Sauce
1 pound grated full-fat dry mozzarella cheese (about 4 cups)

Combine flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in bowl of food processor. Pulse 3 to 4 times until incorporated. Add olive oil and water. Run food processor until mixture forms ball that rides around the bowl above the blade, about 15 seconds. Continue processing 15 seconds longer.

Transfer dough ball to lightly floured surface and knead once or twice (OK, so it isn't ABSOLUTELY no-knead, but you get the drift) by hand until smooth ball is formed. It should pass the "windowpane" test. Divide dough into three even parts and place each in a covered quart-sized deli container or in a zipper-lock freezer bag. Place in refrigerator and allow to rise at least three days, and up to 5.

At least two hours before baking, remove dough from refrigerator and shape into balls by gathering dough towards bottom and pinching shut. Flour well and place each one in a separate medium mixing bowl. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and allow to rise at warm room temperature until roughly doubled in volume.

1 hour before baking, adjust oven rack with pizza stone to middle position and preheat oven to 500°F. If you don't have a pizza stone, no worries, but the pizza won't turn out as nice. (TBH, I don't have one, just some nice, seasoned pizza pans.) Turn single dough ball out onto lightly flour surface. Gently press out dough into rough 8-inch circle, leaving outer 1-inch higher than the rest. Gently stretch dough by draping over knuckles into a 12 to 14-inch circle about 1/4-inch thick, or stretch it in the pan, it just takes a little longer this way. Transfer to pizza peel if using a pizza stone.

Spread approximately 2/3 cup of sauce evenly over surface of crust, leaving 1/2 to 1-inch border along edge. Evenly spread 1/3 of cheese over sauce. Slide pizza onto baking stone and bake until cheese is melted with some browned spots and crust is golden brown and puffed, 12 to 15 minutes total. If using a pan, it may take a little longer - use the first pizza as a test. You may also have to adjust your rack, depending on if the bottom or cheese browns too fast. Transfer to cutting board, slice, and serve immediately. Repeat with remaining two dough balls, remaining sauce, and remaining cheese.

If going with additional toppings, add now (obviously).

Enjoy!
 
Thanks for sharing. That's 66% hydration. Mine is 75%, so my dough is probably stickier. I do it in the good processor as well.

But I usually make it the day I want to use bit, so it rises at room temp for up to 4 hours or in the fridge for 4-6 and on the counter for a couple.

Do you think the 3 day ferment changes the tenderness? I know it can change the flavor. I'll have to give it a try.
 
Personally, I think it does as much for the tenderness as it does the flavour. After three days in the fridge, the dough is no longer elastic and more towards plastic. That's why I say at the top to not treat the dough rough at all.

And as I mentioned before, you can pretty much do the same refrigerator-rise with any dough. Try your own recipe with no kneading & a 3-5 day refrigerator-rise and see what the differences are. That way, you have a known sample to compare against.

:)
 
I was in the grocery today to pick up a few things and saw some pre made Pizza Dough in the Bakery section of the store so thought I'd give it a try. Not exactly my kind of Pizza but it wasn't bad at all.

So...I started a chimney of KBB and put it in the charcoal baskets, but decided to grill the tomatoes and onions for a sauce.

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Gave the veggies a spin and strained the juice

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I started putting the cheese on but decided I should take a photo first then put the cheese on

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Nice oven spring on this one

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Walla:

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Cheers!
 
Bama - pizzas look awesome! Where did you find the weber pizza oven? Is that an attachment for a standard kettle grill?
 
US Amazon has them - I looked up "weber pizza oven lid" and found a couple different ones. There is also another one called PizzaQue that sells for $99 including shipping, not from Amazon though, here's a link to it:

http://www.pizzacraft.com/pizzaque-kettle-grill-pizza-kit.html?gclid=CPuN1I3T2MUCFYZffgodsScAcg

Pretty cool! Makes me wish I had a kettle grill....

Note THAT one though. I really like the one brewbama has. I don't want to pay the shipping though. I've been on the fence for a while. I'll probably get it for my birthday this summer.
 
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