First Attempt At ‘White’ Pizza
Tonight’s pizza very much came from one of the many benefits of it – its ability to help when using up leftover food. I had some pastrami, I had some soft cheese. Both needed to be eaten. Pizza time! Sauce Soft cheese (Approx. 140 grammes) French mustard (1 tablespoon) Milk (just to ensure the mixture doesn’t [...]
New flat, new oven (again), new pizza
1st shot at pizza making in a few weeks. Wow, that felt good. I left the pub to tend to my dough, this now feels like something I need to do. Similar type of dough structure as previously – 63% water, 0.5% Dry Active yeast, 1.8% salt, 2% sunflower oil. One slight difference, maple syrup [...]
Very busy ( not making pizza :( )
I’ve been away ‘back home’ for a short holiday & to attend a dear friend’s wedding. I’m spending this weekend and Easter weekend with my girlfriend. I’ve got my birthday parties coming up, evening work things, and a variety of other social things on at the moment. And it’s all great – I’m anti-social (or, [...]
Last night’s pie.
Pretty impressed with this one. Changes from the pizza last week: I’ve added an autolyse stage (adding the proved yeast + water to the other dough ingredients and being left for 20 odd minutes) I also rested the dough after 5 minutes hand kneading (so 5 + 5 rest + another 5 minute knead) Reduce [...]
Back in the saddle
I feel bad. I’ve neglected this blog, pizza and most other things for the entire month of December. Sickness (proper flu!), Xmas, New Years Eve, my birthday and life in general have kept me from here. But no more! It’s 2011, I’m fighting fit and after 2 gorgeous pizzas in the last 3 days (1 [...]