Making pizza - particularly the crust

[lupi]

So starting gathering things for this and have everything except for the cheese. anyone know if traders Joe's carries the rennet and acid? if not I'll have to order online.

 

[Kaido]

So starting gathering things for this and have everything except for the cheese. anyone know if traders Joe's carries the rennet and acid? if not I'll have to order online.

Let us know how you make out...I think I'm going to try that 30-minute mozz over the holiday break...

 

[nutxo]

safeway sells pizza dough in a bag

 

[Kaido]

Cuba's Flying Pizzas!

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

I've made DIY pizza for decades. Used to do it old fashioned way, these days I use a bread machine to mix and proof the dough, then roll out on a floured board, put on a pizza pan, put on the sauce and toppings while the oven gets hot, then bake real hot until done and pull, let cool a few minutes so you don't burn your mouth. Slice with pizza cutter, enjoy.

The yeast can be gotten in most any decent sized market, it's just "active dry yeast." I get mine in packages at Costco and store in the refrigerator once opened in bottles (one small one for dispensing and a large one for the rest).

When I bake, I use a scale to measure ingredients. Once I convert volume measurements to weight, I record the conversion and consult that when I'm cooking.

If I make more pizza dough than I want to cook just then, I freeze the rest to be used later. I have some in the freezer right now. I don't make pizza often these days.

Pizza dough is exceedingly simple:

water
flour (preferably bread flour, but any wheat flour is fine)
yeast
salt

Really, nothing else is required.

Toss in some wheat germ just for your health.

But ya, pizza dough is essentially a simple bread. A VERY SIMPLE BREAD! I don't know if it gets any more basic.

FWIW: Just buy frozen dough at the grocery store unless you intend on modifying the dough over time. Add flax seed for texture, etc.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

And the best $130 I ever spent. I think I paid $100 at the time.... inflation ;-)

https://shop.bakingsteel.com/collections/steels/products/the-big

This thing makes awesome pizza! It's better than a stone! And the best part? Toss it on the grill to make hamburgers on. This thing made the best hamburgers I have ever had!

It's 0.5" thick so it will never warp! This thing is awesome!!!!

 

[Kaido]

And the best $130 I ever spent. I think I paid $100 at the time.... inflation ;-)

https://shop.bakingsteel.com/collections/steels/products/the-big

This thing makes awesome pizza! It's better than a stone! And the best part? Toss it on the grill to make hamburgers on. This thing made the best hamburgers I have ever had!

It's 0.5" thick so it will never warp! This thing is awesome!!!!

I have a Big & a Mini Griddle, they are pretty awesome. Very solid performers! And yeah, not to mention never warping, they will definitely outlast my lifetime.

 

[Spydermag68]

2 gallons of water at 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
1 pound packet of yeast and sugar
Mix together and let sit for 5 minutes
Pour water and yeast mixture into upright blender.

16 ounces of vegetable oil
25 pounds of flour
Mix until a big dough ball is made

Cut into 16 ounce dough
Knead into a ball
Paint with vegetable oil
Put into refrigerator overnight.

That is how we made pizza dough at LC.

 

[OutHouse]

 

[OutHouse]

1 pound packet of yeast and sugar

1 pound of yeast?

or some sort of packet that is one pound combined with yeast and sugar, if so how much yeast?

sorry for sounding retarded.

 

[malbojah]

Spydermag68
2 gallons of water at 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
1 pound packet of yeast and sugar
Mix together and let sit for 5 minutes
Pour water and yeast mixture into upright blender.

16 ounces of vegetable oil
25 pounds of flour
Mix until a big dough ball is made

Cut into 16 ounce dough
Knead into a ball
Paint with vegetable oil
Put into refrigerator overnight.

That is how we made pizza dough at LC.

pfff, amateur.

My last job we did 3 1/2 gallons of water
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup salt
2 oz of yeast
65lbs of flour
1/2 qt oil

when portioned, came out to just under 100lbs of dough. I hated the recipe because the dough would always be to thin

Myself, I make my dough at home to look awesome

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

pfff, amateur.

My last job we did 3 1/2 gallons of water
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup salt
2 oz of yeast
65lbs of flour
1/2 qt oil

when portioned, came out to just under 100lbs of dough. I hated the recipe because the dough would always be to thin

Myself, I make my dough at home to look awesome

Droiooool

Love the thick crust. Recipe?

 

[malbojah]

Droiooool

Love the thick crust. Recipe?

1.25 cups warm water
1/2 package quick rise yeast
splash olive oil
dash salt
2 dashes sugar
3.25 cups bread flour, with extra .25 cups set aside for hand kneading or extra wet dough in mixer.

Mix all in stand mixer, get to just barely sticky in mixer, knead on counter, set aside in container (I use Rubermaid gallon container) and let rise for 4-6 hours. Punch down as needed.

 

[Kaido]

Pan-style pizza tonight, in the vein of Pizza Hut of the 90's. Out of all of the pizza recipes I've made over the last couple of years, this one remains my family's favorite. All you need is a 10" cast-iron skillet ($15 on Amazon) & an oven. It's a no-knead recipe (rises overnight, or while you're away for the day), super easy to make:

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/01/foolproof-pan-pizza-recipe.html

 

[Muse]

I have a couple of containers of pizza dough that have been sitting in my freezer for a few months now. Made them in my bread machine. When the impulse strikes, I'll put one in the refrigerator to thaw.

One of my favorite pizza recipes basically is just my homemade Italian sauce (from the tomatoes I grow yearly and can), eggplant and cheeses, placed on pizza dough and oven baked at high temperature (450-500F) until the crust is crisp but not burned.