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It'sPizzaPizza!
Mr. Hawthorne wanted pizza the other night
and as you know,
Mr. Hawthorne gets what he wants.
Our pizzas are usually collaborations.
He wanted a thin and crispy crust,
so I made the crust
and he did the toppings.
That way he gets to take
all the credit for his pizza.
He's such a credit whore.
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I poured my yeast packet into 1/2 cup of warm water ...
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... rinsed out the yeast packet
with a little more warm water
to get it all out ...
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... and added about 1 TB sugar.
Stir and let sit to proof.
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After about 5-10 minutes,
the mixture becomes bubbly.
It has "proofed."
That means the yeast is active.
If your mixture doesn't get poufy,
throw it out.
The yeast is bad.
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Next I added in one egg.
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You know I love my action shots.
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About a tablespoon of ELBOO.
That's Extra Light Bertolli Olive Oil.
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Mix well.
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Work in 1 cup bread flour.
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Another tablespoon of olive oil
and a teaspoon of salt.
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And you have this messy blob.
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I gradually worked in maybe another
1/2 cup of bread flour, kneading.
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Keep kneading
(I added another TB of oil)
and dust with flour as needed.
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Keep kneading until
you have a nice elastic dough.
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Please don't be intimidated by bread dough.
Just jump in and do it.
If the dough is too sticky,
sprinkle in more flour.
If it's too stiff,
add a little oil.
It's a balance and it's not difficult.
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I always let my dough rest about 5-10 minutes
before continuing,
or in this case,
turning it over to Mr. Hawthorne.
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Mr. Hawthorne oiled his baking pan ...
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... and slowly started pressing out his dough.
When I do this,
I press it out a bit,
let it rest,
then press again, pushing from the center to the outside,
rest, and push.
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Mr. Hawthorne pricked his crust
before putting it into a 425 degree oven and ...
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... and baking until nicely browned.
Mr. Hawthorne prepared the rest
of the pizza while I did nothing.
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He took an assortment of mushrooms and ...
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... OK, I took pictures ...
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... sauteed them.
Salt after you saute
not before or during.
Salting brings out the moisture in the shrooms
and they'll steam instead of saute.
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Set aside.
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Next, he cooked up his deer sausage ...
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... breaking it up.
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Mr. Hawthorne always likes to put a
layer of cheese on the bottom first.
And Mr. H. is semi-ho'ing his pizza.
He poured a can of tomato sauce over top.
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Mushrooms and sausage went on.
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Onion rings on.
Black olives.
Some Brie and goat cheese.
Oh ... that little baggie
is full of oregano.
Really.
It's oregano.
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Peppers.
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Tomatoes.
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Grated mozzarella.
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Bake until cheese is melted and browned.
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Crust was excellent.
Thin, crispy, crunchy.
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Toppings were pretty good too.
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We do make a damn good pizza.
2 comments:
If you ate all the pizza and a half gallon of Cherry Garcia, it wasn't oregano...
Uh oh ...
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