Got something a little bit different for you today. Not only do I like to order pizza from the comfort of my sofa, I have also been known to make a pizza from scratch. So today I have a cookbook recommendation.
Most of the pizzas I make these days are from the book Pizza: More Than 60 Recipes for Delicious Homemade Pizza by Diane Morgan and Tony Gemignani. I bought it on a whim and have loved it ever since. They’ve got a variety of pizza dough recipes from New York style to Chicago deep dish (which is one of my favorites). These recipes aren’t for the faint of heart. You will be spending several hours making the is dough, in some cases letting it set over night. But the results are always great. I highly recommend getting the book!
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Pizza: More Than 60 Recipes for Delicious Homemade Pizza
There was an awesome recipie for Gondola-like crust in the Freep quite some time ago. Once perfected, you may almost never want to order out again (I said ALMOST!).
With this crust, as with many thin crusts, a MAJOR key is one of those slate pizza stones you can buy! Another key is HEAT. For this particular crust I cook on a cookie sheet at 500 degrees! Works awesomely, get MANY compliments. Just don’t ask me about thick crust, that I don’t cook.
Dan ‘intravenous-me-pizza’ F.