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apocolipse t1_jea6euf wrote

Reply to comment by nchiker in [Homemade] Margherita pizza by nchiker

Sauce recipe???
I always like to make my own with Roasted Tomatoes (adds a nice layer of roasty sweetness). You can get them in a can pre-roasted or roast yourself in the oven, but:
1 can roasted tomatoes
1 Tbsp olive oil (extra virgin or regulra)
1 small garlic clove
1/2 tsp dry oregano
1/2 tsp kosher salt

Can also swap fresh oregano, and add fresh basil if you want. No need to cook the sauce before hand, it'll cook enough on the pizza (and tomatoes were already roasted, so...) Just toss it in a blender and get it to desired consistency.

Also, another technique for dough: Instead of 12-24hrs in bowl, you can do 1-2 hours, and then cut/ball onto prep tray and let the balls rest and rise in the fridge for 12-24-48 hours (different times lead to interestingly different crust profiles, fun to experiment, yours looks awesome btw! perfect bubbles and slight charring)
Also, type 00 flour is best for pizza dough... idk why, but literally every pizza place uses it. Caputo tipo 00 from Italy is pretty popular but theres plenty of other brands, and i you see "Pizza flour" thats all it is. It's much more finely ground than all purpose flour, which is better for pizza and pasta.
And finally Cheese!! Fresh mozzarella only!! Make your own if you want with almost expired milk, that's always fun!

(edit: My dough recipe: 1L water, 10g yeast, 55g sea salt, 1700g tipo 00 flour, 20g olive oil, same procedure as yours, salt + oil last as salt will shock the yeast if you mix the salt in water before yeast goes in. Also going by weight means no need to sift flour :P. This recipe is for a lot, i usually 1/3rd it and get about 6 dough balls)

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