Weekends always call forpizza.
It’s a necessity.
Friday, Saturday, Sundayany of those days really work for divvying up slices among friends.
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Or simply enjoying an entire pie by yourself.
And as you could see, it took alongtime.
Eight years, in fact.
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I was on a mission to perfect the texture.
But for years, my dough was anything but.
My pizza crust came out either too hard, too soft, too crumbly, or too doughy.
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So I tweaked, and tweaked, and tweaked.
Should I addsourdoughor instant yeast?
What kinds of flavoring does this need?
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Does it need a long rise or a short one?
What temperature should the pizza bake in my oven?
(Hint, averyhigh temperature, in fact).
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Here are all my tricks to making the absolute perfect homemade pizza pie.
And don’t forget your sauce!
Here’sThe Best Italian Pizza Sauce Recipe you’re able to Make at Home.
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Use pizza dough flavoring.
I didn’t realize pizza crust had a distinct flavor until itwasn’tin my dough.
I now have a container ofKing Arthur Pizza Dough Flavoron hand and I add two teaspoons in my recipe.
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Roll out the dough slightly first.
Nottoomuchjust enough to make it easy to stretch to the size you want.
Use a perforated pizza steel.
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Don’t overload the toppings.
While it’s tempting to just load on the toppings (no more paying for extra toppings, right?
A good rule of thumb is to not overlap a topping punch in.
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For example, layout some pepperoni first and don’t overlap them.
Then do the same for a few bell pepper slices, onions, and other veggies you want.
And don’t gotoocrazy on the cheese.
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Just a little crazy.
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Add seasonings before baking.
I think it just adds to the flavor!
Drizzle with hot honey.
Alright, this one isn’t mandatory with my foolproof method.
It’s just delicious drizzled on pizzaall the cool pizzerias in Brooklyn do it.
I typically go forMike’s Hot HoneyorSavannah Bee Hot Honey.
Pro tip: Freeze the dough!
Only plan on baking one pizza?
Prepping the dough for later in the week?
you’re free to freeze it!
