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diff --git a/03-09-overnight-sourdough-pizza-crust.md b/03-09-overnight-sourdough-pizza-crust.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6ccf005 --- /dev/null +++ b/03-09-overnight-sourdough-pizza-crust.md @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ +## Overnight Sourdough Pizza Crust (with 60% whole wheat) + +**JMonkey** + + +> This recipe makes four doughballs, each of which will make a pizza +> that's about 12" in diameter. They freeze well, and will keep for at +> least a month. To use a frozen doughball, just transfer it to the +> fridge the night before you want to bake. Then follow the baking +> instructions as written. + +> If you wish to make this as a 100% white flour pizza, reduce the +> water to 510 grams. + +**Formula** + +* Whole wheat flour: 60% +* All-purpose white flour: 40% +* Water: 80% +* Olive oil: 5% +* Starter accounts for 2% of the flour at 60% hydration + +**Ingredients** + +* Whole wheat flour: 420 grams +* AP flour: 290 grams +* Water: 570 grams +* Salt: 15 grams +* Olive oil: 36 grams +* Whole wheat starter: 25 grams + + +The night before, dissolve the starter into the water, and then add +the salt and the oil. Finally, mix in the flours, until everything is +nicely mixed. Then, let it rest for about an hour, and then do three +stretch and folds with about 20-30 minutes between each. Cover the +dough, and let it rise all night. + +The next morning, see whether the dough has risen enough (8 - 10 hours +is usually enough) and then divide it into 4 doughballs of about 340 +grams a piece. Two dough balls go into the plastic baggies in the +fridge, while the others go in plastic baggies in the freezer. + +Remove the fridge doughballs two hours before baking, and shape them +into tight balls. Then cover each with a cereal bowl. While they warm +up, prepare the toppings. + +**Tomato sauce (for two pies -- makes more than you'll probably +need)** + +* 1 14 to 16 oz. can crushed tomatoes +* Oregano: 1/2 tsp +* Basil: 1/2 tsp +* Garlic: 2 cloves, diced +* Lemon juice or red wine vinegar: 1 Tbs + +Mix this up, and set it aside, adding salt if it +needs it. Some canned tomatoes are already well +salted. With the brand I use, though, I usually +have to add 1/2 tsp or so. + +**Cheese blend (for two pies)** + +* Whole fat mozzarella, grated: 4 oz. +* Parmesan, grated: 2 ounces +* Feta, crumbled: 2 oz + +Other toppings are, of course, up to you. I like chicken sausage, +black olives and mushrooms, myself. Roasted red bell peppers are +awesome. Fresh tomatoes are great (under the cheese), when available, +as are fresh basil leaves, added just after the pie comes out of the +oven. + +**Shaping the pie** + +First, an hour before I'm ready to bake, insert a stone and set the +oven as high as it will go. When you're finally ready to shape, +generously dust a peel with semolina flour or cornmeal. Then, make a +small pile of AP flour next to where you'll shape. Coat your hands in +flour, take a dough ball, coat it in flour on both sides, and then +place it on your knuckles. Bounce the dough on your knuckles in a +circle, gently stretching the dough with each bounce. When it's +halfway there, place it on the peel, and stretch it all the way out. +Make sure you stretch the edges apart -- don't stretch across the +dough, because the center will be fairly thin and will tear. + +Before adding the toppings, make sure that the pie will move on the +peel. Then add sauce, cheese and toppings, and bake on the stone for +9-11 minutes. Let it cool for a few minutes on a rack before cutting +into slices. |
