Sourdough bread is amazing. It’s chewy, it’s tangy, and it works well with just about anything – including pizza. It wasn’t until fairly recently that I had the chance to try it, but sourdough pizza crust has definitely become one of my favorite ways to prepare pizza. The very beginning step in making anything sourdough involves something called “starter.”
Just about every pizza enthusiast I've met eventually confesses their dream of owning a wood-fired oven. While some pizza fans research this daunting task in detail and even picture where they’d like to put their oven, others only know that they run on wood and they look awesome. Purists argue that nothing can match the heat, speed, and flavor of a wood-fired oven – and by most pizza experts’ standards, wood-fired ovens are the only way to cook a truly authentic Naples-style pizza.
It may be hard to believe, but it’s already spring time again! It's time for another round of tasty spring pizza ideas to test out in your home kitchen. Here at the Pizzacraft headquarters, we've been busy testing and tasting and we've got two new pizza recipes to prove it. We based these recipes around a few seasonal ingredients: pears, spinach, artichokes, and mushrooms. Grab your best dough recipe, your favorite sauce, a little bit of cheese and we’ll meet you in the kitchen!
Ever since its appearance, the cheese stuffed crust has been overwhelmingly popular – and for good reason. You remember it like it was yesterday, you were watching your favorite TV show and next thing you knew a delicious looking pizza appeared on screen. A slice was cut and pulled from the pie only to reveal a secret cache of perfectly melted glistening cheese spilling from the crust. Next thing you knew you were drooling on the remote control and your stomach was rumbling louder than a freight train. You knew at that point there was only one possible outcome: you had to have one! Normally, this is where you’d pick up the phone and order, but today we’re going to do the cheese crust justice and show you how to make it yourself.
Some pizza purists will tell you there’s only one way to do pizza dough: make it yourself. Others argue it’s an art best left to the professionals and that you’re better off just buying it. Whatever your skill level or culinary opinion, it certainly can’t hurt to throw out another recipe to help keep your crust skills crispy. Maybe you’ve tried whole wheat or an herb infused dough recipe, but you haven’t lived until you’ve tried sourdough pizza crust. Making sourdough is a bit different than making traditional pizza dough, so we're going to break down the process for you, step by step.
The perfect pizza can sometimes be an elusive thing. You need a great dough recipe, the dough needs to be proofed and ready to use, you have to properly stretch out the dough, get it on the peel, top it, and (what some would consider the hardest part) actually get the pizza off the peel and into the oven! There are a lot of places where your perfect pizza can go off the rails, and if you throw in hungry guests waiting to eat, you’re going to be one frustrated foodie. Just take a deep breath and relax, because today we’re going to talk about five pizza problems and how to fix them.
Grillmasters and pizzaiolos don’t seem to have too much in common. But there’s something that both can appreciate, but few even think to try: smoking a pizza! Considering the flavors of pizza, adding smoky flavor can be a fantastic idea. So what’s the best way to smoke your next pie? It’s probably a lot cheaper and easier than you’d think. Whether you’re cooking pizza on the grill or in a Pizzeria Pronto, we’ll show you how to smoke pizza to perfection.
