Some Recent Pizzas

[ALX]

Like to make 4 crusts at a time and freeze the other 3 crusts after baking 10 minutes.....






These crusts end up very crispy after additional baking


Some reduced garden tomato with lots of garlic.Garden oregano,tyme and Basil




Fresh mozz and provolone





Pinneapple,green olives,my italian sausage.bell peppers and onions








Black olives,mushrooms,bell pepper, onion and pepperoni










The kitchen sink....

[DDave]

Man, those look AWESOME!!



Dave

[lynsey123]

Only my Nona could make better looking pizza Bud

[SMOKE FREAK]

Looks good. How do you make your crust?

[moselle]

I think I love you.

Now...go smoke some flour and make some more pizzas and tell us how they compare!!

[Slanted88]

Dang...dem are right on ready for me!

[Fired Up]

Do you deliver?

[Fishawn]

THAT kitchen is smokin!.... My dinner plans just changed..... ROCKSTAR!

[Bassman]

Awesome looking pizzas, Alex! Like some others, I'd like to have your dough recipe if you don't mind. I could handle a slice of that right now for dessert.

[ALX]

This is 4 crust batch....I do not have a pizza piel or stone or a convection oven,so i modified a bit over years....The crust would prolly be awesome without the 10 minute bake and then adding toppings and cooking 15 minutes at 450 degree....

8 cups flour----50% bread flour,50%unbleached--Reserve flour



1 and 1/3 cups water in sauce pan with 1 tablespoon salt and 2 tablespoons white sugar and 6 tablespoons olive oil...

Bring this to boil and cool....Reserve

Yeast mixture:

2/3 cup boiling water with 1/4 teaspoon sugar.When water cools to 105 degree add 3 packets Active Dry Yeast....I use fleischmanns(3/4 ounce packets)


Proof(activate) yeast 5 minutes

Add the original 1 and 1/3 cup liquid mix to flour and then yeast mixture.Mix well by hand.

Let this glob sit on floured board 10-15 minutes

Put the glob in a bowl (with olive oiled top) for 1 to 1 and half hours or doubled in slightly warmed oven.


Turn dough out on board and divide in 4 pieces




Cover pieces and let rest 15 minutes


Roll the balls out to make 4 crusts

Bake the crusts 10 minutes.I use small fork marks in crust before and during baking to reduce/pop the bubbles in crust....



I use one baked crust fresh and freeze the rest....Darn tasty when i have all fresh garden ingredients...

[WALLE]

ALX - awesome pizza!
I have always wondered on freezing dough... may have to give it the o'l par-bake trick you use.

thanks!

[ALX]

It works well and is convenient.....I like to let em thaw a few hours and wipe olive oil on em and crisp em a minute before making pizza....This recipe is definetly tweeked for freezing the baked crusts as much as anything....My mom has been doing it forever....

ALX - awesome pizza!
I have always wondered on freezing dough... may have to give it the o'l par-bake trick you use.

thanks!

[Richtee]

At'sa nice'a pie'a(s)!

[Uncle-Honky]

Now that is a buncha good lookin pies Alex! Great job on the toppings...love the kitchen sink bud! The wife and I have been tossing the wood fired oven idea around for the last month. Been collecting the supplies. You just dotted the i bud. It is a must. It is the good grub, like you have here, that can be so easily over looked!
Bravo!! (smiley dude twirling pizza dough)

[Bbqgoddess]

Alex,
You rocked those pies! the money shot with that oooey goooey cheese!
Ima otta pts my pizano! IOU!