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What Kind of Pizza We're Making (3:59)
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pizza, do-it-yourself, Anthony Falco, history, beginnings, craftmanship, Sicilian origins, heat source, wood-burning oven, no pizza stone, prep time, New York Times Rated pizza,Ingredients 101 (12:22)
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pizza, flower, water, salt, leavening agent, Caputo Flour, unbleached, don't stress ingredients, recipe for one ball of dough for one pizza, change measurements accordingly for multiple portions, New York City tap water, kosher salt, sea salt, Fleischman's Active Dry Yeast, sauce, cheese, San Marzano, pelati, toppings, consider what your toppings are bringing to the pizza, steel or cast iron frying pan,Preparation: Baker's Math (15:08)
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baker's math, 60-65% hydration rate, recipe for one ball, scale, 160 grams flour, about a cup, 100 grams water, 5-6 grams salt, 15 grams leavening agent, incorporate dry together: salt and flour, add yeast to tepid water, slowly add flour to water, mix for 1 minute, autolyse, let sit for six minutes, will feel like dough, make ball and let rise, cover and place in refrigerator for six to seven hours, should double in size to a grapefruit size, preheat oven to 450, no pizza stone necessary, coat frying pan in olive oil, flatten ball out, add sauce cheese and toppings, move up or down in oven depending on what part is cooking faster, be flexible, start on middle rack and then check bottom, move up or down, add a hard cheese and olive oil on finish,Download MP3 (Full Episode)
Let's Eat In: Mark Bello (13:06)
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Cathy Erway, Hearst Ranch, Mark Bello, Pizza A Casa, Pizza Self Sufficiency Center, started as a workshop out of Mark's home, Mark has been teaching pizza making for 5 years, Murray's Cheese, the Astor Center, demand pushed Mark into opening the Pizza Self Sufficiency Center, more people want to know how to make pizza, pizza as a corporate team building event, 371 Grand st, signature tomatoes flour pizza stones etc, Alleva Dairy, Little Italy hallmarks, DiPaolos, Donut Plant, Donut Plant's square donuts, the way you handle your dough is very important, getting a circle is NOT mandatory, an amoebic shaped pizza is OK!, the more you press the yeast out the flatter the pizza, Neopolitan purists say NO rolling pin and NO throwing dough!, a crust made with centrifugal force is kinda boring, let the dough guide you!, store bought dough is impossible to stretch, pizzeria dough is not made for a home oven, Pizza A Casa makes hybrid dough between pizzarea dough and home dough, cold rise dough, dough ready in 45 minutes, comparing cold rise dough and quick rise dough, dough does NOT have to take a long time to rise, Mark was a bench warmer,Making Your Own Pizza! (12:51)
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The Pizza Kids, We Like Pizza, three public classes a week, one of the reasons to open the space was to have a custom venue to do private classes and parties etc, most team building events are midweek, are there repeat customers for the classes?, bachelorette parties, pasta classes, clam pizza, Manilla Clams, bringing guests for classes, Salvatore demo at Whole Foods, mortal and pestle, what about the pizza trend?, Roberta's feels like it will be here after the pizza trend ends, what is the most aphrodisiac pizza?, knee-jerk aphrodisiac myths, Grayson Cheese, Meadow Creek Dairy, dough with a bialy-like texture, English Muffin Pizzas can be gross, what would Mark make on a romantic date?, a big bucket of seafood with bread where everyone can dive in, clam sauce can be very seductive, sauteed shallots with white wine and vermouth and parsley, a naked pizza crust in the oven will balloon and dry out, some people don't like clams, Â ,Download MP3 (Full Episode)
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