pizza dough discussion

The Boston Globe posted a pizza dough recipe today that I’m having an issue with.  http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2010/09/15/recipe_for_pizza_dough_with_puffy_chewy_crust/ Granted, I’m just a home cook.  I have no formal culinary education and everything I learn is through books and videos and discussion boards. It sounds like what’s going on in this recipe is an autolyse before the yeast [...]

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fig pizza

It’s probably a good thing for this blog that I’m friends with Tammy. Since the original co-conspirators of this blog have moved onto different places and hobbies, I think it got a bit lonely around here without people to talk to about cooking. Plus, she takes lovely food photos. Anyway, I was at Tammy’s house [...]

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invasion of the SAF yeast

Just in case anyone is curious, I only use SAF instant yeast when I make my doughs. And I’ve been making a lot of doughs lately. Sorry I couldn’t come up with a wittier title. Anyway! So, challah #2 wasn’t all that special to me. Challah #1 was courtesy of Beth Hensperger’s book “Bread Made [...]

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