Pizza!

We LOVE Pizza! We tried to make it in our Egg and it didn’t work out so well. Michael, our Tai Chi Instructor has been telling us about his pizza. He is from New York City and is an enthusiast of the Italian Pie.

He said he bakes his in the oven. He brought all the ingrediants, and after Tai Chi, he baked pizza. It was fabulous. We had invited Billy and Kevin over to join us, and Billy proclaimed it was 3 dimensional; the Best. It was a combination of the thin crisp crust, the uncooked sauce he puts on it and the cheese. Michael really knows how to make good Pizza dough!

Andrea, luckily, called us and we invited her and Roger over. She made it and enjoyed it also. I had stopped at Mozza (The best Pizza Restaurant in LA) and picked up some of Nancy’s Chopped Salad to go with the Pizza. It was perfect.

We spent the afternoon on the deck overlooking the city, eating Pizza and enjoying ourselves. It was a wonderful afternoon.

Here is Michael’s Recipe for Fabulous Pizza baked in your stove.

For the dough:
1 1/4 cups warm, pure water
2 teaspoons dry yeast
3 1/2- 4 cups unbleached white flour
2 teaspoon salt

In a large bowl dissolve the yeast in warm water and let rest for a few minutes. Once bubbles appear add 2 cups flour and salt, stir, then add rest of flour. Turn the blob on to a flat surface dusted with flour. Knead for 10 minutes. Return the blob to the bowl, cover with a slightly dampened cloth and let sit for 1 1/12 hours. Blob will nearly double in size. Cut blob in half and form into to 2 balls. Seal each ball in a ziplock bag or tupperwear container. Let it sit in the refrigerator for at least one day. Dough will continue to rise and the flavor will mature. Remove the dough from the oven at least 2 hours before baking. Let the dough come to almost room temperature so that it is easy to work and elastic.

For the sauce:
1 can high quality crushed tomatoes or Italian plum tomatoes
8 cloves of finely chopped garlic
6 leaves of fresh basil chopped

Stir together. Do not cook the sauce.

He use a Fibrament D baking stone, He keeps it on the bottom rack of the oven, as low as possible. Heat the oven to the highest possible temperature. Preheat at least 1/2 hour before making the pizza.