Mastering Pizza: The Art and Practice of Handmade Pizza, Focaccia, and Calzone [A Cookbook]

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Pour all ingredients into a blender jar and either blend with a regular or stick blender until slightly chunky. There are numerous books on pizza out there and so far, I thought that 'elements of pizza' was by far the best book out there; but this book gives it a serious run for its money. La sección sobre masa es especialmente detallada y esencial para cualquier persona que quiera hacer una pizza perfecta.

Some vary by hydration level, some involve more old-school mixing, and others still encourage you to make your own sourdough starter because why not? I would need all the curse words in the English and Italian languages to fully express the brilliance that lies within these pages.

Then you’ll want to position the dough on one of the pointy ends and push in a perpendicular direction to start turning the oval into a round shape, with the idea that you’re building surface tension to help the ball swell. Press the dough into the baking sheet, all the way to the edges of the pan, so the dough is about 1/2 inch (1. To Mix And Knead: Put the wheat flour, bread flour, and water in the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the dough hook. Transporting imagery from Italy paired with step-by-step photos to demystify the process will help put you in the pizza mindset, all the better for taking in the expert-level knowledge offered up in this book.

After reading Marc Vetri’s Mastering Pizza, my eyes have been opened to a whole new way of experiencing this versatile food. Vetri's outstanding pastas, innovative flavor combinations and artful presentations captured imaginations and propelled Marc to the culinary forefront.I hold bread and bread related products especially close to heart and spend countless hours of studying and trying out recipes from my collection. saw the debut of Pizzeria Vetri, Marc's most casual eatery to date with two locations in Philadelphia, as well as an outpost in Washington D. A good crust is one of the hardest things to crack and while I can't say I am there yet, this book definitely helped me get a lot closer. I did sometime find the layout of the book a bit difficult to navigate since the dough recipes and baking instructions were not adjacent.