Fluffy Thick Crust Pizza
Ingredients: warm water, sugar, dry yeast, coarse salt, cornmeal · 180 min cook time · 548kcal · ₩9,850
Ingredients
237ml warm water, 1teaspoon sugar, 1teaspoon dry yeast, 10g coarse salt, 3tablespoons cornmeal, 3tablespoons whole wheat flour, 30ml olive oil, 200g bread flour or all-purpose flour, 200g canned crushed tomatoes, 1teaspoon dried herbs, 5ml vinegar, 113g string cheese (mozzarella), 10g shaky parmesan
Instructions
1. Add one cup of warm water, a teaspoon of sugar, and a teaspoon of dry yeast to a mixing bowl. Let it bloom to ensure the yeast is active.
2. Add two to three tablespoons of cornmeal and two to three tablespoons of whole wheat flour for flavor and texture. Add a glug of olive oil and two teaspoons of coarse salt.
3. Stir in about one and a half cups (200g) of bread flour or all-purpose flour with a wooden spoon until a very wet, no-knead dough forms. Leave the spoon in the bowl.
4. Cover the bowl and refrigerate the dough for at least a day, or preferably two to four days, for better flavor development.
5. Prepare a 9-inch (23cm) square cake pan by lining it with crumpled parchment paper. Rub olive oil inside the parchment-lined pan.
6. Take the sticky dough from the fridge. With oily hands, gently stretch the dough using gravity and then place it into the prepared pan. Stretch it further to fill the corners.
7. Cover the dough again and let it proof and puff up for at least one to two hours at room temperature. Alternatively, return it to the fridge for another day or two for even better flavor.
8. Once proofed, gently stretch the dough into the corners if needed and pull dough from the center to the edges to ensure even thickness.
9. Preheat the oven to its highest normal setting (e.g., 550°F / 190°C) with a rack positioned at the very bottom. Move other racks up and away.
10. While the oven preheats, prepare the sauce by stirring canned crushed tomatoes with olive oil and desired seasonings. Add a splash of vinegar to boost freshness.
11. Gently dress the pizza with sauce, spreading it edge-to-edge. Add a layer of shaky parmesan, then top with mozzarella string cheese, also spread edge-to-edge.
12. Place the pizza on the bottom rack in the preheated oven and bake until golden brown and puffed up.
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