Since I rearranged the racks in my oven, and reinstalled the original baking steel I've had in the closet for like 2 years, it was time to try my hand at pizza again. So an evening or two ago I put together Jim Lahey's overnight pizza dough (practically no-knead) from his book (eG-friendly Amazon.com link), called strangely enough...
And I decided I'd also cheat a bit, with the parchment trick (I also use it with Dutch oven breads, so they don't stick to the proofing basket).
Believe me, I'll be working on getting a nice, round circle for the rest of my life.
I also plan on moving the steel to the top shelf for future pizza bakes, but it was on a lower shelf and that's where it remained last night.
Really the best results I've had at home so far. Then I made a pie with more toppings. No, not stupid toppings, just more sauce and cheese. Oh, and hyper-local basil, added to the cooked pie.
We were happy. Even if I failed geometry.
RoaSted romanesco alongside.
