ZILLA'S Pit Baked Pizza

[zilla]

I don't use a recipe but this should be close. Enjoy


ZILLA’S Pit Baked Pizza Recipe

Pizza Dough makes 1 - 18" pizza or two small ones

1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
1-1/2 cups bread flour
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tsp yeast dissolved in warm water
1/1/4 cups tepid water

Mix all ingredients till smooth and do not over mix.
Place in a oiled bowl and cover with saran wrap and place in a warm spot till doubled in bulk.
When ready roll or stretch the dough to the desired size.
Place dough on a pizza screen or wooden pizza peel dusted with cornmeal
Cover the top with the desired amount of sauce.
Add toppings.
Sprinkle with oregano.
Place in oven or pit on Pizza stone till done 10-15 minutes depending on the temp.

Sauce
Note: Spaghetti sauce and tomato paste will not give you the flavor of pizza sauce
Four large cans of tomato puree or your choice.
Two grated carrots
One head of minced garlic
Pinch oregano
Pinch of basil
½ cup grated onion
Salt
Pepper
simmer for two hours or so to thicken and develop flavor
Adjust seasonings as needed after cooking for an hour.

Cheese
Use low moisture Mozzarella for classic stringy pizza cheese
Or whole milk Mozzarella for a very soft style
Use teaspoon fulls of ricotta for something different

Toppings
Thin sliced onions (lightly Sauteed)
Thin sliced Bell peppers (lightly Sauteed)
Sauteed mushrooms
Pepperoni
Italian sausage (thin sliced and browned)
Sardines in olive oil (very Italian)
Anchovies rinsed well
Sliced olives black or green
Thin sliced tomatoes
Artichoke hearts
Ham
Pineapple slices
Smoked chicken in BBQ sauce
Pulled pork in BBQ sauce
Shrimp small whole and cleaned and shelled

One of many variations
Substitute tomato sauce for Asian Peanut sauce, chicken, julienne carrots and chopped roasted peanuts for Tai Chicken Pizza
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Zilla

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[roxy]

Looks great Zilla, just one thing for the dough and that would be a half tsp. of sugar in the water... Helps to get the yeast going as it feeds on sugars easier than starches.
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Chargriller Akorn
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[zilla]

10-4 Roxy your right, I used to do that I just kind of stopped. It also helps the crust brown up in a shorter time. Good call.
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Zilla

GIANT BBQ

[roxy]

Was a pizza maker for way too many years dude, some times when I sweat I can still smell like a pizza...
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Chargriller Akorn
WSM
LIAR #100
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Do not rely on a rabbits foot for luck, it did not work out too well for the rabbit...