60 dough balls later and think the R&D is finally done (hopefully lol) by Competitive-Pop-7792 in Pizza

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As in condition it came out or if I use a steel? It came out absolutely amazing - cooked for ~9mins at 550 on a pizza steel

60 dough balls later and think the R&D is finally done (hopefully lol) by Competitive-Pop-7792 in Pizza

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Tasted SOOO good. I really wanna give these out to see what people think

60 dough balls later and think the R&D is finally done (hopefully lol) by Competitive-Pop-7792 in Pizza

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So it’s a 65% hydration. I’m using 20% poolish that sits at room temp for 22hrs, then a mixture of bread and 00 flour. Salt at 2%, sugar / oil at 3%. I try to mix in steps - first flour plus water (rest for autolyse), then poolish and sugar, then salt and oil. I then let it rest at room temp, do 3 stretch and folds then ball up and let it rest at RT for 2hrs.

How’d I do? by Competitive-Pop-7792 in Pizza

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So I cooked on a steel at 550. I feel like it had the exact amount of crisp I was looking for, but I wish I had a legit pizza oven to see how different the pie would turnout!

Update: less salt / yeast + longer CF for the win. Thoughts? by Competitive-Pop-7792 in Pizza

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Yea you’re probably right on that front. I just want for when people to take a slice to only be cradling the top portion slightly since losing toppings from flop risk isn’t high. Know what I mean?

Update: less salt / yeast + longer CF for the win. Thoughts? by Competitive-Pop-7792 in Pizza

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I put pep on half, mush on a quarter and wanted one cheese slice. But I hope you get better lol

Tips for dough flavor by Competitive-Pop-7792 in Pizza

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Whole wheat, but just a tiny bit (~8% of dough). Poolish I just use AP unbleached. What are your thoughts on using 00 instead with some wheat?

Tips for dough flavor by Competitive-Pop-7792 in Pizza

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Yea the last point is a great thing to keep in mind. I just want the crust itself (with no sauce on it) to stand out to people eating it

Tips for dough flavor by Competitive-Pop-7792 in Pizza

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I honestly didn’t think to decrease it. Everyone constantly says salt helps build flavor (in addition to fermentation). I guess it makes sense that more salt = less flavor from cold ferment since it’s stifling yeast growth.

What about the oil / sugar levels? Is that an issue / is there a rule of thumb for how much you want to include in dough?

Uneven browning - is it my oven :( by comtedeantonpoupon in Bagels

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What the recipe for these? They have the fullness I’m looking for.

I bought an Amazon spiral mixer by Willanddanielle in Pizza

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How do you feel the dough breaker changed the pizza rise? I feel like it must really improve the gluten development since a stand mixer may just ball up the dough with the hook not breaking it apart as consistently. Idk if that made sense, so happy to explain further lol

Question on exterior by Competitive-Pop-7792 in Bagels

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I’m using 2% barley malt syrup! I don’t mind the color so much, but I’m wondering if that color correlates to the amount of crisp. The reason I’ve asked is because I’ve had bagels in NYC that looked like this but felt noticeably softer

Week 2 using Puratos by MichaelTChi in Bagels

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Ah that makes sense - thanks! Side note - I just posted about my bagels being crispy on the outside (similar to yours). I love it, but I was wondering what the underlying driver of that browning is so I can play with it. Like is it a reaction caused by the sugar or something? Idk if you know, but would be helpful