Summer Pizza... Mystery Solved!

The summer Pizzas I made last night were really great. But

something was Missing. Something wasn't quite right. The dough

was off. And, I knew it but I couldn't put my finger on it. The pizza

dough recipe I pulled off the Internet said it was the Cuisinart pizza

dough recipe but it just didn't Perform the way I'm used to. So when

I got home tonight I pulled out my Recipe book. And guess what!?

The Internet Lied! The Cuisinart recipe I used last night is so much

different from the recipe in my booklet. How can that be? But it's

true! The on-line recipe calls for far Less flour and a whole package

of yeast. My booklet, page-35 recipe on the other hand, calls for just

1.5 teaspoons of yeast, and a half-cup More flour! Trust me...

The Cuisinart, (real) booklet recipe is Soooo much better!

I hadn't planned on making Pizzas again tonight. But when I

walked in the door from work Mr. B said, I noticed you have lots

of cheese left over and there's still half of the bell Pepper left, so are

we having Pizza again tonight? And, since I believe the secret to

a happy and Long marriage is being able to recognize a request

disguised as a question, I said, Sure we are! Besides, I needed...

An opportunity to Figure out my dough problem any way!

See that!? I didn't get that beautiful puffy Rise out of my dough last night!

Achieving that volume makes a Huge difference!

Want to see?

There it is!

That's twice the height of my Crust last night!

While this crust is high, it's Light and crispy,

not dense and heavy. Which is the way we prefer it!

Back to tomato and Basil with red onion for me

Because I'm predictable that way...

Predictable, meaning I know what I like!

Thank Goodness I went back to my recipe booklet!

If you would like the Recipe for this fantastic

pizza dough, send an e-mail to jcbridge@aol.com