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Re:Kenji López-Alt Spent 5 Months Studying Chicago Thin-Crus... by DethNinja on Saturday March 18, 2023 @10:50PM (#35215506)
Why this recipe doesn’t mention 00 Flour. You can’t just make a pizza dough with normal flour, I feel like many people will be disappointed without this minor detail.
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Re:Kenji López-Alt Spent 5 Months Studying Chicago Thin-Crus... by modriano on Saturday March 18, 2023 @11:53PM (#35215880)
It seems so odd to me that I can't ever find 00 flour in any of the grocery stores around me (in Chicago). Every neopolitan pizza recipe I read stresses use of 00 flour, but I have to buy it from King Arthur's site. Do people not know how easy it is to make pizza at home?
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Re:Kenji López-Alt Spent 5 Months Studying Chicago Thin-Crus... by kenjilopezalt on Sunday March 19, 2023 @03:50AM (#35216923)
00 pizza flour is great for Neapolitan pizza baked at very high temps. At lower temps it doesn’t brown or char very well because it’s unmalted. It’s not a good choice for most American pizza styles.
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