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very year in pizza competitions,
I see the one blaring
mistake at the most crucial
time. An excellent and
talented pizza maker gets to the finals.
This one last pizza will put them in a
category above all others and victory
is in sight. Then, in the dizzying
haze of this almost triumph, they do
something they would never do in
their pizzeria. They put more and more
cheese, followed by more toppings...
followed by more garnish. Their pizza
crust is now flattened by the weight
of overtopping. This pizza, born of
nervous trepidation, usually never wins
at the top tier because the judges end
up with a lapful of cheese and toppings
that the crust just couldn't support.
The Best is yet to Crumb
We've all encountered the dilemma
of creating a crust to accommodate
heavy toppings or multiple sauces or
cheeses. When you have heavy root
vegetables, pureed or not, or beautiful
summer tomatoes filled with flavorful
juices, it takes a plan to make a
great crust that won't wilt when a slice
is picked up. Topping a pizza is one
of the most pivotal moments before,
during, and after the bake because
this is the integration of assets-the
combination of the strength of your
pizza dough and what you top this
crust with. Too much hydration, wet
toppings, weighty meats and cheeses,
and insufficient thought about how
the heated foundation will support all
these assets can lead to your downfall.
To avoid this, let's look at the styles of
pizzas and the topping support they
offer.
Thin and crispy pizza: Low tolerance
for weighty toppings unless an
extremely low-hydrated, high-gluten
dough is baked at medium temperatures,
creating a hard, crisp crust that
will not " flop " or crack. Examples are
the East Coast Hot Oil pizzas, the
Roman Scrocciarella and the St. Louis
thin. A lot of these styles are made
with less sauce and cheese and cut in
the Chicago " Tavern Style " squares to
accommodate multiple toppings.
Medium thick brick-oven crust:
Mid-level tolerance for heavy toppings
depends upon hydration. Below
70 percent and a lower temperature bake
at 500 F will dry a dynamic high-gluten
crust out enough for plenty of sauce
and cheese. The more steam remaining
in the crust will soften the dough, and
higher heat will only crisp the outside of
the cornicione (crust.) If you try drying
out the gluten scaffolding in the center
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