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Re: rolling rectangular pizza dough -- suggestions?
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Sun, 7 Nov 1999 22:51:52 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Todd Lehman writes:
> 
> I'm having a bit of difficulty getting my pizza doughs to roll out properly
> to a rectangular shape for a rectangular piece of stoneware.  Anyone having
> any magic tips/tricks/suggestions?  It wasn't a problem doing round pies on
> rectangular stoneware until recently when I started adding thick portobello
> mushrooms and more sauce -- so the dough needs to be thinner and cover more
> area for that much topping-matter.  :)
> 
> The doughs I buy come round (not square :) in a pastic bag, and even when I
> use a special 4"-wide pizza rolling pin and make rolling motions only to the
> four corners, the dough still comes out fairly rounded.  It's very odd.

Make your own.  It's stunningly easy to make pizza dough.  If you're
interested, let me know, and I'll e-mail you a recipe.  We often do our own
pizza when we throw our yearly party - the invitations all say "bring your
preferred pizza toppings." :)

James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/



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  Re: rolling rectangular pizza dough -- suggestions?
 
One lesson learned while making my own pizza dough.. DO NOT USE A METAL BOWL.. I don't know if it's just the way we make them or what.. though the dough turns to soup when mixed in a metal bowl.. Glass is the best, I'm not sure on plastic though.. (...) (27 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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  rolling rectangular pizza dough -- suggestions?
 
I'm having a bit of difficulty getting my pizza doughs to roll out properly to a rectangular shape for a rectangular piece of stoneware. Anyone having any magic tips/tricks/suggestions? It wasn't a problem doing round pies on rectangular stoneware (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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