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2007-09-13

How To Make Pizza

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How To Make Pizza
 

 Step 6:

Now, comes the hard part -

Keep adding a little bit of flour (were talking pinches of it) and kneading the ball again and again, always adding a little bit more flower. You'll see the ball absorbs the flower easily and gets a bit bigger as you add more.

If the ball is sticky wet and sticks to your hands - its too wet.
If the ball sticks to the counter - its too wet.

How do you know you've added enough?

When you can make a nice fist sized ball that isn't sticky and - this is the best way to tell - is a little elastic. That is, when you push down on it and release it (ever so slightly, this isn't a slinky) comes back to its original shape. The "spring back" is really minimal - you have to watch for it, but this is another good indication it's done. A third way to check is to taste a tiny piece. It should have the consistency of chewing gum in your mouth.

Most important though - you don't want a big wet sopping ball that is sticky.

This kneading process takes roughly 10-20 minutes.

Once you've completed this process you will have this:
 

 Step 7:

Now, take a bowl and line the bottom with just a little flour.

Place the ball in the bowl and cut a little flower into it with a knife.
 

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