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hey everyone and welcome back for
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another deep dive I'm excited for this
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one me too Pizza we're going to be
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talking all about Italian style pizza
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some of the best out there some of the
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best food out there e most people would
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agree I agree and we've got a great
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recipe uh to help us guide our Deep dive
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today yeah eat every slic did a whole
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episode all about that a whole episode
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on Italian style pizza and we're going
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to kind of break down all the key
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components every single part give you
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some inspiration and some uh some tips
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along the way let's make some pizza so
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let's start with the foundation the base
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recipe um and Italian pizza dough in
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general it's actually pretty simple
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ingredients right flour
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yeast water olive oil sugar salt that's
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it that's it that's all you need and
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time and time okay time is an ingredient
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so this recipe calls for 1 hour of
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rising time at least 1 hour is that
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really necessary like can I cheat can I
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get a short you don't want cut it short
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because that's what gives the yeast the
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chance to create all those lovely air
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pockets oh and those are responsible for
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that light and crispy crust that we love
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so much yeah so if you cut it short you
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might end up with a dense dough and
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nobody wants that I don't want a dense
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dough No all right so 1 hour minimum
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Rising time I can handle that yeah and
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think of it this way you can use that
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hour to prep your other ingredients oh
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that's true yeah get your toppings ready
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get everything organized yeah Mis on
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place as they say exactly
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okay so once we've got our beautiful
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dough ready to go let's talk about what
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goes on top the fun part the sauce the
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flavor and this recipe gives us two
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options two delicious options which is
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great because I love options me too so
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the first one is the classic margarita
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you can't go wrong with a margarita
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simple Samano Tomatoes olive oil a
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little oregano that's all you need so
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fresh and it really lets the flavor of
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the tomatoes shine through now I know
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we've talked about s Rano tomatoes
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they're but can you just remind our
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listeners what makes them so special
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they're grown in a specific region of
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Italy and they have this perfect balance
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of sweetness and low acidity I've
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noticed that they're not as acidic as
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our right and that makes a huge
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difference in the flavor of the sauce it
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really goes it really does so you can
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find them canned usually yes and look
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for the dop certification that means
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they're the real deal all right so San
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Maro tomatoes are a must for the
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margarita absolutely okay now the other
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sauce option that this re gives us is a
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little more hearty for the meat lovers
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it's a meat lover sauce yes so what goes
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into this meaty Masterpiece so it starts
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with ground beef and then you simmer
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that with some tomato sauce fennel seeds
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and a touch of red pepper flake oh it's
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like a cooked sauce it is it's not just
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a plain tomato sauce that sounds really
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flavorful it is it's so good and then
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you just spread that right on the dough
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like you would with the margarita sauce
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exactly Okay so we've got our dough we
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got our sauce let's talk about the
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toppings everyone one's favorite part I
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talkingstick classic we're talking fresh
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mozzarella you can use fure Dil latte
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which is cow's milk mozzarella that's my
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go-to yeah or you can go for Buffalo
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mozzarella which has a richer creamier
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flavor I haven't actually tried Buffalo
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mozzarella on a pizza you should it's
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delicious I will I will put that on my
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list it's a little bit more of a Splurge
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but it's worth it okay so fresh
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mozzarella for the margarita and then
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we're just going to add some fresh basil
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leaves after it comes out of the oven a
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little sprinkle of salt and you're good
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to go Perfection Perfection now they're
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for the meat lovers Pizza we're going to
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load it up we're going to pile it on so
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we're going to start with shredded
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mozzarella okay and then some Parmesan
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cheese for that nice sharp salty bite I
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love the combination of mozzarella and
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Parmesan it's a classic it really is and
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then of course we're going to add our
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delicious meat sauce yes and the recipe
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also calls for some optional toppings
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can add some red onions and green
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peppers I feel like those would add a
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nice freshness they would to kind of cut
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through the richness of the meat exactly
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I think I would go for the onions and
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pepper s so too okay so we've got our
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pizzas all assembled ready for the oven
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what temperature are we baking these at
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we're going to crank up the oven to
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475° fah that's hot it is why so hot
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that high heat is what gives you that
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beautiful crispy crust okay so I know a
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lot of people will ask about you know
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wood fired ovens versus a regular home
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oven yeah it's a common question is
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there really a huge difference there is
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a difference in flavor okay W fired
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ovens give you that Smoky Char that's
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hard to replicate at home right but you
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can still get a fantastic Pizza in a
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home oven okay good to know especially
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if you use a baking stone or a baking
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steel that's a good tip yeah they help
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to distribute the heat evenly and give
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you a crispier crust all right so 4 175°
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F baking stone or steel yes how long are
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we baking these pizzas for you're going
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to bake them for about 12 to 15 minutes
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until the crust is golden brown and the
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cheese is bubbly and melted exactly I
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can almost smell it now I know it's
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making me hungry okay so the pizza is
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out of the oven it's looking beautiful
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what are the final touches this is where
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you can really elevate your pizza okay
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I'm all about elevating so for the
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margarita you can add some fresh basil
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leaves on top a little sprinkle of salt
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or if you want to get fancy you can
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drizzle it with a little balsamic glaze
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well that sounds good it adds a nice
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sweetness and acidity that would be
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delicious and for the meat lovers Pizza
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I like to add a handful of arugula on
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top arugula okay it adds a nice peppery
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bite that cuts through the richness of
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the meat so we're looking for balance
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here always balance okay love it so
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there you have it two delicious Italian
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style pizzas ready to enjoy now it's
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your turn to get creative in the kitchen
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go forth and make some pizza head over
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you next time for another Deep dive bye
