When sunny skies dot the fall forecast, I mix up a batch of pizza dough so it can rise while I hit the forest preserve bicycle trails. At home, I take the chill off by cranking up a hot oven outfitted with a pizza stone.
Check out the many dough ingredients and prepared crust options in the supermarket these days. For homemade dough, the soft wheat flour preferred by many pizzaiolos known as Tipo “00” is widely available thanks to King Arthur Baking Company and imported brands.
DeLallo sells a pizza dough kit made with “00” flour that’s easy to use. Or, seek out refrigerated doughs sold at stores such as Trader Joe’s. Read the labels to be sure they do not contain preservatives or excess sugar. Shelf-stable, ready-made crusts tend to have lots of unnatural ingredients, but there are organic personal pizza crusts that work in a pinch. Frozen crusts, likewise, take the pressure off the cook….