This sourdough discard pizza dough made with spelt, is my go-to for pretty much any flatbread application. The sourdough starter discard (or simply un-fed sourdough starter) provides extra flavour, while the active dry yeast makes this dough ready to use in just over an hour. The dough also benefits from a long cold ferment in the refrigerator, so it truly works with your schedule! As for the method, a rough mix followed by a short autolyse turns a shaggy mass into a smooth and supple dough … [Read more...]
Nutty Blueberry Breakfast Pizza
My mother has taught me many things over the years but one that's been sticking in my head lately is the art of creative improvisation. It started back when I was much younger and a bout of overzealous colouring resulted in going outside the lines... then subsequently freaking the eff out because the picture was RUINED. Mom calmly explained that we could simply make a new line and all would be ok. I wasn't convinced at the time but the concept did eventually sink in. Not … [Read more...]
Smoked Salmon Breakfast Pizza
It was morning and I was hungry. Hungry for breakfast but craving pizza. Porridge -- my usual go-to -- just wouldn't suffice, and honestly who am I to deny a pizza craving. The smokey-sweet Whisky Cured Smoked Salmon from my #huonsalmon order was waving at me from the fridge -- sitting just under the Salmon Caviar, next to the dill left over from the salmon reuben adventure, and on the shelf above the all-the-green-things pesto. RJ was at the grocery store already and a quick call … [Read more...]
Late night snack
So even without a drink between the two of us, after a night out for a mate's 30th, all we wanted was pizza [do you see a recurring theme yet...no, just wait, it will happen again soon I'm sure]. 2 issues with that - 1: not allowed real pizza [white flour and cows cheese amongst other things] - and more importantly 2: you try getting decent pizza in Sydney after 11pm. I love a good quick slap-up - even if it meant making polite conversation with the slightly creepy late night register guy at … [Read more...]
