Pizza Stone Care
Pizza Stone Care
Pizza Stone Care
Flame Cookware
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Pizza Stone
Use and Care Instructions
The Pizza Stone is made of all natural materials and is
manufactured using Emile Henrys proprietary Flame
technology.
Designed for use:
In ovens - conventional and convection; and can also
be used under the broiler.
On grills - gas, charcoal and natural wood. The Pizza
Stone turns a grill into an outdoor pizza oven.
The Pizza Stone can withstand high oven temperatures.
CARE TIPS
Prevent breakage from
thermal shock by placing the
hot pizza stone on a cutting
board, hot plate or trivet
rather than a cold counter.
Avoid placing other pans or
racks on top of Pizza Stone
while baking.
The glaze is micro-crazed contributing to crispy wellbaked crusts, just like a pizza oven.
You can cut directly on the glazed pizza stone without
damaging or scratching the surface.
The Pizza Stone is easy to clean with soap and water and
is dishwasher safe.
The Pizza Stone is not recommended for use on the
stovetop.
Recipe provided by: Jeff Hertzberg, M.D. and Zo Franois, authors of Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day. More information at PizzaIn5.com
www.redstaryeast.com
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5. Prepare and measure toppings in advance: This will help you top the pizza quickly so you can get it into the oven before it sticks to
the pizza peel.
6. Thirty minutes before youre ready to bake, preheat an Emile Henry baking stone at your ovens highest temperature, with the baking
stone placed in the bottom third of the oven (consider a longer preheat if youre the crust is too soft).
7. Shape a ball in 20-30 seconds. First, prepare a pizza peel with flour, cornmeal or parchment to prevent your pizza from sticking to it
when you slide it in the oven. Sprinkle the surface of your refrigerated dough with flour. Pull up and cut off a 1/2 lb (orange-size) piece
of dough, using a serrated knife or kitchen shears. Hold the piece of dough in your hands and add a little more flour as needed so it
wont stick to your hands. Gently stretch the surface of the dough around to the bottom on all sides, rotating the dough a 1/4 turn as
you go to form a ball. Most of the dusting flour will fall off; its not intended to be incorporated into dough. The bottom of ball may
appear to be a collection of bunched ends, but it will flatten out and adhere when you roll it into a pizza/flatbread. The entire
process should take no longer than 20-30 seconds.
8. Roll out and stretch a pizza crust: Flatten the dough with your hands and a rolling pin on the counter or directly onto the pizza peel to
produce a -inch thick round, dusting with flour to keep the dough from adhering to your work surface. A little sticking to the surface
can be helpful in overcoming the doughs resistance to stretch. Use a dough scraper to un-stick the dough as needed, and
transfer it to the prepared pizza peel if you havent stretched the dough directly on one. When youre finished, the dough round will
be about 12 inches across, and should have enough flour under it to move easily when you shake the peel. As you add toppings,
continue to test for sticking by gently shaking the peel. The pizza should move freely. If it doesnt, use the dough scraper and some
flour to un-stick.
9. Add toppings: Spread tomato sauce over the dough, leaving a 1/2 border at edges, then add cheese and basil (for a different
effect, put basil on after baking), sprinkle top with a pinch of salt. We prefer using well-spaced chunks of cheese, which gradually
melt and spread (giving the crust a longer opportunity to crisp before toppings burn). Drizzle a little olive oil over the pizza.
10. Slide the pizza onto the preheated stone: Place the tip of the peel near the back of the stone, close to where you want the far edge
of the pizza to land. Give the peel a few quick forward-and-back jiggles and pull it sharply out from under the pizza. Check for
doneness in 8 to 10 minutes and turn the pizza around in the oven if one side is browning faster than the other. It may take up to 5
more minutes in the oven. Allow to cool slightly, preferably on a wire cooling rack, so that the cheese sets. Bon appetito!
11. Store the remaining dough in the refrigerator in your lidded (not airtight) container and use it over the next 14 days: Youll find that
even one days storage improves the flavor, texture, and color of pizza and flatbread crust. The dough begins to ferment and take
on sourdough characteristics. Cut off and shape more dough as you need it. The dough can also be frozen in half pound portions in
an airtight container for up to four weeks; defrost overnight in the refrigerator prior to baking day.
On Pizza Day
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1. Add olive oil, yeast and salt to the water in a 5-quart bowl or, preferably, in a lidded (not airtight) plastic food container. Dont worry
about getting them to dissolve completely.
2. Measure the flour with the scoop-and-sweep method. Then mix in the flourkneading is unnecessary: Add all of the flour and mix
with a wooden spoon, dough whisk, 14-cup food processor (with dough attachment), or a heavy-duty stand mixer (with paddle).
You might need to use wet hands to get the last bit of flour to incorporate if youre not using a machine. Dont knead it isnt
necessary. Youre finished when everything is uniformly moistened, without dry patches.
3. Allow to rise: Cover with a lid (not airtight), and allow the dough to rise at room temperature for approximately 2 hours. Leave the lid
open a crack for the first 48 hours.
4. After rising, refrigerate and use over the next 14 days; the dough will develop sourdough characteristics over that time. Fully
refrigerated wet dough is less sticky and is easier to work with than dough at room temperature. So, the first time you try our method,
its best to refrigerate the dough overnight (or at least 3 hours) before use. Once its refrigerated, the dough will collapse, and it will
never rise again in the bucketthats normal for our dough.