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As a New Jersey native I'm always horrified when someone offers me pizza from out of state. Will it be the mutant pizza from Pizza Hut/Dominoes/Papa John's or some froo-froo California pizza made out of tofu and free range avocado cooked in a solar-powered oven? Pizza is supposed to be a thin, crispy crust and it really only needs tomato sauce and cheese. You know that New York-style pizza one of the chains had for a while? Think the exact opposite of what that was.

It's been a while, but I apparently deemed this recipe as acceptable pizza dough:

2-1/4 tsp yeast

1/4 tsp sugar

3/4 cup hot water

1-3/4 cup flour

1/2 tsp salt

Preheat KK to 500 degrees

Dissolve yeast and sugar in hot water, allow to rest 8 minutes

in a separate bowl mix flours and salt

Pour yeast mixture over flour mixture and mix well

Knead for two minutes

Roll out thinly (I separate into halves for two smaller pizzas)

Add sauce, cheese and toppings

Bake 8-12 minutes

If you must use toppings, try finding a hot salami instead of pepperoni (oh boy and I concerned about using the term "hot salami" with this group...), it adds a nice flavor not common in most pizza places. For those really interested in experimenting, the pizza in Switzerland is actually very well done even though it comes with odd toppings. Here is a German menu, one of the surprisingly tasty options is onions and tunafish (like from a can, not the stuff the bait store - er, sushi place - sells). If you're ever in Bern I can get you a nice list of places to eat :)

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Re: NJ-style pizza crust

For those really interested in experimenting' date=' the pizza in Switzerland is actually very well done even though it comes with odd toppings. Here is a German menu, one of the surprisingly tasty options is onions and tunafish (like from a can, not the stuff the bait store - er, sushi place - sells). If you're ever in Bern I can get you a nice list of places to eat :)

I'll definitely try your recipe when I get my KK to do pizzas.

1. Luckily I speak ein bitchen Deutsch (PC you joining in?)

2. Are those prices in Euro's??? sjees just a tad expensive! :(

EDIT: oops prices must be in Swiss Francs... not too bad but still....

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Re: NJ-style pizza crust

I'll definitely try your recipe when I get my KK to do pizzas.

1. Luckily I speak ein bitchen Deutsch (PC you joining in?)

I've spent quite some time in Switerland so I've become proficient at "Menu German" :) I'll have to translate a picture I have of a menu from a place called "La Pizzeria" which has some great stuff.

2. Are those prices in Euro's??? sjees just a tad expensive! :(

Swiss Francs, actually. 1CHF=0.80USD=0.96AUD - yes it is an expensive place. I've found that the McDonald's Big Mac Meal is a great cost of living index, I think Switzerland was the highest at $9 and Taiwan was the lowest at $2. Here in the NJ it's around $5 last I checked.

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More toppings!

Courtesy of "Ristorante La Pizzeria" Bärenplatz 3011 Bern 031 311 69 46, hopefully I've done the translation justice.

Popular Choices

Quattro Stagioni: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, mushrooms, ham, artichokes, olives

Pizza al Prosciutto: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, ham

Pizza Napoletana: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, sardines

Pizza Hawaii: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, pineapples, ham

Pizza Peperonata: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, peperonata

From Land

Pizza alla Paesana: ½ mushroom, ½ prosciutto

Pizza alla Diavola: ½ prosciutto, ½ peperonata

Calzone alla Rustica: folded pizza with ham

Pizza alla Svizzera: Tomato sauce, Emmental, Gruyere, ham

Pizza Cardinale: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, capers

Pizza del Nonno: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, ham, peas, garlic

Pizza Padrone: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, gorgonzola, “trams?†(the actual word is Bimen – Googling this is an interesting experience…), hot salami

Pizza Quattro Fromaggi: Fresh tomatos, mozzarella, Emmental/Gruyere, parmesan, gorgonzola, sunflower seeds

Pizza della Casa: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, asparagus, raw ham

From Sea

Pizza al Salmone: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, smoked salmon, capers, onions

Pizza dello Chef: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, peperoncini, scampi

Pizza Adria: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, tuna, anchovies, capers

Pizza Selena: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, garlic, black olives, shrimp

Pizza Mediterraneo: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, sardines, clams, tuna, shrimp

Pizza Rimini: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, peppers, tuna, capers

Without meat

Pizza Margherita: Tomato sauce, mozzarella (note, here in NJ this is a pizza with tomato sauce, dollops of fresh mozzarella and a basil pesto drizzle but in Switzerland this is a plain cheese pizza)

Pizza Carbonara: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, capers olives

Pizza Tricolore: Fresh tomatoes, Emmental, Gruyere, green onions, mushrooms, garlic

Pizza Vegetariana: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, capers, olives, peperonata, artichokes, mushrooms

Pizza pomodori freschi: Fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, basil

Spicy

Pizza al Curry: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, hot curried chicken

Pizza Zingara: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, mixed chopped meat, peppers, onions

Pizza Picante: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, hot salami (great with the hot pepper oil they use instead of crushed red pepper!)

Pizza Peperoncini: Mozzarella, peperoncini, green onions, ham

Pizza Juan Antonio: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, peperoncini and peperonata, ham and sardines

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It's been a while since I've done this so I was uncertain about how I actually managed this as well. I likely used a cold pizza stone before putting it in the oven but I also may have sprayed a hot pizza stone (non aerosol if you spray on a lit KK :)). You can probably bypass this step with a pizza stone (the recipe actually uses a baking sheet, I changed it over to a pizza stone and never tried without oil on the stone).

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Usually with pizza if one requires a non stick addition, corn meal is a good item to use. I always take a small amount of corn meal and rub on the pizza peal and on the stone to make the transfer easier. It does not change the flavor of the pizza.

-=Jasen=-

Dang, you got corn left over after you filled up the still :shock:

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Re: More toppings!

Courtesy of "Ristorante La Pizzeria" Bärenplatz 3011 Bern 031 311 69 46, hopefully I've done the translation justice.

Popular Choices

Quattro Stagioni: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, mushrooms, ham, artichokes, olives

Pizza al Prosciutto: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, ham

Pizza Napoletana: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, sardines

Pizza Hawaii: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, pineapples, ham

Pizza Peperonata: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, peperonata

From Land

Pizza alla Paesana: ½ mushroom, ½ prosciutto

Pizza alla Diavola: ½ prosciutto, ½ peperonata

Calzone alla Rustica: folded pizza with ham

Pizza alla Svizzera: Tomato sauce, Emmental, Gruyere, ham

Pizza Cardinale: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, capers

Pizza del Nonno: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, ham, peas, garlic

Pizza Padrone: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, gorgonzola, “trams?†(the actual word is Bimen – Googling this is an interesting experience…), hot salami

Pizza Quattro Fromaggi: Fresh tomatos, mozzarella, Emmental/Gruyere, parmesan, gorgonzola, sunflower seeds

Pizza della Casa: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, asparagus, raw ham

From Sea

Pizza al Salmone: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, smoked salmon, capers, onions

Pizza dello Chef: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, peperoncini, scampi

Pizza Adria: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, tuna, anchovies, capers

Pizza Selena: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, garlic, black olives, shrimp

Pizza Mediterraneo: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, sardines, clams, tuna, shrimp

Pizza Rimini: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, peppers, tuna, capers

Without meat

Pizza Margherita: Tomato sauce, mozzarella (note, here in NJ this is a pizza with tomato sauce, dollops of fresh mozzarella and a basil pesto drizzle but in Switzerland this is a plain cheese pizza)

Pizza Carbonara: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, capers olives

Pizza Tricolore: Fresh tomatoes, Emmental, Gruyere, green onions, mushrooms, garlic

Pizza Vegetariana: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, capers, olives, peperonata, artichokes, mushrooms

Pizza pomodori freschi: Fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, basil

Spicy

Pizza al Curry: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, hot curried chicken

Pizza Zingara: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, mixed chopped meat, peppers, onions

Pizza Picante: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, hot salami (great with the hot pepper oil they use instead of crushed red pepper!)

Pizza Peperoncini: Mozzarella, peperoncini, green onions, ham

Pizza Juan Antonio: Tomato sauce, mozzarella, peperoncini and peperonata, ham and sardines

mozzarella, ham and pineapple Dude! :smt006

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