Pizza Basics for the Home Chef

Event Date:

October 21, 2022

Event Time:

6:00 pm

Event Location:

Pizza University and Culinary Arts Center

Event Timelines

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Pizza Basics

<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 16px; list-style: inherit; font-family: Roboto; margin: 0px !important 0px 10px !important 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: inherit;">Course Description:&nbsp;</span>This 1-day class will focus on making pizza dough and yield the proper results for various types of pizza. We will learn about the science behind pizza, seeing how chemicals like yeast affect flour and how important hydration is for each specific style of pizza. The result of this class is to walk away with a quality product and knowledge on how to write and execute a proper pizza recipe. We will also discuss the differences between wood-burning ovens versus your standard home oven.</p><br /> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 16px; list-style: inherit; font-family: Roboto; margin: 0px !important 0px 10px !important 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: inherit;">Welcome and Introduction</span></p><br /> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 16px; list-style: inherit; font-family: Roboto; margin: 0px !important 0px 10px !important 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: inherit;">1)</span>&nbsp;Physical characteristics of different ingredients:</p><br /> <ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px; padding: inherit; list-style: inherit; line-height: 22px; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto;"><br /> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Flour, Water, Yeast, Salt, and Oil</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 16px; list-style: inherit; font-family: Roboto; margin: 0px !important 0px 10px !important 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: inherit;">2)</span>&nbsp;Dough chemistry #101:</p><br /> <ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px; padding: inherit; list-style: inherit; line-height: 22px; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto;"><br /> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Hydration and Fermentation</li><br /> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Mixing the ingredients and chemical reactions</li><br /> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Temperature impact in dough making</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 16px; list-style: inherit; font-family: Roboto; margin: 0px !important 0px 10px !important 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: inherit;">3)</span>&nbsp;Baker&rsquo;s Percentage:</p><br /> <ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px; padding: inherit; list-style: inherit; line-height: 22px; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto;"><br /> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">How to create a recipe</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 16px; list-style: inherit; font-family: Roboto; margin: 0px !important 0px 10px !important 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: inherit;">4)&nbsp;</span>Compare Neapolitan, Detroit and New York pizza style:</p><br /> <ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px; padding: inherit; list-style: inherit; line-height: 22px; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto;"><br /> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Differences in dough formulations</li><br /> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Recipe development</li><br /> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Baking procedure</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 16px; list-style: inherit; font-family: Roboto; margin: 0px !important 0px 10px !important 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: inherit;">5)&nbsp;</span>Dough mixing:</p><br /> <ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px; padding: inherit; list-style: inherit; line-height: 22px; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto;"><br /> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Cutting</li><br /> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Shaping the dough</li><br /> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Characteristics of different doughs made</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 16px; list-style: inherit; font-family: Roboto; margin: 0px !important 0px 10px !important 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: inherit;">4)&nbsp;</span>Working with ovens</p><br /> <ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: inherit; list-style: inherit; line-height: 22px; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto;"><br /> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Bring the oven to the proper temperature and maintain it during baking</li><br /> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Proper Techniques in loading/unloading the oven</li><br /> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: inherit; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Turning techniques and simultaneous, multi-pizza management in the oven.</li><br /> </ul>

Organized By:
Pizza University & Culinary Arts Center
Total Seats
24
Class Schedule Details
  • October 21, 2022

    6:00 pm -9:00 pm

Event Location

Pizza University and Culinary Arts Center, 10310 Southard Dr, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, USA

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