Wherein Skennedy waxes poetic about his favorite gustatory delights
My bud ozy_y2k asked people to describe their favorite pizza, and you on my FL know I jumped all over that like a looter in a riot.
What it made me think about, as the majority of people posted about how the love their (pansy-ass) thin-crust pizzas (see his post for my own thoughts), is another favorite of mine.
Bread.
When I was in 5th grade, I made bread in class, from scratch, rising the dough, watching it being baked, and tasting the delicious hot and fresh wheat bread on my walk home from school.
When I say tasting, I mean “scooping every last bit of bread innard out with my hand on the way home, eating the entire small loaf and pining for what was gone before I’d even reached my front door”.
I’m not a particular fan of white bread, but I have a seven-grain bread I’m dedicated to these days, it comes in a plastic bag inside a paper bag, and you can see bits of sunflower seed in the bread, with bits of oat on the top. I love this bread so hard, peoples. If I were at home right now, I’d warm it above my toaster and slide some butter on it (okay, don’t yell, but I prefer parkay)…. mm boy.
Anyway, clearly I love me some great bread. And a quality pizza starts with quality dough.
When I buy frozen pizza to cook on my (wonderful) pizza maker, I always select a rising crust. I add rosemary (not to mention my many additions to the interior), and I’ve considered brushing a bit of butter over the crust as it cooks.
Don’t get me wrong, I like crackers, too. I have some delicious wheat crackers in the cupboard. But that’s no place to put some hearty pizza toppings. If I wanted that, I might as well just buy pizza-flavored Cheez-its, sprinkle some parm, throw it in the microwave for a dozen seconds, and call it good.
I don’t want crackers. I WANT PIZZA.
I agree. Bread is delicious.
I agree. Bread is delicious.
I want pizza.
Thin crust should not exist.
I want pizza.
Thin crust should not exist.