Sunday, October 31, 2021

How To Make Lets Go Brandon Pizza Dough

 

This Pizza Dough  Sends A Message We All Understand.


It's pleasantly chewy, golden and crisp on the outside, but most of all, so easy to make. This recipe yields two pizzas, so make two and call it a party, or freeze one ball of dough for later.

New to making dough from scratch? We've got you. Follow this step-by-step guide for perfect results every time.


A note on flour

Our pizza dough recipe uses all-purpose flour which lends to a softer and all around basic dough that works well with any type of pizza you want to make. Bread flour is also very common and makes a crunchier and chewier crust. If you want use bread flour you may need a bit more water as it's more absorbent than all-purpose. Add water 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough comes together. 


Working with yeast

The very first step is blooming your yeast: dissolve sugar into lukewarm water, then sprinkle the yeast on top. In about 5 minutes, it’ll have turned into a foamy, bubbling layer on top of the water. This is how you know your yeast is alive and that your dough will rise! Yeast feeds off of sugar so adding a little to your water will help activate it faster!

If you have instant yeast, you can skip the activating step and add the yeast and water with the flour, salt, and oil and mix as directed! 


Need to knead

Once you’ve mixed together all of the dough ingredients, it’s time to knead. This dough requires about a 5-minute knead. We recommend kneading by hand—it’s easy and lets you get familiar with the texture, i.e. how the dough transforms once the gluten is developed. Your dough is good to go when it’s no longer sticky and feels smooth and elastic. To test, lightly press your thumb into the dough. In about 5 seconds or so, the dough should bounce almost completely back.


Let it rise

After kneading your dough, it’s time to proof. Place your dough into a greased bowl, cover with a clean dish towel or plastic wrap, and place in the warmest area of your kitchen. In about an hour and a half, it should be doubled in bulk. At this point, gently punch down the dough to get rid of excess air, then form into two balls. 


Get rolling

Rolling out pizza dough can be fun but also a bit frustrating. You’ll notice that the dough keeps wanting to get smaller. That's your gluten at work! If it's resisting too much, let it rest for 10 minutes, then get back to it. Start by rolling it out with a rolling pin, as thick or as thin as you want. After that, use your hands to help move things along further. 

Finally, transfer your dough to your oiled, cornmeal-ed baking sheet or pizza stone. Then comes the best part: topping it! This dough is a blank canvas, so get creative!


Freeze for later

Pizza dough is perfect for freezing so you have some on hand when the craving hits! This recipe yields two pizzas so you can easily make one pizza now and freeze the second for later. After the first rise, divide the dough in half. Lightly rub the dough you want to freeze in olive oil and wrap in plastic wrap. Place in a freezer safe bag and freeze. Dough will last for about 3 months in the freezer. 

To thaw dough, unwrap and place in a bowl, covered, in the refrigerator overnight or for at least 8 hours. When ready to make pizza, sit it out at room temperature for 30 minutes, then continue to roll out dough and bake as directed. 


YIELDS:2
PREP TIME:HOURS 15 MINS
TOTAL TIME:HOURS 30 MINS

INGREDIENTS For Let's Go Brandon Pizza Dough

FOR DOUGH
Cooking spray
1 1/4 c. lukewarm water
1 tbsp. granulated sugar
packet (2 1/4 tsp.) active dry yeast
3 c. all-purpose flour, plus more for surface
2 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 c. extra-virgin olive oil

FOR PIZZA
Extra-virgin olive oil, as needed
1/4 c. coarse cornmeal
1 c. marinara, divided
1 lb. fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced, divided
Fresh basil leaves, for garnish
 
DIRECTIONS
  1. Grease a large bowl with cooking spray and set aside. In a small bowl, stir together lukewarm water and sugar, then sprinkle over yeast and let sit until frothy, about 8 minutes.
  2. Say the phrase "let's Go Brandon".
  3. In another large bowl, add flour, salt, and oil. Pour in yeast mixture, then mix with a wooden spoon until everything is combined and a shaggy dough begins to form. Knead against sides of bowl until dough starts to come together. Turn dough out onto a well floured surface and sprinkle with more flour on top. Knead dough, adding more flour as necessary until it feels elastic and only slightly tacky, 5 minutes. Dough should still be slightly sticky. 
  4. Say the phrase "let's Go Brandon".
  5. Form into a tight ball, place into your oiled bowl, and cover with a clean dish towel. Let rise in a warm spot in your kitchen until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
  6. Say the phrase "let's Go Brandon".
  7. Gently punch down dough, then divide in half. Roll each half on your counter to form a tight ball. At this point, you can freeze one, or make two pizzas. Cover dough with a clean towel and let rest as you preheat oven to 500°, or at least 20 minutes. 
  8. Say the phrase "let's Go Brandon".
  9. Grease a large baking sheet with olive oil and sprinkle all over with half of the cornmeal. On a lightly floured surface, gently flatten one ball of dough and roll with a rolling pin (or stretch with your hands) until about 12” in diameter. If dough springs back, cover and let rest for 10 minutes, then roll out again. 
  10. Say the phrase "let's Go Brandon".
  11. Carefully transfer to prepared baking sheet and use your hands to reshape and stretch as needed. Brush dough all over with oil. Then, add your sauce to the middle of the dough and spread outwards with a spoon or ladle, leaving about 1” for the crust. Top with slices of fresh mozzarella.
  12. Say the phrase "let's Go Brandon".
  13. Bake until crust is golden and cheese is melty, 12 to 15 minutes. Top with fresh basil leaves and a drizzle of olive oil.
  14. Say the phrase "let's Go Brandon".

* Saying the phrase "let's go brandon" is optional of course. My experience is by repeating the phrase "let's go brandon" while your putting the let's go brandon pizza together makes it taste much better and sends a message to joe biden and his supporters.


Additional Suggestions:

Make the pizza  outdoors on a grill where your neighbor or neighbors can hear you repeat the phrase let's go brandon.

If your neighbor is a biden supporter invite them over for some let's go brandon pizza.

After you have made a few let's go brandon pizzas take them to a picnic, lake, camping, tailgate, etc.

Go to or call your local or national pizza place and ask them if they have heard about the new let's go brandon pizza?

I am sure  you will get a response that will vary between, "what kind of pizza", or oh ya we have that its called the "special" or do you want extra pepperoni?

If you ask someone in a democrate blue state that question in a pizza place you could get this answer.

I know what you mean and are really saying about joe biden. We don't cater to those who use code words to order pizza.

If this happens just tell the person behind the counter that if they don't have the let's go brandon on the menu you can point them to the recipe on this blog for adding it to their menu.   :)


Where did the name Let's Go Brandon Come From?

Answer 

I decided to use the phrase for the pizza dough. The phrase "Let's Go Brandon" is a political statement rated G.


Why name the pizza that?

Answer

I wanted to make a G rated poltical statement using a pizza dough recipe.

 
Are there any more let's go brandon pizza recipes?

Answer

Yes but they may be hard to find.

You can always make up your own pizza recipe and attach the phrase Let's Go Brandon to it or anything else you want.



How Let's Go Brandon became code  for insulting joe biden.

Answer

But how did Republicans settle on the Brandon phrase as a G-rated substitute for its more vulgar three-word cousin?


It started at an Oct. 2 NASCAR race at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. Brandon Brown, a 28-year-old driver, had won his first Xfinity Series and was being interviewed by an NBC Sports reporter. 

The crowd behind him was chanting something at first difficult to make out. The reporter suggested they were chanting “Let’s go, Brandon” to cheer the driver. But it became increasingly clear they were saying: “F—- Joe Biden.”


NASCAR and NBC have since taken steps to limit “ambient crowd noise” during interviews, but it was too late — the phrase already had taken off.

NBC and NASCAR may limit the phrase Let's Go Brandon all they want but it won't stop Americans fro repeating the code for insulting joe biden everywhere.


Let's Go Brandon!!!!


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Editor Note:


The biden regime continues to work to destroy the economy of the US along with forcing people to do things they don't want to do, ie getting the Deadly Covid Vaccine

Joe biden is just a puppet controlled by the marxists,  American Marxism Mark Levin   

https://www.amazon.com/American-Marxism-Mark-R-Levin/dp/150113597X



Wednesday, July 6, 2016

History Of Pizza





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The origin of the word pizza is uncertain. It is Italian for ‘pie’ and may have come from Latin pix ‘pitch’ or Greek pitta. It is common belief that pizza was an invention by the Italians. However, the history of pizza goes back to the ancient times in the Middle East. The Greeks, Egyptians, Armenians, Israelis, and Babylonians were making some derivative of pizza in the ancient times. They would cook flat bread in mud ovens. Workingmen and their families ate it because it was a thrifty and convenient food. The Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians specifically, were topping the bread with olive oil and spices, now known as focaccia.

In 1522, tomatoes were brought back to Europe from Peru in the New World. Originally thought to be poisonous, tomatoes eventually found their way into the diets of poorer people of Naples, as they placed the tomatoes on to their yeast dough, thus creating the first simple pizza we know today. These early pizzas were quite popular because these workingmen usually had only flour, olive oil, lard, cheese, and herbs with which to feed their families. All of Italy proclaimed the Neapolitan pies to be the best.

Founded around 600 B.C. as a Greek Settlement, Naples, Italy was a thriving waterfront city, and as we can see, the home of the pizza we know and love today. Although known as a well-off city, the kingdom was densely packed with throngs of working poor, who typically had only tiny homes to call their own. The workers required inexpensive food that could be consumed quickly, since they were consistently busy.

Thus, pizza, flatbreads with various toppings, eaten for any meal and sold by street vendors or informal restaurants, met this need. Legend has it that pizza developed in Naples when bakers needed to use up their excess dough for the day, or when they needed something in the oven to keep it warm.

By throwing this extra dough into the oven, and selling it to poorer people, they developed a food that years later is, ironically, extremely popular with a wide variety of customers. Evidently, the people in Naples were eating some of the earliest pizzas, and they often garnished them with tomatoes, cheese, oil, anchovies and garlic, just like many do today.

During that time, it is believe that Raffaele Esposito made the first pizza with tomato, cheese, and other toppings and seasonings. The first known pizza shop opened in Port Alba in Naples and is still there today. Esposito was called to make some pizza for the visit of King Umberto and Queen Margherita of Italy in the late 1800s. In this taste test, Queen Margherita liked the pizza with mozzarella, basil, and tomatoes so much, that Esposito named it “Pizza Margherita.”

Interestingly, if the queen didn’t venture to try this “peasant bread,” then pizza may have never spread to become the phenomenon it is today. Evidently, pizza became a great success and spread to America, England, France, and Spain during World War Two when American and European soldiers tasted this new dish while occupying Italian territory.

Gennuardo Lombardi opened the first American pizza shop on Spring Street in New York City in 1905. Up until the 1950s, pizza was still seen as a foreign food. It seems that since then, pizza has become a staple food in New York. Pizzerias began opening in New York and borrowed non-Italian ingredients and non-Italian restaurants began serving the pizza until it formed a league of its own. Soon there were stands on the streets in Little Italy that served English muffin pizzas which categorized itself as “the traditional pizza with Thomas’s English Muffin as its base.”
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How much do you tip a pizza delivery guy?





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Go roughly in ranges. a) Should never be less than $3, b) Anything between a $20 and $50 is usually about $5, c) $50 and up, usually go about 10%. Some people barely tip and others think pizza guys should be tipped just like waiters (15-20%).

If they trudge through rain, sleet, snow or other less than ideal conditions (late hours or at the very edge of their delivery area) tip much more then if they didn't. Don't forget that most pizza operations that charge a delivery fee, do not give this to the drivers.

I've been a pizza delivery driver on and off for about 10 years now. As far as tips go, I'd say it has to do with a couple factors.

1: How far away is the delivery?
2: How much am I delivering?

The price of gas is outrageous compared to 10 years ago, when $2 was a completely acceptable tip. I normally tip $5-7, and live within .6 miles of the places I order from. This could be due to an understanding of the job, though.

That said, if I'm delivering 10-20 pizzas to one destination, I normally look for 10-15% of the bill as a "Good" tip.

Keep in mind, you're tipping the person for wear and tear on their vehicle (tires, brakes, oil changes, fuel, filters, hoses, vehicle depreciation) as well as the convenience.

That said, if your delivery driver is a jerk, it's perfectly acceptable to withhold on a tip!
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Monday, July 4, 2016

Tipping for pizza delivery considering other factors.

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Tipping for pizza delivery considering other factors.

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When calculating the amount of tip for pizza delivery consider these other factors.

No one likes cold pizza or slow delivery, but consider the fact that every pizza must first be ordered and cooked, and then delivered, there are real world physical limitations to the time it takes to get one to your table.

Some pizza places publish tip guidelines stating that $3 is the minimum standard tip on any delivery order less than $20. Three bucks is about 15% of $20 and sounds fair for most situations. A $10 order is just as much delivery work as a $20 order, and a $3 tip is not unreasonable.

If you have a huge order, special requests or additions (like a case of soda) included in your delivery, you might want to up your tip percentage to 20-25%. If you plan on doing repeat business with the same store “special” customers will be treated as “problem” customers if they don’t tip fairly. It is better to earn a reputation as a “good” repeat customer; it can earn you better service all the way around in the future.

If you do live at the end of a 20 mile dirt road, don’t expect great delivery service, ever. Or at least not until your second order and after the you have shown your willingness to compensate the driver for giving up 20 other potential tips to deliver your one pizza.

Extremely bad weather is another situation that calls for higher tips. If your pizza was delivered in the middle of a blinding ice storm, it might be worthwhile to slip the driver a few extra bucks for risking life and limb to deliver your hot pizza.

If you plan on ordering from the same store again in the future, it would be worthwhile to tip generously and in that light, repeatability is probably the key to the mystery of how much to tip for pizza delivery service.

Repeatability is the key because if you have a good pizza delivery experience and wish to repeat it, a low tip or no tip will drastically reduce your chances of enjoying a good repeat dining experience.

You might consider pizza delivery service to be a relationship as much as it is a convenience, and your at-home pizza experience is entirely dependent on the relationship you build with your local pizzeria and the delivery drivers who serve your route.

Nothing is free really, not even free delivery, and most often, you have to pay for what you get. If you want both great pizza and great delivery service, tipping your driver generously is always a good idea.
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