Homemade Pizza
A guide to making pizza in a home oven, focusing on launching techniques to avoid sticking.
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- •Pizza dough
- •FlourFor coating dough and peel
- •SemolinaFor coating peel
- 1
Coat every inch of the dough in flour.
1 min
- 2
Completely coat the peel with fine semolina.
1 min
- 3
Make the pizza on the peel quickly to avoid sticking.
2 min
- 4
Perform the jiggle test to ensure the pizza is not sticking.
1 min
- 5
If sticking occurs, lift the side and toss some flour under.
1 min
- 6
If still sticking, transfer to a floured pizza pan, then back to the peel.
2 min
- 7
Adjust dough to stretch it back to size and rearrange toppings if needed.
1 min
- 8
Use parchment paper as a last resort to prevent sticking.
1 min
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Pizza
Any style of pizza