Saturday, October 13, 2012

Around the World in 80 Plates: Italy (cont)


Next up for Italy is another recipe from Artisan Vegan Cheese...Pizza Margherita! This pizza may look simple and it is simple to make but it tastes so delicious thanks to Miyoko's Meltable Mozzarella. It is one of the easiest cheeses to make in the book since it only requires yogurt as it's base. I have made it a few times now and love it when you let it culture for the full 24 hours. It gives it the flavour I remember mozzarella having but not the true buffalo mozzarella (which I always found a bit bland), the kind you get in the giant blocks for much less. I was raised on the latter so my taste goes more for a sharper flavour that you can recreate with a 24 hour culture.

The dough is definitely different than the pizza dough I usually make since it has cold water not warm and you don't actually let it rise. It says in the recipe you want it to get it's rise in the hot oven. Fair enough. It was very tasty and had the perfect ratio of crunch to chew to it. I used a bottled store bought simple passata sauce with just San Marzano tomatoes, basil and salt and sprinkled it with bit of freshly chiffonaded (fancy word for sliced thinly into strips) basil. Ryan and I both really enjoyed this pizza, maybe there was even a little fight over who got the last slice. I would definitely make it again and encourage you to try it too!





7 comments:

  1. This cheese is on my list to make, too! Looks awesome!

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  2. Margherita pizza is my favourite! Your photo is making me hungry! The meltable mozzarella is the next cheese on my to-make list from that book.

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  3. I try to support restaurants that offer vegan cheese, but the pizzas always look better than they taste. I'm looking forward to getting Miyoko's book and trying my hand and making my own cheese as well as pizza.

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  4. That pizza looks fantastic and so pretty! I ordered that book but with MoFo, I haven't cracked it open. I'm glad to know this is one of the easier cheeses to make. I need to get on it!

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  5. I completely blame you and Erinwiko for "forcing" me into getting that book. I couldn't resist any longer and just ordered it on Amazon...along with another book so that it wouldn't get lonely on it's long trip here ;) I can't wait for it to get here so I can make that pizza!

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  6. I haven't had good luck with the Artisan cheeses yet. This is giving me the push I need to try the mozz.

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