Pizza Stone

I have a pizza obsession and will not stop experimenting until I get it right. I have been researching every night which keeps me up until 4 in the morning. 

I remember my friend, Chef Bibo, who used to own a cafe, said that she used a pizza stone to get that brick oven effect.

Last weekend, there was a sale in Crate and Barrel and I was able to buy one!

 

Lucky me, it was not even on display but Jing encouraged me to ask. 

I used my  Pizza From Scratch recipe.  I let the dough rise for 30 minutes before using it.

My favorite toppings are shrimps, mushrooms and anchovies, just like Shakey's Friday Special.

 

I divided the risen dough into 2 thin discs.

 

For each pizza, I used  1/3 cup of the Marinara Sauce, 60 grams grated mozzarella cheese and my toppings.

I marinated the shrimps in a little olive oil, 1/8 t. sugar and 1/8 t. salt.

Now for the hard part...... I dusted the pizza paddle with flour so the dough will not stick to it.

 

I had a difficult time transferring the pizza from the paddle to the stone.

 

5 minutes into baking, my oven suddenly shut off!

 

What happened?!?! I think it was because I pre-heated it for an hour at 500 degrees!

I let the pizza cook for a few more minutes then got it out of the oven.

It looked good!

 

Cheese was stringy and I loved how it tasted!

 

I waited for a few minutes and tried switching on my oven again.  It worked!  

I baked my 2nd pizza but the oven was not as hot as when I baked the first pizza but still, it was ok.

 

The next next time I make pizza, I will just set the temperature at 450.  

Hopefully, my oven will not malfunction again.