Remember that book we used to have called Bembleman's Bakery, where the bread just keeps growing and goes out the door, etc.? Well, I kind of have that situation going on here with some pizza dough I made. I made it on Monday (using Pioneer Woman's recipe). I let it rise and then I divided in half, used half for pizza that night, and wrapped the other half in two layers of saran wrap and put in the fridge. I looked at it on Tuesday and it had busted out of the wrap through a little hole and was coming out onto the fridge shelf. I put the whole thing into a plastic container, but it seems like it's still growing. Is it still usable? Should I have divided it and wrapped it before letting it rise? I know at least two or three of you would know the answers!
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Hi. That sounds like so much fun! At least it's not, like, moldy hummus or something else leaking. Um.. I usually use my pizza dough right then, but I think you can freeze it after it's risen. Wrap it like a cookie dough roll. We can make it when we come visit you! Did you know I can come with Dad and Mari?!!! yay! But I want Lebanese food, so let's plan that for sure (at a restaurant unless you want to tackle it)!
Hmmm. I'm not sure if it will have any more "rise" left in it if you bake it at this point. I usually freeze the second half of pizza dough when I make it. You know, you could try making some spinach calzones or meat pies with it . . . or just press it flat into a sheet pan, dimple it on the top with your fingers, sprinkle some kosher or coarse sea salt and some chopped rosemary and drizzle olive oil over the top . . . bake and VOILA--foccacia! Even if it doesn't rise much, it would still be good dipped in olive oil/balsamic vinegar that you pour into a shallow dish. You could make some easy soup to go with that.
WE have the Bembelman's book here, so how did you get that picture of it?
This would be a great title for a book. 'The pizza dough that ate Klunkeyville.' Or threatened to, until a little girl named Betty came along.
I love it! Let's work on it the weekend you visit. Em, bring your illustrating skills!
Yo - throw in some chocolate chips and sugar and eat it like raw cookie dough...yum. That's what I would do.
Okay, Mar! I'll do that and save some for when you come. By that time the dough will have grown out the door and into the driveway!
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