AY Honors/Pizza Maker/Answer Key

1. Do a short research on the history of pizza.

Reference - History of Pizza

2. Make a list of the basic ingredients for the pizza dough.

The basic ingredients for pizza dough are:

• Flour
• water
• Yeast
• Oil
• Salt

5. What is the difference between Neapolitan style pizza and Roman style pizza?

Roman pizza is thin and usually stretched with the help of a rolling-pin. It is baked for a longer time at a lower temperature. Neapolitan pizza instead is thicker and softer. It is formed by hand – that’s why its outer edge is also thicker. It must be cooked for a much shorter time.

6. According to its shape and size, how many kinds of pizza do you know?

Itis:“al taglio” or “al trancio” and the traditional dish.

7. What are three different ways to bake a pizza. Describe the differences in detail.

In order a Brick oven, wood fired or coal fired, are the best as described in the reference below, followed by a Grill so you are closer to a brick over bake and then followed by a regular home oven using a pizza stone to help simulate a brick oven.

1. Wood fired brick oven - Web Page Reference

2. Grill (Electric, Gas or Charcoal) - Web Page Reference

3. Electric/Gas oven (Home or Industrial) - Using a pizza stone will help to more evenly distribute the heat to the pizza in a Home oven, so you get closer to a brick oven type of baking.

8. What is the ideal temperature if you use a wood oven to cook pizza? What is the ideal temperature if you use an electric oven?

About 400°C / 752°F. Home ovens 280°C / 536°F, industrial ovens 330°C / 626°F).

9. Prepare a Pizza Margherita.

It’s made with tomato sauce and cheese and topped with tomatoes and basil. The type of each ingredient can vary, such as the type of tomato sauce used, the type of tomatoes used as well as the type of basil used. Experiment and research different types and see what others use and what you like best.