WFO and Pizza made of Snow 1/30/2011

I had made a snow woman and a snow pizza in the last week and had posted about making them. When I made the snow woman, right before I was finished her head fell of for some reason.  I didn't have time before it was dark to make another neck or head for the snow woman, so I just took pictures from her shoulders down.  I had planned on making a neck and head again for the snow woman yesterday, but it was below freezing and the snow really wouldn't cooperate in trying to finish my snow woman.

Today when I went outside she had fallen down, just like some snowmen do.  I decided not to finish her, but to make something out of snow that I had wanted since I started to learn about pizza.  I decided to build my own WFO, because I probably will never own one.  The WFO was easy to build and I had it built in no time at all.  The pizza was also easy to make. I waited until the bottom oven temperature was up to around 1,000 degrees F (give or take a few degrees) and slid the pie into the WFO.  Although this pizza didn’t get the char I wanted, it did brown nicely.  I guess I will have to learn more about operating a WFO.

I think I followed all the Vera Pizza Napoletana rules for building this oven.  If anyone thinks I didn’t they can let me know.  I don’t know if I will be able to get VPN certification or not.
I used all the ingredients for dressings for a VPN pizza . (proper ingredients: Tipo 00 flour, San Marzano tomatoes, all natural Fior di Latte or Bufala mozzarella, fresh basil, salt and yeast -- only fresh, all-natural, non-processed ingredients)

This pie was one of the best pies I have made so far.  At least I own a WFO, if only for a short while.

All kidding aside, I still like to play in the snow if it isn't too cold outside.  I guess some of the child in a grown person doesn't go out.

Norma