Next Attempt at a Mellow Mushroom Pizza, best attempt to this date :) 10/25/2011

Well there is some good news, and bad news about the MM’s pie I attempted.  The bad news was I took pictures of the slice of pizza from MM’s that was frozen for Steve before and after the reheat.  Steve got to taste a real MM’s slice, and he did enjoy it.  Steve did agree that my attempt last week was sweeter in taste than a real MM’s slice.  The frozen slice did thaw and reheat well.

Then I went to take pictures of the dough ball and how I opened the dough ball, trying to do it the same way I saw MM’s pie makers form the dough balls and then open them.  The color of my dough ball was about the same as yesterday when I took the first pictures today.  I don’t know what happened, but something strange really went on with the dough ball.  Somehow it became darker.  I thought what the heck it going on with that.  I commented to Steve, why would the dough ball change colors.  I am at a loss to explain how that happened.  Another mystery. After I had the dough ball formed and had taken more pictures, my memory stick on my camera became full.  We were also busy trying to make other pizzas, and I quickly deleted pictures (a whole bunch of pictures) I thought weren’t pictures from today, and then continued to take pictures of how the dough ball looked almost exactly like the MM’s dough balls I saw on Friday in color and in how they handled.  I could even open and stretch the dough like the MM’s pie makers and put it aside bunched together, and then take it apart without it sticking.  That is when I started taking more pictures, that I am now going to post.  The MM’s attempt baked well, with a really big rim and the taste of the MM’s pie really tasted like the MM’s pie I had eaten at MM’s in the sweetness of the rim and had about the same texture, except my pie was more airy.  Steve also commented that my attempt tasted almost like the real MM’s slice he had just eaten. At least to me my MM’s attempt in how the dough handled and taste of the crust did go well. That is the good news.  I think lowering the hydration, and adding light brown sugar with the molasses was a good idea.

Norma