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Kamala Ganesh
 
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Default Pizza Followup question

Rich Hollenbeck wrote:
> I've reduced the sugar in the formula from my textbook almost to none
> because my pizzas came out too cake like on the baking sheet. Now that I
> have a stone, do I put that sugar back in to compensate for the extra
> crispiness created by the stone?
>
>


I use a bit of sugar or honey to proof the yeast, but none while making
the dough. When I use sourdough starter instead of yeast, I use no
sugar at all. The pizzas(either yeast or sourdough) come out well on a
baking stone.