July 2022
Practice yoga. Eat pizza.
This month’s yoga practice:
Yoga With Other Humans
These past two years I’ve been mainly practicing yoga by myself. I started checking out some yoga studios in town and I forgot how much I love practicing with other humans. This month I invite you to support your local yoga studio or get some family or friends to join you in your home practice.
Physical
There is a feeling of connection when a whole class is moving together.
Mental
Can you resist the urge to compare yourself to others in yoga class?
Spiritual
💗🧘🏻♀️
This month’s pizza:
Sicilian Grandma Dough
Makes 2 (900-gram) Sicilian pizzas (we followed the Pizza Czar recipe)
Ingredients
900 grams high-protein flour
100 grams whole-grain flour
30 grams sea salt
720 grams (3 cups) water
100 grams starter
60 grams extra-virgin olive oil
Directions
Weigh all the ingredients in separate containers. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flours and salt and mix thoroughly.
In another large mixing bowl, combine the water and starter.
Create a crater in the flour and pour the liquids in the center.
Being mixing with your dominant hand. Start in the center of the bowl and mix in a clockwise fashion until the dough comes together, at this point add 60 grams of olive oil and continue to mix until the dough is fully incorporated. Stop mixing, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and set aside for 30 to 45 minutes.
Mix by stretching and folding the dough onto itself for about 6 minutes.
Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled container with a lid and let it rest at room temperature. Stretch and fold the dough for 1 minute every 30 minutes for 3 hours.
Rest at room temperature (covered) for 30 minutes.
Using about 40 grams of olive oil, lightly oil two baking pans.
Lightly flour your hands, and using a dough cutter and scale, portion then shape the dough (two 900-gram pieces) into rectangles by folding the edges into themselves.
Transfer each dough to the center of a pre-oiled baking pan. Cover each pan with plastic wrap and allow to rest at room temperature for 1 hour.
Life the dough and press out any air from the bottom of the pan. Carefully stretch the dough to the pan’s edges. Using your fingertips, gently dimple the entire length of the dough. Cover and let proof at room temperature for 6-12 hours or until the dough has doubled in size.
Par-bake or top and bake according to your chosen recipe’s instructions. Just add 10 minutes to the bake time if you skip the par-bake.
Sicilian pizza recipe
Check out last month’s post.
