Hints for Using Parchment for Pizzas

BobS

Ingredients

Parchment.  It can be found near the wax paper and aluminum foil.

Instructions

Here is a simple way to cut your parchment in a perfect circle of the desired size.

Start with a piece of parchment that is cut just about square and fold it in half.

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Fold in half again to form a smaller square.

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Now fold on the diagonal, with the inside corner of the fold above, as the corner.

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Fold in half, on the diagonal, two more times.

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Measure from the point, out to a distance half the diameter of your desired pie and make a single cut.

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Here is the finished parchment.

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Here we are with the dough pressed out on the parchment.

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Notes

Parchment even works when cooking very hot, because the water in the dough keeps it from getting as hot as the stone. It will get a dark brown and will be brittle, but it will not burn. The dough will stick to the parchment as you are pressing it out, but it releases as it cooks.

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