THIS MONTH IN FOOD

May 17th — National

Pizza Party Day

PREPING PIZZA

Pizza is a one of the most widely consumed savory bakery products in the world. It is a type of flatbread commonly topped with tomato sauce and cheese.

Today, it’s become an extremely convenient food product, with sales of over $37 billion annually just in the US alone. 

Types differ based on toppings or crust volume: 

• Traditional crust: is not too thin or thick, with a solid structure. 
• Deep dish: also known as pan pizza, with a thick and dense crust. 
• New York style: characterized by its extremely thin crust. 
• Calzone: folded pizza filled with classic toppings. 
• Sweet: classic pizza crust topped with chocolate spread, fruits or nuts. 

When picking a flour to use in pizza dough, you want something elastic and extensible. If it's a fresh dough, then look for flour with less than 12% protein content. Frozen pizza dough can have 11-14% protein content in the flour.

Get more ingredient tips for formulating pizza dough at ASB's BAKERpedia.

FEATURED WEBINAR:

Bread Dough Systems

& Key Concepts in Controlled Test Baking 

This on-demand webinar explores the practices of controlled test baking (experimental baking), pertaining to yeast-leavened bread dough systems. 

The content goes into detail on the lab layout with emphasis on design and functionality.  It also explores the set-up of materials, through processing, and final product evaluation. 

Speakers: Kathy Brower

Webinar length: 45 minutes

FEATURED COURSE:

Baking Basics 101

Exciting news! ASB, in collaboration with the American Bakers Association, is bring a catalogue of educational courses direct to members. The first course, Baking Basics 101, is available now! 

This course serves as an onboarding lesson to introduce the fundamental knowledge, skills, areas of responsibility, and behaviors to complement any wholesale baking facility's current operations and procedures.

Certificate: Baking Basics 101

Course length: 1 hour module + test

Only $50 for ASB members. Or, train your team! Contact sday@asbe.org for group pricing.

WANT TO GET CERTIFIED?

Industry certifications can go a long way in advancing your professional development journey. Along with our courses and resources that can help support and prepare you, we've also gathered a collection of certification paths available for bakers, decorators, pastry chefs, and more. Start improving your skills and knowledge today.

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