What kind of pizza dough does Mellow Mushroom use?
Our Dough. We source the best possible ingredients to create our signature Mellow dough. This means the finest variety of high protein, unbromated unbleached wheat flour, Appalachian spring water and no refined white sugar. We take pride in baking the best quality pizza dough for all our pies, pretzels, and calzones.
What flour is best for pizza dough and why?
For Crispy Pizza Crust, Use All Purpose Flour Most all-purpose flour contains anywhere from 9 to 11% protein, and therefore 9 to 11% gluten. This percentage falls somewhere in the middle of all flour types, which is why all-purpose flour can be used for pretty much anything.
Is Mellow Mushroom a drug reference?
With a name like “Mellow Mushroom,” a tagline like “Feed Your Head,” and a logo that features a stoned-looking cartoon dude eager to scarf a slice, this pizza restaurant chain built its brand on drug-based double entendre. If you’ve ever eaten there, you know that their pizza is pretty addictive…
What size are Mellow Mushroom pizzas?
Review. Mellow Mushroom serves its pizza in three sizes, small (10 inch), medium (14 inch), and large (16 inch). However, individual slices may be served during lunch or late night at some locations. Aside from pizza, the store also serves calzones, salads, burgers, hoagies and appetizers.
Which yeast is best for pizza dough?
What kind of yeast do you use for pizza crust?
- Active Dry Yeast is what I’ve used for years. This yeast requires being “bloomed” before you make your dough.
- Fast Acting Yeast (aka Rapid Rise Yeast or another name dependent on brand) is just that: it works faster.
How do you make a Mellow Mushroom Pizza?
Instructions In a small bowl combine water, olive oil and molasses. In a stand mixer combine flour, gluten, yeast, and salt. Add water mixture to stand mixture and mix on low using dough hook for 30-60 second until combined. Switch speed to medium for 12 minutes. Form dough into ball and place in greased bowl.
Which is the best from scratch pizza dough?
This Copycat Mellow Mushroom Pizza Dough yields the perfect blend of crisp and chewy pizza crust. It’s my favorite from-scratch pizza dough recipe!
Can you eat the crust at Mellow Mushroom?
There is NO crust avoiding at Mellow Mushroom. Even crust discarders will eat their crust. Every time we go there, without fail, I’ll end up whining to my husband how “I wish I could make a crust like this at home!”
Why do you add molasses to pizza dough?
The secret is in the molasses. Most pizza or bread dough recipes call for some kind of sugar to be added to the mixture. This helps to feed the yeast and ultimately allows the dough to rise. MM has replaced the common sugar ingredient with molasses.