
Original Pizza
Original Pizza is a traditional baked preparation whose precise origins remain undocumented, though it shares characteristics with flatbread traditions found across numerous culinary cultures. The dish is distinguished by a base incorporating cornmeal, which lends a coarse, slightly gritty texture and a subtly sweet, earthy flavor to the finished product. Sesame seeds contribute a toasted, nutty quality and textural contrast, while a vegetable component provides additional substance and flavor complexity. As a baked good, it occupies an interesting classificatory position that bridges flatbread and more structured baked preparations.
Cultural Significance
The precise cultural and historical origins of this preparation are unknown, and no definitive regional attribution has been established in the available culinary record. The combination of cornmeal and sesame seeds suggests possible influences from traditions where both ingredients have long been staple commodities, though this remains speculative. Further ethnographic and culinary research would be necessary to assign this recipe a more authoritative cultural context.
Ingredients
- warm water. about 100 degrees (38.00 C). try one cup per pizza. If the batter is thin and runny like pancake batter1 unitthat's too much water, so add a little flour to thicken it. If you can touch the batter with your finger and not stick to it, that's too dry, so add a little water
- flour about 2 cups per pizza. Note that it must be at least 60%-70% white flour. It would be heavy and wouldn't rise as much if you get too much whole wheat and cornmeal in the batter.1 unit
- yeast. a 1/4 oz package in the grocery store makes about 2 12" pizzas.1 unit
- sugar. you need very little for the yeast1 unitbut about 1 tablespoon per pizza tastes good,
- salt. very little; a few shakes from the salt shaker is enough for 1 pizza.1 unit
- vegetable1 unitcorn, or canola oil. about .1 to .2 cup per pizza.
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- oregano and basil spices.1 unit
Method
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