I don’t know how authentic it is to a proper Roman pizza bianca, but I was inspired by some bread I had in Vancouver this past weekend. I looked for some recipes and learnt a lot about pizza bianca along the way… but most of the recipes called for semolina flour, which I don’t have and didn’t want to buy just to try this, as well as a really long cold proof. Problem is I wanted to try this bread in one day because I’m impatient, so I kept searching and found this recipe. Didn’t call for semolina, and had a much shorter proof time. It also recommended a baking stone, which I happen to have.
I may or may not have also been won over by the pictures they included of an amazing mozza and tomato sandwich. Decided yep, that’s what I want to bake today.
I absolutely could not get them to be actual squares, but you know what? I quite like them rounded anyway. Sandwich was incredible, highly recommend. And now, more pics!
I’m the lucky partner who got to just eat this amazing bread!
Looks good. Thanks for sharing :)
Bonus loaf!
Holy crap that sandwich looks good.
Looks good. I would say they look closer to foccacia than pizza though, but that is definitely not a bad thing.
Not nearly fluffy or airy enough to be a focaccia imho. It’s like a thin flatbread, and pizza bianca basically means “white pizza” cause it’s a pizza bread that’s means to be eaten without a red sauce. In texture, they are way closer to a pizza crust than a focaccia, which is my favourite bread to make so far! I have one proofing in the fridge right now lmao
