Oh man. I think I have a new favorite pizza for a while. Thanks bfunk for the idea. I made a margherita pizza tonight in the oven along with a portabella mushroom and sweet italian sausage calzone. I had a glass of lemonade mixed with a healthy dose of limoncello and ice to go with it.
The Margherita is quite different. Very light on the tomato sauce, fresh sliced tomato, fresh mozz that comes in a ball that I sliced thin. Fresh thin sliced basil on top. A little olive oil and salt and pepper capped it off. It is really a good tasting pizza, light but flavorfull, especially the sliced tomato on top.
The requisite firing photos:
![[Hearth.com] Wood fired oven - Margherita pizza](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/70/70291-0309b11b438b801202e0cdb281fb2062.jpg?hash=IS763Ylbeo "[Hearth.com] Wood fired oven - Margherita pizza")
I loaded some very dry maple in there and probably got it the hottest yet. The pizza cooked under 5 minutes
![[Hearth.com] Wood fired oven - Margherita pizza](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/70/70292-912221d53871c908e95a2968a8ca515b.jpg?hash=xRRSsjgE5u "[Hearth.com] Wood fired oven - Margherita pizza")
Margherita fresh out of the oven.
![[Hearth.com] Wood fired oven - Margherita pizza](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/70/70293-d601b08da7e2ebca0fdd24b138a06ccc.jpg?hash=zIvqQX6_Gz "[Hearth.com] Wood fired oven - Margherita pizza")
![[Hearth.com] Wood fired oven - Margherita pizza](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/70/70294-1d1d30d32b2c8ceff700f5e1a3bfc092.jpg?hash=EA2tL09IhW "[Hearth.com] Wood fired oven - Margherita pizza")
Mushroom and sausage calzone. Egg wash on top.
![[Hearth.com] Wood fired oven - Margherita pizza](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/70/70295-f4022fb39c252ad81b749ec07b53ca77.jpg?hash=OxYf4mOIsD "[Hearth.com] Wood fired oven - Margherita pizza")
It needed more cheese, but it was fine anyways. I like a good lava cheese flow out of calzones.
![[Hearth.com] Wood fired oven - Margherita pizza](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/70/70297-8340c6a09988d64573fcd914dc3372bc.jpg?hash=lZlEs8vlVk "[Hearth.com] Wood fired oven - Margherita pizza")
The Margherita is quite different. Very light on the tomato sauce, fresh sliced tomato, fresh mozz that comes in a ball that I sliced thin. Fresh thin sliced basil on top. A little olive oil and salt and pepper capped it off. It is really a good tasting pizza, light but flavorfull, especially the sliced tomato on top.
The requisite firing photos:
I loaded some very dry maple in there and probably got it the hottest yet. The pizza cooked under 5 minutes
Margherita fresh out of the oven.
Mushroom and sausage calzone. Egg wash on top.
It needed more cheese, but it was fine anyways. I like a good lava cheese flow out of calzones.
. I did used a finer flour that is milled from wheat that has a higher protein content which made a huge difference. I am still working on dough recipes though. I think I'll go eat the leftovers now for an early lunch.
