Volume 2 Chapter 71 Today's Home Economics Club Practice, We Tried Making Pizza
Now, until summer vacation starts, classes will only be in the morning and we'll have free time in the afternoon.
Well, even though if there's a club activity, I'll participate in it.
Just to be sure, I sent a message to Osaragi-san.
'Hello. What are the plans for today's Home Economics club practice?'
I got a reply right away.
'Yes, hello. Today, I want to do a cooking practice after a long time. Let's discuss together what we should make.'
'Understood. Oh, is it okay to film a video this time too?'
'Yes, it's fine.'
So, the three of us, Saikachi-san, Shinonome-san, and I, headed to the Home Economics cooking practice room.
And Osaragi-san and Utashiro-san were already there.
"Hello, you're always early. Osaragi-san, Utashiro-san."
I said that, and Osaragi-san answered with a smile.
"Hello. It's been a while since our home economics club's practical training day."
When Osaragi-san said that, Utashiro-san also said,
"Let's discuss what we're going to make and then go to the supermarket to buy ingredients."
We nodded, and I said,
"Yes, today's class is only in the morning, so we have plenty of club activity time."
Then Saikachi-san said,
"It's been a while since we cooked, so I'm excited."
And Shinonome-san said,
"If it's okay even if it takes a little time, I want to eat homemade pizza."
When Osaragi-san heard that, she said,
"Pizza, huh? It may seem difficult to make it by hand, but actually it doesn't take that long, and it's a good suggestion. Let's make handmade pizza today."
I said that today's practice was decided on making homemade pizza.
"When you order pizza for delivery, it can cost around 3000 yen, so it's expensive. Well, frozen pizzas at the supermarket aren't that expensive, but I feel like they're not as tasty compared to delivery pizza. But if you make it from scratch with flour, it shouldn't be that expensive, and it's probably more delicious than frozen pizza, so it's good, right?"
So, we all headed to a slightly larger supermarket.
And first, at the corner where wheat flour was placed, I asked Osaragi-san.
"Is it okay to use bread flour for pizza dough?"
Osaragi-san answered my question with a smile.
"Originally, it is best to use bread flour for pizza dough, but there are few supermarkets in Japan that stock bread flour, so we mix strong flour and cake flour to make it. The ratio is about 10 to 3. Depending on your preference, you can also use medium flour."
"Ah, I see,"
Shinonome-san said in a curious tone after listening to the conversation between me and Osaragi-san.
"Um, what's the difference between strong flour, semi-strong flour, medium flour, and weak flour? They're all wheat flour, right?"
In response to that, Osaragi-san answered politely.
"The difference between strong flour, semi-strong flour, medium flour, and weak flour lies in the ratio of gluten, a protein content. The amount of gluten affects the elasticity of the dough, and strong flour with a higher gluten content has a stronger stickiness, while weak flour with a lower gluten content has less stickiness. So, for bread, we use strong flour, for pizza, baguettes, croissants, and Chinese noodles, we use semi-strong flour, for fresh pasta, udon, takoyaki, and okonomiyaki dough, we use medium flour, and for cakes, cookies, tempura batter, we use weak flour."
After hearing the explanation, Shinonome-san seemed completely confused.
"I see. So, it means that it's better to use different types of flour depending on the menu, right? Well, I'll leave the dough-making to Hata-pippi though."
Upon hearing that line, I say,
"So, Shinonome-san, you really don't cook or sew by yourself, huh?"
But Shinonome-san responds without any remorse,
"Well, you know, everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, right?"
"Well, I guess I can't deny that. Now, after buying the ingredients for the dough, we just need to decide on the toppings. I think I'll go with potato mayo and tuna corn."
Upon hearing my statement, Shinonome-san giggles and says,
"Hata-pippi, you really like toppings that kids would enjoy, don't you?"
"Oh, come on, even adults like potato mayo and tuna mayo, don't they?"
As Saikachi-san listens to our conversation, she chuckle softly.
And then, upon seeing the chicken thigh meat, Saikachi-san stretches her hand out.
"I will try making teriyaki chicken."
And I have the teriyaki sauce, shimeji mushrooms, and green onions ready.
"I'm going all out with extra meat!"
It seems like Shinonome-san is going with sausages, salami, bacon, onions, and bell peppers in tomato sauce.
"Everyone, it looks like we have our ingredients. Let's go back to school and start cooking."
Everyone nodded in agreement with Osaragi-san's words, and we returned to school.
And first, we start by making the dough. We mix warm water, sugar, and dry yeast in a bowl and let it sit for about 10 minutes until it slightly expands.
This is because the yeast is feeding on the sugar and multiplying.
Then, we add bread flour and cake flour to the fermented yeast, and mix it together. We gradually add water and olive oil, mixing until the dough becomes less powdery.
Once it's mixed well, we add salt and knead until the dough comes together nicely.
Adding salt at the end is to minimize the inhibitory effect on the yeast's activity.
Next, cover the bowl loosely with plastic wrap, set the microwave to 150w, heat for 40 seconds, and then let it ferment for about 10 minutes.
This way, it takes less time to ferment compared to using the oven's fermentation mode.
Once it has fermented, lightly shape the dough into a round shape, stretch it by hand into a circular shape, and make the edges slightly thicker to complete the pizza dough.
After that, in my case, I open a can of whole corn, drain the water, open a can of tuna and drain the oil, peel and boil the potatoes, and then cut them into bite-sized pieces. I place them on the dough and generously pour mayonnaise. All that's left is to bake it.
Saikachi-san heats chicken thigh meat and shiitake mushrooms, cut into bite-sized pieces, in a frying pan with a glaze sauce. As for me, I cut the meat and vegetables bought by Shinonome-san into suitable sizes and place them on the dough.
On top of that, place the sliced melting cheese and pour the pizza sauce, then all you have to do is bake it.
Preheat the oven to 230℃ and bake for 10 minutes, until the cheese melts and the pizza crust turns golden brown, emitting a delicious smell.
"Wow, it smells delicious."
Shinonome-san said, her eyes sparkling. Then, when it's done baking, take it out of the oven, cut it into appropriate sizes with a pizza cutter, and let's all have a taste.
I immediately try the pizza I made, which has potato, mayonnaise, tuna, and corn.
"Mmm, potato and mayo is the best."
And Shinonome-san takes a big bite of her pizza, which is loaded with plenty of meat.
"Mmm, so happy."
Then Saikachi-san also takes a bite of her teriyaki chicken, sprinkled with green onions.
"Mmm, it's delicious."
After that, Osaragi-san and Utashiro-san join in, and we all finish eating the three pizzas.
"Hmm, it didn't take as long as I expected, and it turned out delicious. That's great."
When I said that, Shinonome-san nodded in agreement.
"I'm surprised that homemade pizza is actually easy to make. It's amazing."
"Well, I think that's something people who made it themselves would say."
When I said that, Saikachi-san and the others chuckled.
Well, the cooking practice video today was quite well-received. That's good to hear.
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