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Just Add Water: Easy Pizza Dough — A Collaboration with Urban Slicer
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SEPTEMBER 27 — 6:00- 7:30PM (EST)
Make Incredible Homemade Pizza — Just Add Water!
Live Class Includes:
- 90-minute
- Four different pizza dough styles demonstrated LIVE
- Four completely different pizzas
- Live Q&A with Jim Mirabelli & Jim Henry
- Digital recipe + pro tips handbook
- 30-day replay access
- Dough mixing, proofing & baking instruction
- Direct instructor support
🍕Think great homemade pizza dough has to be complicated? Think again!
Join Jim Mirabelli and Jim Henry of Virtual Pizza Academy for Just Add Water: Easy Pizza Dough, a special collaboration with Urban Slicer Pizza Worx designed to show you how easy it can be to make a variety of incredible pizzas at home.
We’ll put four different Urban Slicer dough mixes to work, making four completely different styles of pizza and showing you exactly how each dough looks, feels, proofs, stretches, and bakes.
This isn't just a "mix it and bake it" demonstration. We'll dive into the techniques that make each pizza style work. You'll see each dough mixed live and compare it side-by-side with dough that has already been properly risen and proofed. That means you’ll know exactly what you're looking for when you make it yourself.
Four Doughs. Four Pizzas. One Class.
During the class, we'll make:
🔥 Neapolitan Everyday Pepperoni
Using Urban Slicer Neapolitan Style Pizza Dough, we'll stretch a 12–14" round pizza and top it with sauce, whole milk mozzarella, Spicy Cupping Pepperoni, and White Pizza Mojo. We'll discuss baking in both a high-temperature pizza oven and a traditional home oven with a pizza stone or steel.
🏙️ The 8 Mile Pie — Detroit Style
We'll put the Epic Deep Dish Dough to work in an 8" Detroit-style pan. Learn proper pan preparation, in-pan proofing, how to create that signature caramelized frico cheese edge, why Detroit sauce goes on top, and how we use a two-stage baking process to get the texture we're looking for.
🔥 Grilled Supreme
Yes, we're putting pizza dough directly on the grill grates! Using Urban Slicer's Outdoor Grilling Dough, we'll show you why this lower-gluten dough works differently, how thin to roll it, why docking matters, and how to master the grill-and-flip technique before loading it with sauce, cheese, pepperoni, peppers, mushrooms, and olives.
🌾 Ultimate Gluten Free Detroit Style
We'll finish with a gluten-free Detroit-style pizza that proves GF pizza doesn't have to feel like a consolation prize. You'll see the unique consistency of the Gluten Free Dough, proper pan preparation, proofing, par-baking, building, resting, and de-panning techniques needed to produce a crispy, cheesy pan pizza with deeply caramelized edges.
Why “Just Add Water” Dough?
🤯 One of the biggest barriers to making great pizza at home is the dough.
Choosing flour. Measuring ingredients. Understanding hydration. Yeast percentages. Mixing. Fermentation. Wondering whether you did it right.
This class explores another option.
Urban Slicer Pizza Worx dough mixes are designed to simplify the process while still allowing you to use the pizza-making techniques that create great results. We'll show you how these mixes can become a precision tool in your pizza-making arsenal — whether you're a beginner looking for an easier entry into homemade pizza or an experienced pizza maker looking for consistency and convenience.
🧑🍳 Learn the Technique — Not Just the Recipe
Throughout the class, Jim and Jim will explain why we're doing what we're doing.
You'll learn about:
- Choosing the right dough for different pizza styles
- Proper hydration and what correctly mixed dough should feel like
- Dough proofing and fermentation basics
- Stretching vs. rolling
- When to dock your dough — and when NOT to
- Pan preparation and in-pan proofing
- Creating crispy bottoms and caramelized cheese edges
- Baking in a home oven, pizza oven, and outdoor grill
- Working with gluten-free pizza dough
- Proper resting, slicing, and serving techniques
📖 Plus, you'll receive our complete digital course handbook to download and keep for future reference. The manual contains the recipes and processes for every pizza demonstrated, so there's no pressure to cook four pizzas along with us! Watch, ask questions, take notes, and then recreate your favorites at your own pace.
🎉 LIVE Prize Drawing!
Stick around until the end of class for our live prize drawing! Prize details will be announced during class.
We'll also leave plenty of time for live Q&A, so bring your questions about pizza dough, ovens, grills, pans, ingredients, techniques, or anything else pizza-related.
Just add water. We'll help you take it from there.
❓FAQ
Is this class beginner friendly?
Absolutely. In fact, this is a great class for anyone who has wanted to make homemade pizza but has been intimidated by making dough from scratch. We'll demonstrate every dough from mixing through baking and explain the process step-by-step.
Do I need to own an outdoor pizza oven?
No. We'll discuss multiple cooking methods, including traditional home ovens, pizza ovens, pans, and an outdoor grill.
What types of pizza will be made during class?
We'll demonstrate four pizzas: a Neapolitan-style pepperoni pizza, Detroit-style pizza, grilled supreme pizza, and gluten-free Detroit-style pizza.
Will you show how to mix the dough?
Yes! All four doughs will be mixed live so you can see exactly what they should look and feel like immediately after mixing. We'll also have pre-mixed and pre-risen dough ready so you can compare the freshly mixed and fully proofed stages side-by-side.
Is gluten-free pizza included?
Yes. We'll demonstrate Urban Slicer's Gluten Free Pizza Dough by making a gluten-free Detroit-style pizza and discussing the important differences in mixing, proofing, par-baking, and handling GF dough.
Do I need to cook along with the class?
No. This is a live, interactive cooking demonstration. You're welcome to follow along, but we'll be moving through four different pizzas. Your downloadable course handbook will contain the recipes and processes so you can recreate everything at your own pace.
Do I get a replay?
Yes. Students receive 30-day replay access, so you can go back and review the demonstrations after the live class.
Where can I buy the Urban Slicer products used in class?
Urban Slicer Pizza Worx dough mixes, pizza sauce, Pizza Mojos, Spicy Cupping Pepperoni, Hot Honey Drizzler, and other products are available through Urban Slicer.
🚨 Registration closes on: September 25 at Noon (EST)
