Author Topic: AllTrumps (Read 8720 times)

ThePizzaBiatch · « **on:** June 25, 2009, 10:40:55 AM »

This topic most likely has been covered, but I am having trouble finding it. I have found a friend who can get me AllTrumps flour, and I'm looking to use in my NY style pies for this weekend. Would like to get making the dough this morning to get it in the fridge for a couple days. Can anyone give me their 2 cents worth on AllTrumps (the good, bad and ugly) and how it compares to the Caputo 00 I'm used to using in my italian style pies.

Amazing site and replies, wish I had found it much sooner...good to know their so many pizza freaks like myself out there.

Thanks!

pcampbell · « **Reply #1 on:** June 25, 2009, 12:52:16 PM »

I would just say be aware that it's bleached and bromated. I don't think potassium bromate is allowed in Italy so I am guessing caputo isn't bromated.

Pete-zza · « **Reply #2 on:** June 25, 2009, 01:29:15 PM »

I am sure that most NYC pizza operators who use the All Trumps use the bromated, bleached variety. However, as noted at http://www.gmflour.com/gmflour/flour.aspx?type=Espring, there is a nonbromated, nonbleached version. It may also be harder to find the nonbromated version.

Patrick is correct about the Caputo flours. They are not bleached or bromated.

Peter

scott r · « **Reply #3 on:** June 26, 2009, 12:34:10 AM »

All trumps is an amazing flour, but totally different than caputo. It will provide you with a very light and tender crust, even though it is a high gluten flour. This is due largely to the bromate, and once you go to the non bromated versions of the flour most of the magic is lost. At that point its still a decent flour, but not really much different than any other american malted high gluten non bromated flour. It is designed for normal temperature ovens, where caputo is designed for high temperature ovens. If you use all trumps at high temps you might not like it very much, but at 500 degrees it is very tough to beat (although there are a few other great alternatives that shine in one way or another). It will brown much faster than caputo in higher temperature ovens, and can sometimes get a bit leathery, but at low temps it provides for classic NY style pizza. It is also the flour used for what I consider to be some of the best Sicilian and Chicago thin crust style pizza I have had to date, so it is quite versatile. A good rule of thumb is that if you are cooking below 600 go for the all trumps, and if you are going above 750 floor temp go for the caputo. In between I like blends.

Unfortunately bromated flour is probably unhealthy for us and is more than likely a carcinogen, so that is the MAJOR drawback.

tdeane · « **Reply #4 on:** June 26, 2009, 12:43:48 AM »

I really don't think that All Trumps is necessary to make a great NY style pizza. A good strong bread flour is better in my opinion. I use a medium strong unbleached baker's flour that has a protein level of about 13% and I like it better than All Trumps.

scott r · « **Reply #5 on:** June 26, 2009, 01:01:15 AM »

Of course you are entitled to your opinion, and it is of course not "necessary" to use all trumps to make a NY style pizza (even though it is the most popular flour for that purpose here in the US).

All Trumps, being a bromated flour, is illegal in Canada where you live and operate your pizzeria. Are you sure you tried the bromated version? I know that here in the US where the bromated version is legal the General Mills rep for the new england area has told me the non bromated version is almost impossible to find and comprises only about 1% of his All Trumps sales.

I believe you have in the past said you are baking at 650, right? You are on the upper end of the heat spectrum where non bromated bread flours start to shine.

Where All Trumps really shines is when you get down to 450 or so (which is definitely the most popular temperature here in Boston where I live, and maybe even NY

) Also, terry, you have the good fortune to have been a member here for a while and have worked out all aspects of your dough making to perfection. You might be quite surprised at how a less learned pizza maker that is having trouble making a great pizza with non bromated or even bread flour can hit the ball right out of the park by simply changing over to something like all trumps. It is a flour that is very forgiving and robust. Although my posts on this thread probably sound like an add for All Trumps I have found that I too prefer a non bromated bread flour as my ultimate type for many applications.

tdeane · « **Reply #6 on:** June 26, 2009, 01:55:52 PM »

Quote from: scott r on June 26, 2009, 01:01:15 AM

Of course you are entitled to your opinion, and it is of course not "necessary" to use all trumps to make a NY style pizza (even though it is the most popular flour for that purpose here in the US).

All Trumps, being a bromated flour, is illegal in Canada where you live and operate your pizzeria. Are you sure you tried the bromated version? I know that here in the US where the bromated version is legal the General Mills rep for the new england area has told me the non bromated version is almost impossible to find and comprises only about 1% of the All Trumps sales.

I believe you have in the past said you are baking at 650, right? You are on the upper end of the heat spectrum where non bromated bread flours start to shine.

Where All Trumps really shines is when you get down to 450 or so (which is definitely the most popular temperature here in Boston where I live, and maybe even NY ) Also, terry, you have the good fortune to have been a member here for a while and have worked out all aspects of your dough making to perfection. You might be quite surprised at how a less learned pizza maker that is having trouble making a great pizza with non bromated or even bread flour can hit the ball right out of the park by simply changing over to something like all trumps. It is a flour that is very forgiving and robust. Although my posts on this thread probably sound like an add for All Trumps I have found that I too prefer a non bromated bread flour as my ultimate type for many applications.

I tried the bromated version. It's illegal to use it in a commercial setting in Canada but you can still import it and use it privately. I agree it probably is easier to make a decent dough with All Trumps if you don't know what you are doing but if you know what you are doing, I think you can get a superior result with a good bread flour. Pizzabiatch didn't say what temp they are baking at, so that might be good to know.

mzshan · « **Reply #7 on:** June 26, 2009, 07:50:32 PM »

Actually I happen to live in a city next to toronto, everytime I go down to buffalo to fly to states,
I usually pick up a couple of 25lb bags of All trumps and bring them back up, offcourse for personal use that is.

Tommorow (saturday June 27th, 2009) I will try to make a batch of dough NY style using All trumps.
I will be documenting the procedure.

Sunday will be the testing of it at one of local Parks here in toronto, where there is a Woodburning Pizza oven that is open to public use..

So lets see how my pie will turn out.

Shan

Tbombs34 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 29, 2009, 08:55:47 AM »

I think I need to move to Canada if they have wood burning pizza ovens in public parks!

ThePizzaBiatch · « **Reply #9 on:** June 29, 2009, 04:51:52 PM »

Ok, with the exception to a major oven issue at my in-laws (brand new 60" dual oven, dual fuel Wolf set up), my first attempt at NY Style pies went pretty darn well. I must say, it wouldn't have gone close to as smoothly withouth the pointers from this forum.

I went with 65% hydrated All-Trump (Bromated), with a 36-hour fridge time, and about 2 hours to come to temp on the counter. Baked at 525, on a screen 2nd to bottom rack.
6 Ball / 65% Hydration / NY Style Crust

Flour (100%): 2021.15 g | 71.29 oz | 4.46 lbs
Water (65%): 1313.75 g | 46.34 oz | 2.9 lbs
IDY (1.3575%): 27.44 g | 0.97 oz | 0.06 lbs | 9.11 tsp | 3.04 tbsp
Salt (1.69%): 34.16 g | 1.2 oz | 0.08 lbs | 6.12 tsp | 2.04 tbsp
Malt Powder (1.5%): 30.95 g | 3.21 oz | 0.2 lbs | 4.34 tbsp | 0.27 cups
Total (172.5475%): 3487.44 g | 123.01 oz | 7.69 lbs | TF = 0.10197
Single Ball: 584.24 g | 20.5 oz | 1.28 lbs

Unfortuantely, the oven decided to not kick back on when it would hit it's set temp (i.e. only way to get it to re-heat after opening the door was to turn off then back on). So, first pizza, beatiful. 2nd pizza a bit on the blonde side, 3rd pizza cooked a loooong time, and finally figured it out. Last 3 were great.

Couple realizations. I will sweat the pepperoni before using next time. 2, I really like a titch of anchovy in my sauce this time around, added a great depth of flavor. The cheese blend I used was very well received: Sliced part-skim mozz covering 90%, with about2.5 oz of fresh mozz scattered, and a bit of good parm reggiano grated on top after cooking. Picture is included, due to consumption of GG Dirty Martinis and, I only had the mind to take one picture, and only with my phone! More next time.

One issue I'd like to adress was during hand tossing I did run into a few thin spots, and the dough wasn't quite as smooth as I'd like it. Would one contribute this to user inexperience, or dough malfunction?

mzshan · « **Reply #10 on:** June 29, 2009, 08:24:06 PM »

Actually Just one park... In toronto

I wish all of them did..... I did put a post regarding information on it here but it wasnt matching the catagory, so was moved to chit chat...

I think If some one is interested in building one there is some rules and regulations gotta be followed and it shouldnt be any problem construction one in a park.. for public use.

shan

scott r · « **Reply #11 on:** June 30, 2009, 09:21:14 PM »

Quote from: ThePizzaBiatch on June 29, 2009, 04:51:52 PM

One issue I'd like to adress was during hand tossing I did run into a few thin spots, and the dough wasn't quite as smooth as I'd like it. Would one contribute this to user inexperience, or dough malfunction?

This pizza looks amazing. You really hit the ball out of the park on this one! With a touch of anchovy in the sauce, a great crust and that cheese blend.........all I can say is you are about to be very popular with your friends, family and neighbors!!!

the thin spots are more than likely from under mixing, how you formed your dough balls, or how you stretched your pies. If you are a newbie its probably a combination.

Good luck my friend and NICE WORK!

widespreadpizza · « **Reply #12 on:** June 30, 2009, 09:54:07 PM »

Well, as sometimes happens, I have to agree with scott, nice work! now just do it without cheating! -marc

Pete-zza · « **Reply #13 on:** June 30, 2009, 10:58:50 PM »

ThePizzaBiatch,

Can you tell me what values you entered into the expanded dough calculating tool other than the baker's percents? Also, did you use any particular water temperatue, and was the "Malt Powder" the Carnation brand of malted milk powder as sold in supermarkets?

Peter

ThePizzaBiatch · « **Reply #14 on:** July 01, 2009, 01:45:47 PM »

Pete,

I don't have the exact numbers from what I entered. If they look a bit off, I can tell you that I originally had entered in honey as an ingredient, but decided to give malt powder a chance. So that number may be approximated. I copied and pasted the format from another post and transfered over my hand written notes, so if there's a discrepancy, hopefully it's minor.

I actually used Ovaltine powder of all things. The browning was great. I went with this as I had used a higher amount of yeast as I thought it might only be a 24 hour dough, and with the higher yeast didn't want to burn through the sugar.

What are your thoughts?

SSG

ThePizzaBiatch · « **Reply #15 on:** July 01, 2009, 01:52:51 PM »

Quote from: scott r on June 30, 2009, 09:21:14 PM

This pizza looks amazing. You really hit the ball out of the park on this one! With a touch of anchovy in the sauce, a great crust and that cheese blend.........all I can say is you are about to be very popular with your friends family and neighbors!!!

the thin spots are more than likely from under mixing, how you formed your dough balls, or how you stretched your pies. If you are a newbie its probably a combination.

Good luck my friend and NICE WORK!

Thanks for the kind words. I must say, after years of making italian style pizzas with much success, I was amazed at the transition...rather painless. Also, I found that the 'average' person eating these pies over the weekend seemed to appreciate them even more than the Italian style...even though my heart is still in the classic. Guessing it's just the fact that so many more people are accustomed to this style pie rather than my spartanly topped Italian pies.

I'm sticking with my sauce recipe, and not changing the cheese, but I will be using less yeast and giving it a bit longer time in the fridge (48 hours), and use the 'dough ball, thumb/tear test' to make sure I get the proper devleopment out of it next time, as that's what I'm guessing attributed to my occasional thin spot.

SSG

ThePizzaBiatch · « **Reply #16 on:** July 01, 2009, 02:05:29 PM »

After trying to hand transfer numbers and confusing two of my original calculations, here's exactly what my crust was...sorry for any confusion. This is for 6, 16" pizzas with a bowl residue of 2.5%. I used Ovaltine malt powder, it had about 36 hours in the fridge, and about 2-3.5 hours counter time. I was VERY pleased with the results, and most likely will only change the amount of IDY with a longer time in the fridge. The browning was great, loved the flavor, texture / crumb. No complaints...gotta like it when you get lucky the first go around.

Flour (100%):    2067.6 g | 72.93 oz | 4.56 lbs
Water (65%):    1343.94 g | 47.41 oz | 2.96 lbs
IDY (1.3575%):    28.07 g | 0.99 oz | 0.06 lbs | 9.32 tsp | 3.11 tbsp
Salt (1.69%):    34.94 g | 1.23 oz | 0.08 lbs | 6.26 tsp | 2.09 tbsp
Malted Milk Powder (1.5%):    31.01 g | 1.09 oz | 0.07 lbs | 4.43 tbsp | 0.28 cups
Total (169.5475%):   3505.57 g | 123.65 oz | 7.73 lbs | TF = 0.1025
Single Ball:   584.26 g | 20.61 oz | 1.29 lbs

My sauce was 1.5T of garlic & 4 large anchovies 'melted' into 4T of EVOO. Crushed a 108oz can of Costco italian tomatoes (pureed with hand mixer prior to adding to as not to puree garlic), 1 10oz can of tomato paste, 3T sugar, oregano to taste, and about a 1.5 teaspoon of crushed red pepper. Reduced by about 15% over a simmer until reached desired consistency, and salted to taste. Used 5.5 oz per pie.

Cheese was all part-skim. Used thin deli slices (local deli, WI mozz) to cover about 90% of the pie, then used about 3.5oz of fresh mozz (local Italian grocery brand) spread around pizza in small chunks, and used a good parm reggiano on top after cooking.

Pete-zza · « **Reply #17 on:** July 01, 2009, 02:22:23 PM »

SSG,

Thanks for the clarification. I had asked for your entries for the expanded dough calculating tool since I couldn't get any of the number combinations to work. It was the first time that I have been stumped since the tool, which I helped design, was first put on the forum. I was thinking that others might want to try out your recipe but for a different size pizza. When I studied your recipe, it looked like the baker's percent version of JerryMac's NY style dough recipe but with a lower hydration, a tiny bit more salt, and a substitution of the malt powder for the honey/barley malt syrup. The only malt powder used in the tool's database is the Carnation's malted milk powder, which a few members have used over the years.

Now that I see your corrected formulation, I can see that you rounded out the thickness factor I calculated for JerryMac's recipe (from 0.0992532 to 0.10) and used the bowl residue compensation (2.5%) that I suggested for his recipe.

At the outset, I also wondered why you used so much yeast (1.3575%) for a 36-hour fermentation, which prompted my question about the water temperature. Then I saw that the baker's percent for the IDY was the same as for JerryMac's recipe. I see, also, that you used regular or sea salt instead of Kosher salt.

Peter

ThePizzaBiatch · « **Reply #18 on:** July 01, 2009, 02:38:49 PM »

Pete,

I'm starting to think you live in my oven.

SSG

Pete-zza · « **Reply #19 on:** July 01, 2009, 02:42:18 PM »

SSG,

Lol

. It's all in the numbers.

Can you tell me which particular Ovaltine product you used? I'd like to see if I can find an ingredients list for the one you used.

Peter