Please be easy on a newbie trying to learn from my mistakes, lol.
A couple nights ago I made a Chicago Style not sure what went wrong but based on the looks I thought it'd be amazing; did realize I needed a better brand cheese for more melt but the big problem was it had such a huge yeast taste that it ruined it.
My ingredients were:
8 ¼ ounces room-temperature water
1 packet (2 ¼ tsp) active dry yeast
1 tsp sugar
12 ½ ounces all-purpose flour
2 ½ ounces medium grind cornmeal
1 ½ tsp kosher salts
⅛ tsp cream of tartar
⅓ cup plus 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
Added yeast, sugar to room temp water and let bloom for 10 mins. Put all remaining dry ingredients in stand mixer bowl, then added the yeast mixture and then oil; mixed on low with dough hook till everything combined, then turned up to medium for about 7 or 8 mins. After which, I removed from mixer and worked it for a min or so and formed a ball, place in oiled bowl, rolled ball in the oil, covered for about 90 mins. Then placed dough in oiled cast iron skillet, gently worked it, let it rest cover 20 mins and then was able to finish forming it. Put on ingredients and bake for about 40 mins. Looked really good, released from pan.
But that over yeast after taste ruined it for me; what did I do wrong?
