Pizza Dough with Joe Heffernan

If we had our way, we'd reach right through this screen and hand you a slice of Joe Heffernan's pizza. One gooey bite, and you'd understand our obsession: bright, salty-sweet tomato sauce, farm-fresh mozzarella, peppery basil, and a killer crust. Oh, that crust: thin and pliant, with a gratifying pull throughout and blistery bubbles at the chewy edge. No wonder Seattleites line up outside of Independent Pizzeria, the wee, wedge-shaped restaurant Joe co-owns. And now he's here to show us how to make amazing pizza dough at home. 

Yup, you can create pro-level dough in the pants-optional comfort of your kitchen. Just remember, though, that Naples wasn't built in a day. Joe will be the first to tell you that making great pizza dough requires practice and intuition. You need to get intimately familiar with your workspace, your tools, and each stage of the pizza-making process. Mastery, any kind of mastery, takes a hot minute. Prepare accordingly, then cue your favorite cooking music. Cause we're ready to roll some dough.