Lesson details
You can't make great pizza without understanding where your flour comes from - and it all starts in the field.
In this online lesson, Luigi Di Domenico will uncover the fundamentals of wheat and flour, giving you a solid grounding in the raw materials behind every great dough. You'll learn what happens before flour hits your mixing bowl - from wheat composition to milling methods - and how these factors impact the final product.
What you'll learn in this lesson, Understanding wheat and flour
- The three main components of wheat and their roles
- How milling affects the type of flour produced
- Why different flours (like "00" and whole wheat) behave differently in pizza making