If you’re a big fan of baking, you’ll be really happy to discover the Mondo Pro range of commercial bake tins. They are basically a commercial bake tin that is affordable enough to use in your own home. They come in enough shapes and sizes to ensure there is always one for the task at hand.
When you’re baking in a home oven, it is often hard to get temperatures exactly right and to get even baking. Commercial pans like the Mondo Pro range allow you to get even baking and amazing results every time, no matter what you are cooking.
With a 25 year guarantee, these pans are an investment in good long term baking, and if treated correctly (handwash only) will last for many years to come. Made from commercial grade anodised aluminium, they won’t rust, blister, chip or warp under normal use.
The 25cm springform pan that I’ve used this week was easy to clean, easy to open (have you ever had a tricky stuck springform pan? I have!) and the perfect size for making a family size meal or dessert.
I’ve decided to put Mondo Pro to the test by baking something I’ve wanted to make for a while, a deep dish pizza. When researching on the web I found that a springform cakepan is the perfect baking vessel for deep dish pizza, because once baked, you open up the side…and voila! Deep dish pizza extraordinaire.
Some of the key problems that people come across when making a deep dish pizza is the lack of even heat distribution during cooking- which can result in a soggy base, with over cooked sides, so the Mondo Pro Springform pan is the perfect solution to these woes.
Deep dish pizza like you could find in Chicago, the Mondo pan gives it that perfect, deep and crispy crustHow to Make Your Deep Dish Pizza
What you’ll need:
- 1 quantity of pizza dough (sufficient for 2 pizzas) I use the one from the Bourke Street Bakery book or this one that I’ve used on my blog – you’ll need to double it.
- tomato sugo or pizza paste
- slices of salami or ham
- thin ribbons of zucchini (the zyliss peeler does the best ribbons)
- 250 grams of mozzarella- 1 cup grated (use your food processor) and the rest cut into rounds
- basil leaves, torn
Basically, making a deep dish pizza is a bit like making a lasagne. You are layering your fillings to make it interesting and holding it all together with cheese. There’s a very fine line between cheesy yumminess and greasy not-so-yumminess, so it’s important to use a good quality cheese.
Putting some veggies in the layers helps to counteract the greasiness of the pizza, unlike many on the web. You could switch the zucchini for eggplant, or even cooked and peeled capsicums. Or even just add in extra layers. Baby spinach would also be a winner in between.
Assembly:
1.Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
2. First, line the base of the springform pan with baking paper. It makes transferring the pizza easier (as you don’t want to cut it on the springform base).
3. Roll out your dough and place in the pan. Cut off any major excess, allowing it to come up the sides but not fold over.
4.Prick the dough with a fork so that you don’t get any air pockets rising and pushing the toppings out of shape.
5. Cover the base with a thin layer of tomato sugo.
6. Top with a light sprinkling of cheese, then salami, then cheese, then zucchini, cheese. Repeat until you are happy with how many layers you have. Then top with the fresh basil and the mozzarella rounds.
7. Choose whether to roll down the sides or keep them upright.
8. Bake at 200 degrees Celsius for 20 mins. Check . It will be done when the cheese is golden and the edges are crunchy.
This pizza will serve 6-8 people as you really only need one slice!
Remove the deep dish pizza from the pan and cut into slices. The best way to do this is using pizza scissors as it can be difficult to get down the sides and across with a pizza wheel or knife. The first slice will be the trickiest, but it will be easier from there in.
To view the range of Mondo Pro Line of professional bakeware click here!
About the author:
Kylie blogs about kids and family foods at Kidgredients, she loves cooking family friendly meals that everyone will enjoy and has a passion for making family favourites that are healthy, fun and delicious.
