Article: Pan Pizzas--Easier Than Pie

When Uncle Joe made pizza, he never concerned himself about shaping his pie into a perfect circle, inventing creative toppings or fussing with a special baking stone. He made pizza the way he learned it from his Neapolitan grandfather, who ran a pizza parlor in the Bronx. The thick pies were baked in big round or rectangular dark metal pans, much like what many pizzerias today call a Sicilian-style pie.

Though I love the crisp-yet-chewy dinner-plate-size pizzas typical of Naples, pan pizzas like Uncle Joe's have several advantages: They are easy to shape since the dough can just be patted into the pan; the thicker crust supports hearty toppings; they make a lot, so they are great for ...

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