Spotlight of the Month for May: Susanna Jemma
Authentic Pizza Ovens are some of the most beautifully handmade and crafted ovens by some of the finest artisans in Portugal, that have spent decades mastering the art of authentic quality, design, and performance guaranteed to last you a lifetime! The best part is that you don't have to live in Europe to enjoy our ovens. We distribute them throughout the USA, Canada, and even Australia- yes we said Australia!
Our ovens create a beautiful atmosphere for family entertainment and even add value to your home, whether it's building lifelong memories in a family keepsake or passing it along for new families to enjoy! The possibilities of all the beautiful dishes you can create are endless and the true authentic woodfired taste of your pizza will make you feel like you're tableside in Italy no matter where you live but don't just take our word for it!
Meet Susanna Jemma of @coastalhamptonstyle, who is an Italian native and knows all about true Italian-style pizza! Susanna shares her passion for inspirational home content with people around the world and knows the value of making a house into a home.
Read more from our interview with Susanna and how her Pizzaioli Pizza Oven is the centrepiece of her own backyard space.
Where are you from and a little background information about you?
Hi, I'm Susanna Jemma and I am originally from Italy. I have lived in five countries- Italy, Zambia, Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya, and I now live with my husband and two beautiful children on the Sunshine Coast in QLD, Australia.
I have an Instagram page called @coastalhamptonstyle with nearly 300k followers and I share our recent build + beautiful homes on there. I feel really lucky to have the opportunity to share inspirational home content with everyone.
I also design 100% pure linen shirts that embody my own sense of fashion for others to enjoy. I truly love all that I do but my best time spent is quality time with my family. I find total bliss in my outdoor space where we spend our best time relaxing around a fire while our kids run around and catching up together while cooking pizza in our Authentic Pizza oven.
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Which oven did you choose and why did you choose an Authentic Pizza Oven?
We have always dreamed of having an outdoor pizza oven! My husband is totally obsessed with Authentic Pizza Ovens, and the fact they also sell their ovens throughout Australia was a huge plus!
The oven was an easy choice to make. We chose the traditional Pizzaioli Pizza Oven. We liked the look and the simplicity of the oven. We make pizza as often as possible which I enjoy since I am an addict to pizza, especially the wood-fired real deal Italian pizza.
In true Australian fashion we like to spend as much time as possible and having our Authentic Pizza Oven lends itself to that lifestyle perfectly.
Did you build your setup or have someone else do it?
Wish we could say we built it! However, my husband works long days and I didn’t want to wait forever for him to build a base (haha!) So we ended up getting someone to build it. I gave them some photos for inspiration and made sure I had some bench space for prepping. We had extra outdoor floor tiles from our alfresco area so we ended up using those for our benchtop.
What is your favourite thing to cook in your oven, and have you tried any recipes besides pizza?
Well, it’s definitely Pizza! We love lighting up the oven and having a Pizza night with the family. There is nothing better than sitting around the warm oven and chatting the night away. Also, the pizza that comes out of the oven is absolutely amazing! We have tried to do a roast which came out lovely but we mainly tend to use it for pizza.
Italian Recipes by Susanna
Italian Pizza Dough
Ingredients:
Dough: (makes around 6 Pizzas)
1 KG of Flour
3 teaspoons of dry yeast
3 teaspoons of sugar
Procedure:
1) 1st Dough- Mix all together & leave to rise for 2 hours.
150gm of Flour
3 teaspoons of dry yeast
3 teaspoons of sugar
125ml of Luke warm water
2) 2nd Dough- then Combine 1st dough and 2nd dough together.
850gm of flour
2 teaspoons of salt
500mls of Water
3) Let the combined dough rest for 1 hour in a container (put a little olive oil on the dough so it doesn't stick).
4) After 1-hour rest make 6 round balls of equal size and put the dough in the fridge overnight to rest (this is the secret to a great dough).
5) Once 24 hours have passed take the dough out of the fridge 1 hour before cooking and you are ready to make Pizza!
Italian Pizza
Ingredients:
Italian Pizza Dough- Try my recipe!
Tomato base
Mozzarella cheese
Toppings of your choice
Cooking Tips:
The secret to Italian Pizza is to keep the ingredients for your topping simple! Less is more.
Use quality ingredients for your tomato base like Mutti 👌
Simply craft your pizza and place it in your Authentic Pizza Oven until it's done. It only takes a few minutes!
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