Tonight is the first night of Passover. In preparation, our family made matzah in our pizza oven, because homemade matzah is substantially better.
I first tasted homemade matzah at La Brea Bakery when Nancy Silverton would make limited batches for sale just before the holiday. I was lucky to hear about it and get some but, alas, that ended eventually and we were back to settling for the matzah sold at the grocery store. Because I was not raised Jewish, I never developed that fondness that comes from eating something that was part of your childhood. One year, though, I learned that I could make matzah at home on a pizza stone, and that changed Passover forever. For the last few years, we have been making it in a wood-burning pizza oven. Here’s short video on how that works.
