Stuffed crust pizza, from Lauren Morrill's 'It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story'

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**RECIPE**
For the dough, makes enough for three 13-14 inch stuffed crust pizzas.
2 1/4 cups (530 ml) warm water
1 tbsp sugar (12g) sugar
1 tbsp (9g) active dry yeast
2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil
1 tbsp (18 g) kosher salt
5 cups (600g) bread flour, plus more for working the dough
For the sauce, prob makes more than you need for all three pizzas. Sorry. The can is the size that it is. Freeze the rest.
1 28 oz (828 ml) can crushed tomatoes (I like Pastene 'Kitchen Ready')
2-4 tbsp (30-60 ml) olive oil
1 tsp (4g) sugar
dried pizza herbs to taste (oregano, basil, marjoram, etc)
For the cheese, I like Galbani whole milk low moisture mozzarella string cheese
4-5 1 oz (28g) string cheese sicks for the crust of each pizza
6-7 oz (170-200g) cheese for the top of each pizza (I use the same string cheese)
grated parmesan for dusting (maybe 10 g per pizza?)
For the seasoned outer ring: maybe an ounce (28g) of butter per pizza, and some dried pizza herbs and salt.
Combine all the dough ingredients. The flour quantity is just a baseline - keep kneading in more until the dough is just barely sticky. (A low-hydration dough will be sturdier and more secure for sealing the cheese ring.)
Divide the dough into three equal balls. Put each one in its own bowl to rise - do not lube the surface with any oil. Cover tightly and let rise - either about two hours at room temperature, or 1-7 days in the fridge. If you do a quick rise, consider putting it in the fridge for a bit before you bake - it's easier to work cold.
Preheat a pizza stone or steel in your oven at its maximum temperature (ideally convection) for an hour before baking.
Mix the sauce ingredients. Prep the cheese by cutting all of the sticks you plan to use for the crust in half lengthwise. Grate or cut the remaining cheese for the top. Prep the seasoned butter by melting it in a pan, seasoning with pizza herbs and enough salt to make it sandy.
I advise building and baking this pizza on parchment paper or on a metal pizza screen.
If you're doing it on parchment, put a piece big enough for the pizza on your counter. Peel the dough ball out of its bowl and put it on the middle of the paper - no flour dusting. Use a rolling pin to roll it out as thin and perfectly round as you can. You'll need at least 3 inches (7.6 cm) of excess all the way around to wrap the cheese ring. It's OK if you roll it off the paper and onto the counter - you'll peel it off the counter when you wrap the ring.
If you're doing the pizza screen, peel the dough ball out of its bowl and put it on a clean countertop - no flour dusting. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out as thin and perfectly round as possible, letting it stick to the counter so that it won't snap back. Peel it off the counter, then transfer it on top of the screen. Re-roll the skirt of dough that hangs off the edge of the screen, to get it as thin as possible. You'll need at least 3 inches (7.6 cm) of excess all the way around to wrap the cheese ring.
Where you want the finished diameter to be, lay down your halved cheese sticks end-to-end to form a ring. Wet your finger and rub water along the dough surface in a circle just inside your cheese ring, to help form a seal. Wrap and crimp the excess dough around the cheese ring. Brush the seasoned butter all over the ring - top and sides. Get your fingertips greasy in the butter, then use them to press a firm seal all the way around your cheese ring.
Put down a thin layer of sauce, dust on some parmesan, then put on your mozzarella. Transfer the pizza to your stone/steel and bake. If you're baking on parchment rather than a screen, I recommend trimming the excess paper off around the pizza before sliding it onto a pizza peel and then onto the stone/steel.

[@aragusea]

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[@crickey2399]

When did lauren start writing :?

[@anjhel_]

@@crickey2399 She always did, Adam talked about the book in one of his videos

[@FrancescoBellringer]

Hey Adam, great video! I have a video idea for a thing that i’ve been having trouble with in my pizza making. I was think it would be benificial for many of your viewers if you did a video specifically about Stretching pizza dough, showing some of the different methods etc. Have a good day : )

[@sannetts]

I'll be buying. I really enjoyed "better than the best plan"

[@MoritzvonSchweinitz]

It would've been neat if that were an Amazon affiliate link, and you'd get to 'double dip' with the earnings :-)

[@idontknowwhattoput5851]

"BUY MY BOOOOOOOK!!! Please don't use that" "You got it, honey" the betrayal

[@spinach5995]

Lauren: It's treason then Adam: The sponsors will decide your fate. Lauren: I AM THE SPONSOR

[@virtualabc7847]

At least for me I'm more likely to buy when someone yells at me to buy it .

[@Pigmedog]

got big "buy my bed" energy

[@TheSlavChef]

Its treason then.

[@jacobschaller6566]

Still a better sponsor than Raid: Shadow Legends.

[@NocturnalGrayFox]

You can already tell that "Looks like we flayed somebody alive" line is going to be used in a parody video.

[@elenasayshi]

*YTPs

[@TheSlavChef]

Coming THOON

[@EeveeRealSenpai]

@@TheSlavChef (Soon™)

[@IrukaSaaan]

Callence where you at

[@TheSlavChef]

@@EeveeRealSenpai I'm glad I am not the only one waiting.

[@ritcracker6572]

I don't even care that this is an ad for his wife's book, it's just too wholesome :)

[@ndulmillenium]

Still, the smoothest ad ever.

[@phonewithoutquestion80]

left a pretty huge green line from the sponsor block extension I have installed lol.

[@pebbleman721]

R A I D S H A D O W L E G E N D S

[@riccocool]

I've never had anyone care enough about me to make me stuffed crust pizza.

[@SampsfaN]

@@ndulmillenium Adam just has the smoothest ad integration in his videos

[@eyaltsyrlin9812]

"Looks like we flayed someone alive" The only enemy adam has is himself.

[@remn3nt266]

This activated my fight or flight

[@chains84]

Ramsay Bolton would be proud

[@nischalk1336]

Nice pfp

[@erikandersson9077]

haha yeah bro dude! Remember the first time we kissed?

[@eyaltsyrlin9812]

@@erikandersson9077 yes. It was a hot summer night . you came to my room,it was the middle of the night,even though I was really tired I opened the door and kissed you.

[@JudgeNicodemus]

Adam got his cheese back. He's unstoppable now.

[@richardmille5337]

Ikr

[@AxxLAfriku]

Don't talk to me! I am famous! Don't dislike my good good GOOD videos! Don't talk to me, dear nik

[@chickentendies9581]

@@AxxLAfriku shut up

[@richardmille5337]

@@AxxLAfriku STFU

[@JoeMahon92]

No recipe can hold him back now. May God have mercy on our souls.

[@swapnageorge4018]

I can imagine Lauren sittitng in the other room wondering why in the world you're going *"AND WET, WITH WATER, AND WET, WITH WATER, AND FOLD AND CRIMP, AND FOLD, AND CRIMP!"*

[@bethanymcmurtrey9542]

Does he have a little girl, because I can totally see him doing this alongside his daughter chanting along while dancing with pompoms.

[@swapnageorge4018]

@@bethanymcmurtrey9542 He has 2 sons. One likes Pizza bread.

[@swapnageorge4018]

@ApexMonolyth "Text a message I don't know the number"

[@andraw4002]

it's a voice over...

[@TheSlavChef]

Worthy for other video platform!!!

[@Eldelastrufas]

2:45 I need a version of this as my ringtone so Adam's cheers wake me and force me to exercise

[@jeremy3261]

lol.

[@nausheenali821]

*and wet with water* I can’t tell if you’re going to be swimming or if you’re just going to be drenched in sweat-

[@badowskikarol4200]

around and around and around we go 3... 4... and wet with water and wet with water now fold and crimp and fold and crimp

[@RosalioRedPanda]

Thank you for your comment because of you I’ve learned trufas are not translated to cake pops. I’ve never actually seen a truffle before coming to Latin America so the only thing I could compare it to were cake pops sin palito. So that’s what me and my SO have been calling them. But it’s been bothering me that they weren’t exactly like cake pops but not enough to check. Today you’ve forced me to learn haha. Gracias, amigo.

[@wildrussiansnake8978]

Espera entónces ves a Adam para robar sus recetas? Puto genio

[@danielliao265]

Lord of the whole milk mozzarella: return of the Galbani.

[@woo6982]

I remember when it was return of the cheese

[@ahnafj416]

Already can tell this is going to be a top comment

[@anirudhviswanathan3986]

This is Adam's empire in our universe.

[@TheSlavChef]

Adamarlie and the deBrie factory

[@tentifr]

I love how galbani is seen as a good brand in america but here in italy is the crappiest and most expensive one (and don't get me wrong, everyone buys it for the name then complains is not as good as they expected and then they buy it again and the circle continues)

[@jody2297]

Honestly cooking stuff from you partner's fiction works is couples goals.

[@shallowcarrot]

Binging with Babish, Advanced Mode

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

Wife

[@TradingLaboratory]

Adam’s relationship with the string cheese: 2019: “Can’t find low moisture moz so I’m stuck with these ridiculous sticks” 2020: “It’s not so bad, 6 sticks = 6 ounces per pizza.” 2020: “oh no they stopped selling these right when I’m making a pizza cheese video” 2021: “These sticks are my favorite!”

[@jackjasper5437]

A truly good love story

[@rin_etoware_2989]

@@jackjasper5437 but it's also kind of a cheesy love story

[@PerSon-xg3zr]

Oh my god these puns

[@triadwarfare]

Do we have an entry for 2022 and 2023?

[@chancellorofelona6695]

Your sign off of, "I'm proud of you" hit me just right. Teared up and everything. I think it's awesome how far you've come. You've taught me a lot, and your way of thinking seems similar to mine. I love how much you explain everything and how you teach food science as well as techniques and preparation. I'm proud of you too, Adam. And thank you for doing what you do. Long time fan. Keep up the EXCELLENT work.

[@sonofalbi9801]

The best sponsor Adam could've got was his wife's book. Bravo.

[@Vincento-san]

Now, how many Sponsor Streaks do we have?

[@andriealinsangao613]

You referring two the times Lauren was Adam's sponsor? 2!

[@YeetusTheFetus]

Lauren is actually a very established author lol

[@felixtjoanda3841]

As much as i hate to say it, it's not. The best sponsor for adam is Galbani Whole Milk Low Moisture String Cheese™ the best cheese for pizza making!

[@blossumgang1357]

"Looks like we flayed someone alive" YTPs are gonna go insane with that.

[@yahyashaikh7151]

Hell yea I'm so excited

[@juneguts]

!!!

[@TheSlavChef]

At this point I am almost certain, he is doing the voice overs that way on purpose!

[@muraddiab6393]

I can hear it now. “Looks like we flayed someone alive and....it smells like dead bodies.”

[@complainer406]

Looks like we flayed some /white wine/ alive

[@hotelmario510]

I love how confident Adam sounds in the narration here. He's always had a really clear, direct delivery, but he really sounds like he knows what he's talking about here. Clear that he's really in his element now with this stuff. Excellent.

[@ak_nora]

Always have to be confident when making food. They can sense your fear and will turn out bad just to spite you.

[@DeDraconis]

"Looks like we flayed someone alive." Adam really has a thing for skin.. has anyone checked his basement lately?

[@erikandersson9077]

I'm German btw

[@berserknegs8932]

@@erikandersson9077 and???

[@basrrf]

@@berserknegs8932 ...ersson

[@embersremembers]

@@basrrf 💀💀

[@123495734]

@@MemphisKVLT AMOG SUS SUSSY SUS

[@krish3357]

Lauren: They keep finding stuffed crust pizza in the restaurant, and they don't sell stuffed crust. I bet that's Adam sending his stuffed crust pizza after making tons of it.

[@gingerbelley3445]

Why is no one talking about how cute it is that this video is sponsored by his wife. Aw🥺💖

[@tomuhawk96]

It's cheesy and wholesome like that stuffed crust pizza.

[@IyeViking]

She only got the sponsorship because she slept with Adam

[@amypearce5722]

@@IyeViking Yeah she’s...she’s his wife. They’re married. Do you not know what happens when people are married? I’m worried about you, my dude.

[@jasonthegreat49103]

That's the joke.

[@callynd]

@@amypearce5722 All of my media says that married people stop having sex, so...

[@gregoryscott7088]

In an alternate universe, a goateed Adam flayed someone alive and said, "Looks like we made pizza" Long live the empire.

[@trisfairy]

WHY IS THIS COMMENT SO UNDERRATED

[@daruleos]

This video might be my favorite he's ever done! It feels so special, and seeing that the book is finally out after mentioning it in an older video makes me kind of emotional. You guys are a hardworking creative couple and I would be so happy to live a life like that

[@JohnNathanShopper]

“A pizza screen....” **looks longingly at cast iron pan** I still love you, Cast Iron. 😢

[@paladingeorge6098]

Not even granite coat will replace good 'ol cast iron.

[@JohnNathanShopper]

@@paladingeorge6098 🍳

[@jasonyoung6420]

Me too; C.I. pizza is better than pizza screen pizza, but pizza steel pizza is better than C.I. pizza (if your oven can put out the heat). I'm honestly tempted to buy another 12" C.I. skillet over buying a "single use" pizza steel for way more money. There are also C.I. Pizza making things as well... I just need to build a pizza oven in my back yard already.

[@JamesChurchill3]

@@jasonyoung6420 Flip your cast iron pan upside down in the oven, you've got yourself a pizza steel 🍕

[@user-qo7vq6yx8q]

@@JamesChurchill3 that's genius!!!

[@paridhidandwate4348]

I don't know why, but everytime Adam features his family, it makes me happy

[@mrdanthesnowman]

I hope Lauren sees that little bit on the end. "You got it honey. I'm proud of ya." Relationship goals.

[@billygilmusic5072]

This is hands down the most wholesome video Adam has ever done. feels like a 3 year long journey of pizza making, toppled with a super enthusiastic Lauren 🥺

[@elijahca]

Its so wholesome that he is making this for his wife's new book!

[@yahyashaikh7151]

"Looks like we flayed someone alive" Now thanks to adam I now have bad visions

[@jcsturgeon]

If you have a bad Vision just talk about the Ship of Theseus until they go away.

[@ScotHarkins]

Bolton Pizzaria

[@KnightRaymund]

@@jcsturgeon XD

[@decoy1312]

Wanna make them worse?

[@ScotHarkins]

@N HMH, "one large stuffed crust flayed man, please."

[@justtheletterV274]

Let’s appreciate that Adam was able to buy the WMLM sticks by Galbani again.

[@anirudhviswanathan3986]

I've even found those sticks great for frittatas, especially if you cut them thick.

[@SpringdayAutumnmoon]

I remember when I first heard stuffed crust pizza is made using string cheese, it blew my mind wide open. Now whenever I eat it, I can't shake the thought that I'm literally eating a melted version of that garbage I had in the fridge as a kid and I'm loving every second of it.

[@dylanwilliams7868]

Aww, Adam loves his wife!! Such a wholesome KZbinr, love you Adam!

[@TheCCNetwork]

“BUY MY BOOOOOK!... please don’t use that!” *proceeds to use that take* Nice one! :P

[@filipepinheiro8250]

Top 10 saddest anime betrayals😓

[@jackalpartisan]

He went from: “I have to deal with these stupid sticks” To: “Hooray! My favorite mozzarella sticks!”

[@nicksnow5606]

Lauren! Congratulations on the publication of your first novel! After 3 years of love and work, I hope you're very, very proud of all you've produced.

[@sikmanist]

The ending is so heartwarming

[@pantopia3518]

Massive congratulations on the book coming out to Lauren, I can’t wait to read it

[@sannetts]

Read the book today, and had to come back here and say how much I enjoyed. Lauren's writing style is so easy to read and yet just enjoyable.

[@tristan_417]

I love that he experiment with the food so it's the best recipe he could give out to us

[@RyVador]

I don’t know why we got a recipe video on Tuesday instead of Thursday this week but I’m not complaining

[@MCXL1140]

Because the book is out today

[@misanthrope8803]

yup I was pleasantly surprised as well

[@phillipcrain3545]

Book release is/was today

[@smokingdog9349]

Sadly, there was no cheap, dry, white wine in this video... *Today is a sad day for white wine*

[@virtualabc7847]

Instead of using water to wet it, use wine. Then for the crust flavoring add some white wine with the butter. Simple fix

[@confusedwhale]

@@virtualabc7847: Or use water in the dough and see if it works... Instead of killing the yeast... Like I think it would.

[@AustinBlakeHawkins]

You guys fill my soul with serotonin

[@tvommy]

watching you cook is so calming

[@Legonizer]

So apparently Adam's food obsessions correspond with Lauren's books. Does this mean we'll be getting a brownie themed story soon?

[@chancewilkerson63]

Your love between you and your wife really inspires me ☺️

[@itsmaica]

Congratulations to Lauren for her wonderful book!

[@killrkittn]

Lauren seems so sweet I love her bubbly personality ❤️ definitely will be buying her book

[@unarmedduck]

2:39 "Moisturise me"

[@kyankasuri]

That’s exactly what I thought 😂

[@Patricia-b]

Everyone that watched that episode shared one braincell watching this

[@BusinessMuscles]

She seems so cool. I can’t wait to try this recipe, my wife will freak out she’s obsessed with stuff crust

[@JakeEpooh]

Decent people, loving and being nice to each other. That's what gives me hope for us all, yo.

[@JemRochelle]

The mystery of the stuffed crust pizza intrigued me so much that I bought the book! Just got it and am excited to read it.

[@skillet7173]

Lauren's laugh is so contagious omg 😭

[@Markus_St.]

Great that we get to see more of your wife, she really seems to be a lovely person.

[@priyansubramanian6465]

Hats off to you for taking your time for the description.

[@jaigupta3978]

his face at 6:42 is just "oh yeah I'm definitely using this"

[@alejandroherrera6568]

2:39 that one's for the youtube poops

[@tylerbrown1160]

Hey Adam, I was chatting with one of the chefs at the place I work and he said that a great way to reduce the amount the dough pulls back in when flattening is to roll out the edges in 4 directions first and finish with the middle

[@kestkr]

My fiancé and I have been using your pizza dough recipe for weeks now. Amazing crust. Can’t wait to try this.

[@halipatsui9418]

This is most wholesome ad ever

[@BlueLightningSky]

Gotta love how Adam adapts to his own tools. "Cheese turning greasy too early? Well here's a my workaround." Truly a great help for home cooks.

[@Appaddict01]

You could also add the cheese while the pizza’s in the oven.

[@nawaf6993]

Lauren’s next book : kind of medium rare steak story

[@zack4187]

kind of a season my board not my steak story

[@yuushwo]

Well done

[@SlavicCelery]

Why I season the bed and not my partner. Distinctly not a YA novel.

[@haksin2179]

I just love watching you at 1 am, thx for nice vids, watching cooking videos while sleepy is cool.

[@Se7enRemain]

You guys crack me up. Smiling through the whole ad portion

[@lezindezin]

Imagine doing a full video as a setup for your wifes new book. Grats to her, Adam

[@Humbuggiez]

Lauren and Adam make my heart squeeze, they’re such an amazing couple

[@1pinktoes1]

Loved having Lauren on, congrats to her on the book!

[@jdperdomo]

I really, really, REALLY love that your wife is your "sponsor". The kind of thing that keeps me hooked to this channel. Congratz to both of you, for being amazing!

[@renatojosediaz1]

Anybody else get anxious when adam places the pizza dough straight on to the counter with no flour?

[@Yourlocalbush]

Y E S

[@thomasking49]

In preparation for this video, Imma throw a couple “Awwww 🥰😍❤️”s in the comment section

[@disturbedcup5463]

It’s weird how excited I get when I see a new one of Adam’s videos!

[@PTDoug011]

Hey Adam! I believe that my son and I started on our pizza Journey around the same time that you did. You have been very instrumental in our attack on making the pizza, and have changed ways along the journey as did you. We very much look forward to new methods you've discovered, and hope that maybe we've discovered a few before you! We've also gone from primitive cooking utensils to pizza stone to pizza steel, immersion blenders, growing our own herbs, and finding local cheese makers. I've moved from instant yeast to fresh yeast. And over the two years, I regret none of it, and it's given my son and me something to look forward to, and now compete against one another. Thank you for the series! Look forward to more!

[@devinseth6805]

Whenever Adam does something no one else does it's always better for the food lol

[@zylon186]

Has anyone noticed that every one of Adams videos are sponcered? He definitely making that dough. Ha get it? He must have given a SLICE of that profit to his wife. Haha double pun

[@zigmas81]

Haaa

[@falosny]

And really likes the name Lauren

[@DEFxRECON]

No, I don’t. Please explain?

[@zylon186]

@@DEFxRECON because he’s talking about pizza which uses dough, and dough is another word for money

[@Alphabet7]

From my estimates he's at least made a million dollars at least

[@domcii9558]

My goodness if this book becomes big enough then i cant wait for it to become a movie

[@alexopinionchannel9783]

I’ve pre-ordered my book, from London England. Love you guys can’t wait to read it

[@marcelmusterman742]

Favorite Part was wehen Lauren said BUY MY BOOK! 😂😂 Loved it

[@CallenceGaming]

Damn, that book sounds interesting. Very tempted to buy it

[@maxsmith8196]

I Bet you’re also eyeing 2:39 aren’t you...

[@da3329]

genuinely so interested in it and i have no clue why

[@manuelvela6049]

Getting the book. Appreciate your content and that you're supporting your wife. Good man. 👌🏽.

[@MyChrisable]

The book plug is soo wholesome!

[@jinception01]

I never imagined I could be so happy for a man's favourite whole-milk, low moisture mozzarella cheese to return to a local supermarket in Macon, Georgia

[@aniphoenix9474]

Idk why i got so happy when Adam got his favourite cheese back, 😂

[@NickEDowning]

Congratulations Lauren! I can't wait to read it.

[@cinemaocd1752]

So glad someone on youtube mentioned that you can bake pizza on parchment paper. If you pull the paper a minute or two before the end, before it will help the bottom crisp up.

[@kennethfinch4009]

You gotta do a video with Lauren narrating. You guys make a good team.

[@falcon6752]

"BUY MY BOOK.... Dont use that" "You got it , hun"

[@lpclassic60]

Adam and Lauren out here being goals

[@DeathDealer_1021]

You and Lauren are absolutely adorable together

[@benjamingeiger]

When the story inevitably gets a film adaptation, will you collab with Babish?

[@FARMBOYSVHS]

That'd be Great for these two to collab together

[@15oClock]

Lauren: "I got your mozzarella from the store." Adam: "But they don't have my brand for my pizza. I have special pizza." Lauren: "Look. Look with your special pizza." Adam: "My brand!"

[@Vangabonders]

The love you two share brings a tear to my eye

[@rachelnishimura1369]

I love them both. Ragusea recipes and Morrill writing. 🥰

[@lukehp7431]

Gals, find yourself a man who looks at you the way Adam looks in awe at his wife at 6:22

[@tappers5042]

I already know this is gonna be turned into a ytp

[@ori_geva]

At it again with with a pizza you can actually make at home, awesome!

[@goosemontv]

This is just too wholesome 💖

[@vincentlittrell7743]

“I’m proud of you” that’s so swag

[@McFlingleson]

"Looks like we flayed somebody alive." …should we be worried about Adam?

[@DJDiarrhea]

Just making sure the ytp creators have enough content

[@McFlingleson]

@@DJDiarrhea "Adam Ragusea except he's a serial killer"

[@martaviviani1401]

We should be worried about the upcoming YTPs is what we should be worrying about.

[@WanderTheNomad]

It's not Adam we should be worried about. It's his victims.

[@mjonausk]

Love it that you love your family!!!!

[@BigBoy-bx1dw]

They seem like a great couple and a great family.

[@TheLaserLordLOL]

“Looks like we flayed somebody alive” I can already smell the KZbin Poops being dumped

[@MK-dr7dx]

"Looks like we flayed somebody alive ... he kind of tastes like farts."

[@FrancMcStien]

Adam, would you consider doing a video on non stick spray? As in what even is it, is it safe and does it impact the taste? Just an idea, love your stuff

[@swedishbatman]

As someone who learned the hard way a few times doing this, you definitely want to use flour or cornmeal when baking on a screen like this depending on the dough you use (especially if the screen hasn't been fully seasoned like a cast iron pan, since its hard to fully season these). If you don't, the dough will rise/expand during the baking process and get stuck in the grooves or if the dough is too moist it could get stuck directly to the surface of the screen.

[@SilverFlame819]

As someone who worked at Pizza Hut, and used to make Stuffed Crust pizzas every day... that seemed like a lot of extra steps. We would make a normal pizza crust, slap the string cheese on, pull out on the crust, and tuck and squish. It usually stayed pretty nicely. But our dough was super flexible, fluffy, and sticky.