Reinventing Pizza for 2026
1/5/202642 min
We’ve officially unveiled our 2026 Recipe of the Year, and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with you. Announcing: Flaky Puff Crust Pizza!
In this episode, David and Jessica are joined by two of our Test Kitchen stars and the creators of this exceptional recipe, Sarah Jampel and Molly Marzalek-Kelly. They discuss how and why they landed on pizza as this year’s Recipe of the Year, the biggest challenges of recipe development, and the keys to this recipe’s unique success. (Hint: It includes butter.) Jessica and David then answer questions from our listeners...
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First 90 secondsJessica Battilana· Host0:00
This season is brought to you by Plugra Premium European Style Butter, made using a slow churn process. Look for Plugra wherever fine butters are sold.
David Tamarkin· Host0:09
I absolutely understand not wanting to change. [laughs] I hate change. So if you're like me and you wanna continue proofing your yeast, fine, go for it. [laughs] But for the rest of us, you don't need to worry about it.
Jessica Battilana· Host0:18
Save the step. [upbeat music] From King Arthur Baking Company, this is Things Bakers Know. I'm Jessica Battaglini, King Arthur staff editor.
David Tamarkin· Host0:28
And I'm David Tamarkin, editorial director at King Arthur Baking. And today, we're here with a very special bonus episode to talk about one of the most exciting things to come out of our test kitchen in literally 12 months.
Jessica Battilana· Host0:41
Take a breath.
David Tamarkin· Host0:42
[laughs] [laughs] It's our Recipe of the Year.
Jessica Battilana· Host0:46
Oh, yes. I love our Recipe of the Year.
David Tamarkin· Host0:48
And if you don't know what King Arthur's Recipe of the Year is, buckle up, I'm about to tell you. Every January, we release a recipe that we think you should be baking all year long, and honestly, for years after that. But really, we think this is a landmark recipe that's going to change the way you bake. Uh, if you- It's gonna change your life. It's gonna change your life.
Jessica Battilana· Host1:10
Gonna change your life.
David Tamarkin· Host1:10
It's sort of like the Pantone Color of the Year.
Jessica Battilana· Host1:12
Well, I, you know, even before I started at, at King Arthur, I mean, it's hard to imagine a time before I worked at King Arthur, isn't it? It's like- Oh, yeah ... before times.
David Tamarkin· Host1:20
Oh my gosh, yeah. Be- before we got to talk every day? I don't remember that time.
Jessica Battilana· Host1:23
I mean, before both of us- I blocked that out. Yeah. [laughs] So I used to anticipate what