TULSA, Okla. – Sean Lavery spent time learning the craft of breadmaking before turning his passion for pizza into Tortoise Pizza. After operating out of a food truck, the family-run business now has a permanent home on the patio of Nothing’s Left Brewing.
It starts with the dough
At Tortoise Pizza, every pie starts with dough made from three different flours. Sean Lavery stretches each one by hand before building the pie.
The process is the product of years of practice and apprenticeship.
Lavery’s introduction to breadmaking came from a baker in Toronto. He was so determined to learn that he would get up at 3:30 a.m…