2 easy ways to make a delicious pizza

8/17/2019 2 Easy ways to make a delicious pizza

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If you like ordering pizza from your local pizzeria, you'll love making it at home. No pizza will ever taste as fresh as it does when you eat it straight from your own oven. This article gives instructions on how to make hot, fresh pizza the fast way, or from scratch. Scroll to the bottom for a section on popular toppings combinations.Ad

IngredientsPizza1 pizza basePizza sauceFavourite pizza toppingsGrated mozzarella cheesePizza from Scratch1/2 cup of warm water1 package (2 1/4 teaspoons) of active dry yeast3 1/2 cups of flour (bread or all-purpose)2 tablespoons of olive oil3 cups of homemade pizza sauceFavorite pizza toppings4 cups of grated mozzarella cheeseCornmeal2 teaspoons of salt

Popular ToppingsGrated cheese (mozzarella, romano, parmesan, goat cheese or some combination)Sliced pepperoniChopped onionsGreen peppersSausageBacon or bacon bitsChicken chunksOlives (Black, green, or stuffed)MushroomsGround beefHam piecesPineapple slices

BasilRoasted garlicBarbecue chickenMethod1Fast PizzaImage titled Make Pizza Step 2 preview1Preheat the oven to 400° Fahrenheit (204°Celsius). The oven should be piping hot before you start cooking the pizza.

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Prepare the crust. Remove the unbaked crust from the packaging. Place it on a round or rectangular baking sheet, depending on what you have on hand. Use a pastry brush to spread a thin coating of olive oil over the top of the crust.Image titled Make Pizza Step 3 preview3Spread pizza sauce on the crust. How much pizza sauce you add is purely a matter of personal preference. If you love a lot of sauce, go ahead and slather it on. If you prefer your pizza on the dry side, spoon a little in the middle and spread it around in a thin layer.If you want to make a white pizza, add a little extra olive oil and skip the piz


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za sauce.You can make a quick pizza sauce using tomato paste, a can of diced tomatoes, and some spices. Simmer the paste and tomatoes (without draining them first) together over low heat. Add salt, oregano and pepper to taste. Continue simmering until the sauce cooks down to the consistency of pizza sauce.Image titled Make Pizza Step 4 preview4Add toppings. Layer your favorite toppings over the sauce. Add as many or as few toppings as you want. Put the heavier toppings, like onions, chicken or sausage, on the bottom layer, and add lighter toppings, like spinach leaves or peppers, on the top layer. Continue until your pizza is loaded with the amount of toppings you like.Other than pepperoni and ham which are pre-cooked, meat toppings should always be cooked before you put them on the pizza. They'll get heated when you bake thepizza, but they won't fully cook. If you're using ground beef, sausage, chicken, or another meat, cook it thoroughly in a pan on the stove or in the oven and drain the grease before you add it to your pizza.Remember that if you add too many vegetable toppings, your pizza crust may turnout a little soggy. The water from the vegetables moistens the dough. Limit theamount of spinach and other "watery" vegetables you put on your pizza if you'reworried about this happening.Image titled Make Pizza Step 5 preview

5Add the cheese. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the toppings. Layer it on thickif you like it that way, or add a thin layer if you're going for a lighter pizza. Use Cheddar if you like.Image titled Make Pizza Step 6 preview6Bake the pizza. Place the pizza in the oven and have it bake for about 20 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted. Remove it from the oven and allow it to cool for a few minutes before slicing.

Method2Pizza from Scratch

Image titled Make Pizza Step 7 preview1Proof the yeast. Place the warm water in a large mixing bowl. Pour the yeast onto the water and let it sit until it dissolves. After a few minutes the yeast mixture should begin to bubble.Image titled Make Pizza Step 8 preview2Add the other dough ingredients. Put the flour, olive oil, and salt in the mixing bowl with the yeast mixture. Use the dough hook attachment on your stand mixture or work by hand to stir the ingredients together until a wet dough forms. Keep mixing the dough until it becomes smooth and elastic.[1]If you're working by hand, the dough will become difficult to stir when it starts to thicken. Put down the spoon and knead the dough until it reaches the right

texture.If the dough looks wet after you've been mixing or kneading it for a long time,add some flour to dry it it up a little.Image titled Make Pizza Step 9 preview3Let the dough rise. Form it into a ball and place it in a clean mixing bowl coated with a little olive oil. Put a dishcloth, some muslin or plastic wrap over the bowl and place it in a warm part of the kitchen. Let the dough sit and rise until it has doubled in size, which should take about 2 hours.You can let the dough rise in the refrigerator instead. This takes about 6 - 8 h


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ours.You can also freeze the dough before it rises and let it rise when you're readyto make pizza.Image titled Make Pizza Step 10 preview4Preheat the oven to 425°F (218°C). Do this well before you're ready to bake the pizza, so the oven has plenty of time to get quite hot. If your oven tends to run cool, turn the temperature up to 450°F (232°C).If you're using a baking stone or pizza stone, place it in the oven so it gets preheated as well.If you're using a baking sheet, place it in the oven at this time.Image titled Make Pizza Step 11 preview5Form the crusts. Divide the dough into two equal parts and shape them each intoballs. On a floured work surface, roll out the first ball of dough into a circular shape, or use your fingers to stretch it out and shape it. If you're feelingambitious, you could also try tossing the dough to form it into a pizza shape. When you're finished with the first crust, make the second.[2]Image titled Make Pizza Step 12 preview6Get the crusts ready to bake. Use a pastry brush to spread a thin coating of olive oil over the tops of the crusts.Image titled Make Pizza Step 13 previewspaceplay / pause escstop ffullscreen shift + slower / faster (latest Chrome and S

afari)^¡volume mmuteseek . seek to previous 126 seek to 10%, 20%, 60%to Make Pizza7Top the pizzas. Spread homemade pizza sauce (or sauce from a jar) onto the crusts. Layer on your favorite toppings, making sure not to go overboard or the crusts won't get crisp. Finish by sprinkling on your favorite type of cheese.Image titled Make Pizza Step 14 preview8Bake the pizzas one at a time. Carefully remove the baking sheet or stone from the oven and sprinkle it with some cornmeal (or reach into the oven to sprinkle it on). Transfer the pizza to the baking stone or sheet, and place it back in the

oven. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the crust is golden and the cheese is bubbly. Repeat with the second pizza.If you're using a baking peel, transfer the pizza directly from the peel to thestone in the oven. Baking peels are used by professional pizza bakers along with baking stones. The unbaked pizza is assembled on the peel, then transferred tothe stone in the oven.

Method3Popular Toppings Combinations1Classic loaded pizza. This type of pizza has a traditional tomato pizza sauce and is loaded with meat, vegetables and cheese. Each piece is practically a meal i

n and of itself. You'll need the following ingredients:Sliced mushrooms of any kindSliced red and green bell peppersSliced onionsSliced black olivesSliced pepperonisSausage piecesDiced hamMozzarella cheese2


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2 easy ways to make a delicious pizza

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