Hello my dear and beloved readers and guests of my blog. Today I will tell you how to make homemade pizza. I think many will support me in the fact that everything cooked at home always tastes better. And not only because we choose the products and recipes for cooking ourselves.
And most importantly, homemade food tastes better because we cook for ourselves with soul and love. And of course, the Italian pie, beloved in Russia, is no exception.
I don’t like it when my family buys it or orders it to their home, so I cook it quite often. In addition, it is much cheaper than overpaying for a ready-made one. And, in principle, it doesn’t take much time to bake it.
I like it when there is a lot of cheese on the pizza and the base is not very thin. But this is all for everyone, so I will describe in detail several cooking options. I wrote a previous article about the dough. So you can look at the methods of preparing it or use those suggested in this article.
And you can use my recipes or, based on them, create your own masterpieces in a hurry. Because there are no specific canons for preparing this pastry, you can use your imagination or just put whatever you have on hand.
Before sharing recipes about baking, I always remind you that always sift the flour before starting to knead. Your product will only get better from it.
Before we start making pizza, let's look at one of the simplest pizza dough recipes. This recipe is the easiest to prepare. Minimum cost of products and time.
Ingredients:
- Flour - 2 -3 cups
- Vegetable oil - 0.5 cups
- Water - 0.5 cups
- Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
- Salt - salt to taste
Method of its preparation:
1. Pour half a glass of vegetable oil, salt and half a glass of hot boiled water into a bowl. Mix everything together.
2. Then add sifted flour portionwise. Pour baking powder in there.
3. And start kneading the dough. At first it is convenient to stir with a spatula or spoon. Then knead with your hands. It should become elastic. 
Look at the dough to see how much flour you actually need. It should not stick to your hands. It should be soft and elastic. When you achieve this effect, it’s ready.
4. Transfer it to a bowl, cover with film or a lid and leave it to rest for half an hour, and then you can start rolling out.
Now let's start preparing the pizza itself.
Homemade baked goods with sausage, cheese and tomatoes
This recipe is my favorite. I love this combination of products. I really prefer to do it in smaller portions. I’ll just make several of these pies from the same quantity. Well, it depends on who you like, or depending on the baking sheet.
Ingredients:
Cooking method:
1. Peel and cut the pepper into cubes. Then cut into cubes the tomato, pickles and two types of sausage.
2. To finish preparing the filling, grate the cheese.
3. Pre-grease the baking sheet with oil or place parchment paper in it. Roll out the finished dough and place it on a baking sheet. Apply ketchup and mayonnaise sauce to it.
4. Then place the filling there in any random order, but it is better to alternate juicy with dry. Compact the filling with your hand and sprinkle with herbs. Sprinkle everything on top with plenty of cheese.
5. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and place a baking sheet with pizza there for 25 minutes.
We take out the fragrant beauty and enjoy. Cover it with baking paper or a towel to make it softer.
Cooking Italian pie quickly and easily
Here's another recipe for pizza toppings. In general, the combination of “sausage and cheese” is present quite often in the preparation of this dish. All that remains is to choose your favorite varieties or even use several.
Ingredients:
- Ready dough - 400-500 gr.
- Tomatoes - 1-2 pcs.
- Mozzarella cheese - 150-200 gr.
- Hard cheese - 150-200 gr.
- Sausage (any) - 250 gr.
- Ketchup, mayonnaise - to taste
- Greens - to taste
1. Cut the sausage into strips or semicircles as you like. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Cut the mozzarella into slices. And finally, cut the tomato into rounds too.
2. Place parchment paper on a baking sheet. Roll out the yeast-free base to the thickness you need and place it on a baking sheet. Then place sausage, mozzarella, and tomatoes on it one by one.
3. Cover with grated cheese on top and place in the oven preheated to 200 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
4. After 15-20 minutes, the pizza is ready. If you wish, you can sprinkle with green leaves.
Just like that. You'll have great homemade pizza in less than an hour. Agree, when ordering it by phone or online with delivery, you may wait longer and pay more.
Puff pastry for pizza on water
It turns out very tasty on a puff base. You can buy it ready-made directly in the store, or you can prepare it yourself. I prefer to buy it, since the preparation process takes a fair amount of time, but sometimes I still make it at home.
If you chose the second method, I have attached a good recipe for you. It is made from two different types - one with butter, the second - with water, using vinegar.
Ingredients:
For test #1:
- Butter - 250 gr.
- Flour - 150 gr.
For test #2:
- Flour - 350-400 gr.
- Egg - 1 pc.
- Cold water - 160 ml.
- Vinegar 9% - 1 tablespoon
- Salt - half a teaspoon
Cooking method:
1. First we make the first base. Mix the butter with flour, chop it into small pieces and knead until you get an elastic lump.
2. Now we make the second base. Sift the flour into a bowl, add salt and stir.
3. Pour cold water into a glass (you can keep it in the freezer to cool it in advance), break an egg into it and stir. And then add one spoon of vinegar and stir again.
4. Make a hole in the flour and add water and egg there in several additions and mix.
5. Start kneading the dough. At first it is convenient to mix a little with a spatula, then with your hands. During the kneading process, sprinkle flour on the table and knead it on the table. It should become elastic and not stick to your hands. Both bases should feel the same to the touch.
6. Roll out the vinegar base and place the butter base in the middle, then wrap it in an envelope. Wrap in film and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
7. After 30 minutes, sprinkle the table with flour and place it seam side down. Roll it out so that the two doughs are evenly distributed. Then place it back in the envelope, seam side down, put it in a plastic bag and put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
8. Then roll it out again, put it in an envelope and again in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. And roll it out one last time and fold it into a roll.
The dough is ready to use. We specially rolled it out three times so that there were more layers. You can repeat this procedure several more times.
Mini pizza made from ready-made puff pastry
Amazing recipe. No matter how much I made pizza, it never even occurred to me to make it this way. I'll definitely try it.
Ingredients:
- Ready puff pastry - 500 gr.
- Boiled sausage - 250 gr.
- Cheese - 200 gr.
- Ketchup - 100 gr.
Description of preparation: Sprinkle parchment paper with flour and roll out the dough on it. Spread ketchup on top (I usually like to mix it with mayonnaise). Cut the sausage into cubes and place on the base, grate the cheese and sprinkle on top.
Wrap it all in a roll and cut into pieces of about 2 cm. Place the cut rolls on a baking sheet, sprinkle a little more cheese on top and bake in the oven. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Bake for approximately 20 minutes.
Such cute mini pizzas. And they look delicious. No, you definitely need to try this. When the finished dough is already stored in the refrigerator, the cooking process itself takes no more than half an hour. Fast and easy.
Quick recipe for baking with mushrooms
Mushrooms with cheese are also one of the most common combinations in pizza toppings. In summer and autumn there is a larger selection of mushrooms than in winter and spring. And so, you can take champignons, you can always buy them in the store.
Ingredients:
- Puff pastry - 400 gr.
- Mushrooms (champignons) - 350 gr.
- Onion - 2 pcs.
- Cheese - 100 gr.
- Tomatoes - 1 pc.
- Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons
- Salt, pepper - to taste
Preparation:
1. Grate the cheese and cut the tomatoes into round slices. Cut the onion into a semicircle, then fry it.
2. Slice the champignons and fry them in a frying pan.
3. Lay out the finished puff base and give it the desired shape. Place all the ingredients there in random order, and sprinkle generously with grated cheese on top.
4. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and bake the pizza for 20 minutes.
The rosy and aromatic yummy is ready. It's best served while it's hot. However, this also applies to others.
In addition to your pizza toppings, you can add chopped olives, garlic, any fresh herbs, as well as dry seasonings. You can also get creative with the sauce, mix it separately, and then brush the dough.
The most successful and common sauce contains ketchup or tomato paste. You can mix it with mayonnaise and add various seasonings and herbs.
Well, that's all I have for today. Share your opinion in the comments. I hope the suggested recipes are useful to you. All the best to you.
