How to make delicious pizza at home

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

• Category:

  Pizza

• Cooking time:

  1 hour

Ingredients

• water
• butter
• salt
• sugar
• yeast
• flour
• basil
• mozzarella
• tomato sauce
• oregano
• salts

It is difficult to find at least one person who is indifferent to pizza, because this appetizer has an incredible aroma and taste. It is not easy to have a snack with pizza, but also replace dinner, and in addition diversify the diet.

An Italian delicacy many years ago came to the kitchens of our hostesses, and each time the chefs try to improve the recipe not only for the filling, but also for the baking dough. We will describe a few simple options for how to cook pizza at home, for this we will describe the best step-by-step recipes for the oven.

There are many variations in the preparation of these pastries, because pizza can be prepared on different doughs, and a wide variety of unusual ingredients are used as the filling. It is not necessary to cook a yeast-based snack; many housewives also use puff pastry for this. Below are some simple options for preparing a snack.

A simple salami recipe

It is not difficult to prepare such pastries, for this it is enough to prepare salami and tomato sauce. For the base, we use the traditional olive oil-based pizza dough.

Ingredients for the dough:

• warm water - 125 ml;
• olive oil - 2 tablespoons;
• salt and granulated sugar - 10 grams each;
• dry yeast - 10 grams;
• flour of the 1st grade - 230 grams.

Ingredients for the filling:

• dried basil - 3 grams;
• mozzarella - 135 grams;
• tomato sauce - 3 tablespoons;
• dried oregano - 3 grams;
• salami - 110 grams.

Cooking method:

1. Warm water is poured into a bowl, a pack of dry yeast is added there, as well as salt and granulated sugar, after which everything is thoroughly mixed. A couple of tablespoons of olive oil is poured into the resulting mixture.
2. Next, add the required amount of flour to the liquid base to knead the dough. The mixing process takes at least five minutes.
3. If the mass comes out too liquid, you can add more flour to it and re-knead the dough, the kneading process lasts about two more minutes.
4. The finished mass is rounded and placed in a bowl, covered with a film on top. In this form, the dough is left at room temperature for one hour.
5. Meanwhile, tomato sauce is laid out in a bowl, dry spices are added there and everything is well mixed. Fresh basil can be used, but then it is added after the pizza is baked.
6. Next, the dough is taken and rolled into a layer, the diameter of the pizza should be about 30 cm. The finished layer is carefully moved onto a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
7. The sauce is laid out on the layer and distributed throughout the workpiece. Top with slices of salami and chopped mozzarella cheese. It is worth noting that chefs advise to tear off pieces of cheese, not chop it.
8. The piece is baked in the oven for fifteen minutes, the dough is baked very quickly, and the cheese should melt.

With chicken and mushrooms

A fairly traditional option for making pizza at home. Such an appetizer is baked in the oven, and if you follow the step-by-step recipe, you can get baked goods no worse than in a pizzeria.

Ingredients:

• vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons;
• ready-made pizza dough - 230 grams;
• coarse salt - 5 grams;
• chicken fillet - 120 grams;
• seasoning for pizza - to taste;
• onions - 55 grams;
• fresh champignons - 210 grams;
• tomato paste - 3 tablespoons;
• hard cheese - 120 grams.

Cooking process:

The mushrooms are washed and then cut into thin slices, you can simply cut the mushrooms into four parts if they are not large

Fresh onions are peeled and cut into thin half rings or cubes

The oil is heated in a frying pan, and the chopped mushrooms are transferred there. Fry the mushrooms until the excess moisture has completely evaporated from them. Only after that salt and chopped onions are added to the mushrooms. All ingredients continue to fry until golden brown

A piece of chicken fillet is transferred to a clean pan with hot oil, and fried on each side for three minutes. There is no need to bring the meat to readiness, the chicken will come to readiness in the oven

• When the meat has cooled, it is cut into slices or cubes. Parchment is lined on a baking sheet, greased with vegetable oil.
• The dough is rolled out well to obtain a thin layer, and then transferred to a baking sheet.

The base is smeared with tomato paste, mushrooms fried with onions are laid out on top, meat is evenly placed and everything is sprinkled with grated cheese

Sprinkle the cheese on top with a special pizza seasoning and send the piece to bake in the oven for fifteen or twenty minutes. As a result, we learned how to make pizza at home; it is not difficult to bake a snack in the oven according to a step-by-step recipe

Pizza on puff pastry

This is a great option for making pizza at home, puff pastry is quickly cooked in the oven, and the step-by-step recipe for cooking is very simple, because you can use ready-made dough for the base.

Ingredients:

• yeast-free puff pastry - 1 layer;
• hard cheese - 160 grams;
• boiled sausage - 110 grams;
• canned mushrooms - 110 grams;
• dry powder garlic - 5 grams;
• ham - 110 grams;
• mayonnaise and ketchup - 1 spoon each;
• Italian herbs - 5 grams.

Cooking method:

The dough is defrosted and rolled out, and then transferred to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. If the pizza is baked on a baking sheet, the dough should be about 4 mm thick

Next, a sauce for an appetizer is prepared, for this, mayonnaise and ketchup are mixed together and spices are added to them. The finished sauce is applied to the surface of the dough

All components for the filling are cut into plates or cubes, and then spread on the surface of the dough and sauce. The pizza is sent to bake in the oven for twenty minutes

Cooking features

Many housewives want to know how to cook pizza in the oven at home so that it does not turn out dry. In fact, everything is just enough to follow the step-by-step process of preparing the dish.

As they say? experienced craftsmen, the dough will turn out to be more airy if you just stretch it with your hands, and not roll it out with a rolling pin. Pizza should be baked in the oven for no more than fifteen minutes, during which time both the filling and the dough will bake well.