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Easy French Bread Pizza #PizzaWorld

2016-07-05T06:08:00.001-07:00

Easy French Bread Pizza #PizzaWorld

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
4 cloves garlic, finely minced
pinch red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley or basil leaves, or a mix
Kosher salt
1 large loaf French or Italian bread (see note above), about 18 inches long and 4 inches wide, split half lengthwise and crosswise
1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
8 ounces freshly grated whole milk mozzarella cheese
2 ounces grated Parmigiano-reggiano

Procedures:

1. Adjust oven rack to upper position and preheat oven to 425°F. Heat butter and 3 tablespoons olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat until butter is melted. Add garlic, pepper flakes, and oregano and cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic is softened but not browned, about 2 minutes. Stir in half of parsley/basil and a big pinch of salt. Remove from heat.

2. Place bread cut-side-up on a clean work surface. Using a rimmed baking sheet, press down on bread evenly until compressed to about 2/3rds of its original height. Place bread on top of rimmed baking sheet. Using a pastry brush, brush half of garlic/butter/oil mixture evenly over cut surfaces of bread, making sure to get plenty of bits of garlic and aromatics. Set aside.

3. Add tomatoes to remaining garlic/butter/oil mixture in pan, stir to combine, increase heat to medium, bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to maintain a bare simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until rich and reduced, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt.

4. While sauce cooks, spread 1/4 of mozzarella evenly over surface of bread and transfer to oven. Cook until cheese is barely melted, about 8 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside until sauce is cooked.

5. Spread sauce evenly over bread, then spread remaining mozzarella on top of sauce. Transfer to oven and bake until cheese is melted and just starting to brown, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with Parmigiano-reggiano, remaining parsley/basil, and remaining tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil. Allow to cool slightly and serve. Serves 3 - 4

Hot & Spicy Bubble Pizza #PizzaWorld

2016-05-25T19:57:00.002-07:00

Hot & Spicy Bubble Pizza #PizzaWorld
Spiciness is according to your taste and this pizza needs careful preparation. It's a meal in itself, but a salad would go nice with it. Have fun experimenting with your favorite pizza toppings.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
1package (1 oz) Old El Paso taco seasoning mix
3/4cup water
1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed tomato soup
1 can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury Grands! refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (8 oz)
2 cups shredded lettuce
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 cup Old El Paso Thick 'n Chunky salsa
1 can (2 1/4 oz) sliced ripe olives, drained
1 container (8 oz) sour cream
3 green onions, sliced, if desired

Procedures:

1. Heat oven to 375°F. In 10-inch skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes or until thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently; drain. Add taco seasoning mix, water and soup; mix well. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; simmer 3 minutes. Remove from heat.

2. Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Cut each biscuit into 8 pieces. Add pieces to beef mixture; stir gently. Spoon mixture into ungreased 13x9-inch pan.

3. Bake 18 to 23 minutes or until sauce is bubbly and biscuits are golden brown. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 8 to 10 minutes longer or until cheese is bubbly.

4. To serve, cut pizza into 8 squares. Top each serving with remaining ingredients.

5. Serves 8

Italian Pizza: Fun Facts You Never Knew #PizzaWorld

2015-11-14T17:27:00.003-08:00

Italian Pizza: Fun Facts You Never Knew #PizzaWorld

From Europe to Asia, South America to Antarctica, there's always an establishment that serves the world's number one food: pizza. As much as you eat this, do you really know the food's history or the fun facts attached to its creation? Chances are, you don't know much. You simply enjoy every bite, but there's something about knowing about the food you eat that makes you appreciate it even more. Well, here are some fun facts you'd never expect:

Strange Pizza Toppings

Indians include paneer (a type of cottage cheese) while the French have their own flambÃ© pizza to boot. Japan, on the other hand, make things as interesting as their menu by including eels, mayonnaise, or squid on their list of toppings. You can definitely expect something different in every country you visit, and if your adventurous enough, many of them, as you'll find, are a delight to your palate. So, don't hesitate because you could come up with your own delicious recipe and have your friends appreciate what you've created. Surprisingly, however, not too many people appreciate anchovies. In a survey done, people would rather try other flavors rather than have this fish on their pizza.

Growing Trend

More and more Americans are starting to appreciate the taste of cold pizza. Whether this stems from sheer laziness or from being adventurous, there are people out there who eat the slice straight out of the fridge. As for restaurants, 17 percent of these establishments are actually pizzerias. Each one offers something unique. This actually gives people a chance to explore and see which pizza they love most. In fact, the average person consumes around 46 slices of pizza per year. Sadly, many people blame this for the problems related to obesity, when in fact, you can still create your very own healthy pizza recipe. It's all about choosing the right kinds of toppings.

Pizza History

The first known pizza actually came from ancient Greece where they covered their pita bread with olive oil and a variety of herbs. It was only in the later part in history that the pizza we know today reached the city of Naples in Italy. This became the Italian meal because very first pizzeria opened in Naples in 1738.

Pizza Day

Everyone loves their pizza, and in honor of this world's favorite food, the US government declared October as the national pizza month in 1987. Surprisingly, however, the highest consumption of pizza isn't on this month or during special holidays. Pizza establishments go haywire with the amount of orders during Super Bowl Week (which happens in the earlier part of the year).

Famous Orders

Men love the meat-lovers pizza while most women opt for the vegetarian variety. And of all the Americans that order pizza, 72 percent of them prefer to gobble down their meal with Coke.

Italian Pizza

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
8 ounces hot Italian sausage, casings removed
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 (12-ounce) bunches fresh spinach, stemmed, coarsely chopped (about 12 cups), or 1 (10-ounce) package frozen cut-leaf spinach, thawed and drained
1 (15-ounce) container whole milk ricotta
12 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
4 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, coarsely chopped
4 large egg yolks, beaten to blend
Pastry Dough, recipe follows
1 large egg, beaten to blend

Procedures:

1.) Position the rack on the bottom of the oven, and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

2.) Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a heavy large frying pan over medium heat. Add the sausages and saute until golden brown, breaking the sausage into pieces, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer the mixture to a small bowl and set aside to cool.

3.) Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of oil in the same frying pan over medium heat. Add the spinach and cook until the spinach wilts and the juices evaporate, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Squeeze the spinach to drain as much liquid as possible.

4.) Into a large bowl, add egg yolks and beat lightly. Stir in the ricotta, mozzarella, and 1/3 cup of Parmesan cheese. Add the sausage, the spinach and prosciutto to the mixture and stir to combine.

5.) Roll out larger piece of dough on a lightly floured work surface to a 17-inch round. Transfer the dough to a 9-inch springform pan. Trim the dough overhang to 1 inch. Spoon the ricotta mixture into the dough-lined pan. Roll out the remaining piece of dough into a 12-inch round. Place the dough over the filling. Pinch the edges of the doughs together to seal, then crimp the dough edges decoratively. Brush the beaten 1 large egg over the entire pastry top. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons Parmesan over the top. Bake on the bottom shelf until the crust is golden brown, about 1 hour.

6.) Let stand 15 minutes. Release the pan sides and transfer the pizza to a platter. Cut into wedges and serve. 6 to 8 servings

Pastry Dough:

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1/4 cup cold solid vegetable shortening, cut into pieces
1 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs, beaten to blend
2 to 4 tablespoons ice water

Blend the flour, the butter, the shortening and salt in a food processor until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Blend in the eggs. With the machine running, add the water 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough forms. Gather the dough into a ball. Divide the dough into 2 pieces, with 1 piece twice as large as the second piece. Flatten the dough pieces into disks. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until the dough is firm enough to roll out, about 30 minutes.

Yield: 2 dough pieces (enough for 1 Pizza Rustica)

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Pizza Pans In Various Sizes and Shapes #PizzaWorld

2015-02-13T00:48:00.000-08:00

Pizza Pans In Various Sizes and Shapes #PizzaWorld

Pizzas are one of the most regularly located dishes with out the globe. Pizzas are on of the most extremely consumed dishes in the globe. In a typical males definition pizza can easily be termed as a round, baked dish which has a variety of toppings on it.

Pizzas can easily be different shapes as well as sizes as well as are accessible in a great deal of assortment.

Pizzas right now are accessible in almost all the corners of the world. They come in a variety of types; the list of the types of pizzas is a non-ending.

Pizzas are not simply simply round shaped of dish by having toppings on it however pizzas are a symbol of the historical times. Even in the history of human being and the rich European civilization, pizzas occupy a substantial position.

Different types of vegetables and herbs are used over the crust of the pizza which makes it much tastier. Salt, sugar as well as yeast is made use of for the preparation of the pizza base or typically called as the crust. Basil, pepper, oregano might also be included on the pizza base to increase it is preference.

Sauce, which aids to add taste to the pizza is typically dispersed on the pizza. The sauce made use of is mostly made up of tomatoes and even ketchup or garlic paste is used.

Cheese especially the Mozzarella is dispersed in the form of a layer to make the pizza more tasty. This type of cheese is typically made use of in the melted form.

Fresh tomato or the onions slices may be dispersed on the pizza base.

Meat in the form of fish, poultry, pork might also be used as toppings for the pizza.

Right now a day all set mix is also available in the market, all the individual requirements to do it spread the all set mix over the pizza base as well as bake the pizza.

Pizza-Preparation and servings

There are different ways for the preparation of the pizza. Generally the pizza base or the crust is baked on the oven. Some times the slices of the pizzas are directly bakes on the hot bricks or on the hot screen which is made up of round material and the component used is aluminum.

The serving of the pizza might be made in the pan itself so the pizza remains hot for a longer time. The pans used for the pizzas are usually black in color and they are of non-sticky type. Having said that making the pizzas could or could not be complicated. It depends upon the excellent of the pan as well as additional related aspects.

There are various factors for which pan are usually used for the preparation. Following are some of the elements:
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Non-sticky attributes of the pan makes it easy to prepare as well as benefit.

The pans have a better heat absorbing capacity due to the black color and material used for making the pan.

It becomes remarkably beneficial to prepare the pizza in the pan.

Now a days folks all over the world favor to consume pan pizzas (i.e. the pizzas worked for in the pans) as they are considerably better in preference, the restaurants typically make the pan pizzas form the fresh dough, the pizzas continue to be hot for a longer time.

Source: Duncan Bakshmidt@Red Ink Pizza

How to Make Greco Pizza #PizzaWorld

2014-08-29T09:48:00.002-07:00

How to Make Greco Pizza #PizzaWorld

Ingredients:

For the Dough
400 grams (14 ounces, about 2 1/2 cups) bread flour
4 grams (about 1/2 teaspoon) instant yeast
8 grams (about 1 tablespoon) kosher salt (or 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
260 grams (about 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons) water

For the Sauce
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 medium cloves garlic, grated on a microplane grater (about 2 teaspoons)
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
3 ounces tomato paste
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
Kosher salt

To assemble
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening, melted
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
8 ounces freshly grated whole milk mozzarella
8 ounces freshly grated white cheddar
2 ounces Parmigiano-Reggiano

Procedures:

1. Combine flour, yeast, and salt in a large bowl and whisk until homogenous. Add oil and water and stir with wooden spoon until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature at least 8 hours and up to 24.

2. The next day, turn dough out onto lightly floured surface and dived in half. Form balls with each half, then place into lightly oiled bowls, coating all surfaces of the balls with oil. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside at room temperature.

3. Meanwhile, make the sauce. Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add garlic, oregano, and pepper flakes and cook for thirty seconds until fragrant. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly for 1 minute. Add two thirds of crushed tomatoes and stir to combine. Reduce heat to lowest setting and cook, stirring occasionally for 1 hour. Stir in remaining tomato sauce and season to taste with salt. Remove from heat and set aside.

4. Stretch the dough: Coat two 10-inch cast iron skillet (or cake pans/oven-safe nonstick pans) with 1 tablespoon each of shortening and olive oil. Transfer dough balls one at a time to a large cookie sheet and stretch out into a 10-inch circle. Transfer the circle to the greased skillet. Cover and allow to rise for 1 hour at room temperature. Meanwhile, adjust the oven rack to the bottom position and preheat oven to 500°F. Combine the cheeses in a large bowl and cover until ready to use.

5. When dough has risen, top each circle with 1 cup of sauce (you will have leftover sauce), spreading it to within half an inch of the edge. Divide grated cheese evenly between the two pies, spreading it all the way to the edge of each pie.

6. Bake pies until top is bubbly and golden brown in spots and cheese has charred around edges, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove pizzas from oven and using a thin metal spatula, release the edges from the pans. Carefully lift pies to check for doneness underneath. If you'd like a darker bottom crust, set each pie directly over a medium-low flame and cook, turning occasionally until desired level of doneness is reached.

7. Slide pizza onto cutting board, allow to rest two minutes, slice, and serve.

8. Makes two 10-inch pizzas

Spanish Chorizo Twist Pizza #PizzaWorld

2014-06-15T05:07:00.001-07:00

Spanish Chorizo Twist Pizza #PizzaWorld

Ingredients:

For the dough:
350ml warm water (made from ½ boiling and ½ cold)
1 tbsp dried yeast
1 tsp caster sugar
600g strong white strong flour, plus extra for dusting
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
½ tsp fine sea salt

For the topping:
300g passata (smooth Italian tomato sauce)
350g mozzarella, torn into bite sized pieces
120g chopped chorizo or equivalent weight in chopped ham
50g Parmesan cheese, grated

Procedures:

1. Measure the water into a jug and sprinkle over the yeast and sugar. Stir well and set aside for 10 minutes, after which time a little beer-like head will have begun to form on the surface.

2. Weigh the flour into a bowl and stir though the salt. Make a well in the middle and pour in the olive oil and the yeasty water. Use a metal spoon to stir and bring the dough roughly together then tip onto the work surface. Using a pushing and pulling action with the heel of your hands knead the dough for about 8 minutes until it is smooth and stretchy. Kids will love helping with this. When its ready, put into a clean, lightly oiled bowl and cover with a clean tea towel and leave to rise for 30 minutes.

3. Tip the dough onto a lightly floured worktop and cut into 4 pieces. Roll each piece to a rough circle of about 5 mm thick and lay each on a baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 220°C. Top each pizza by spreading out 2 or 3 tablespoons of passata in a thin layer. Sprinkle over the mozzarella and chorizo and scatter over the Parmesan. Bake each pizza in a hot oven for about 12 minutes until the crust is crisp and the cheese melted and bubbling.

4. For a vegetarian pizza, don't use Parmesan and swap the chorizo/ham for sliced red peppers or halved cherry tomatoes, or for a super nutritious version, crack whole eggs into a well in the centre of the pizza.

5. Serves 4

Top 10 Nutritional Pizza Toppings #PizzaWorld

2014-02-17T05:23:00.000-08:00

Top 10 Nutritional Pizza Toppings

Many people automatically consider pizza one of the top foods to avoid on a fat loss or healthy diet program. However, if you learn to make healthy topping choices, this does not have to be the case. By choosing correctly, pizza can actually be a well-balanced choice that supports your goals of building lean muscle mass or stripping off that last layer of body fat to reveal a set of ripped abs.

Here are the top 10 best nutritional pizza toppings that you should consider.

10. Ham

Ham is one of the best protein choices to add on: It's lower in fat than sausage, ground beef or crumbled bacon, and also contains more protein. With about seven grams of fat per three ounce serving, it fits nicely within your daily fat budget too.

9. Parmesan Cheese

Parmesan cheese is often overlooked but is a great alternative to regular cheese. It's higher in protein and lower in fat, plus Parmesan cheese will offer a boost in calcium as well. While it won't provide the same texture as regular mozzarella cheese would, it's a more nutritionally ideal choice.

If you're making the pizza at home, toss on reduced fat Parmesan cheese to take this benefit even further.

8. Pineapple

If you're craving something sweet, rather than finishing the meal with dessert, top the pizza with some pineapple.
One cup contains over 100% of your daily recommended intake of manganese, which is a nutrient that plays a role in energy formation of the body. Finally, pineapple is also a good source of vitamins C and E, which support healthy eyesight and a strong immune system.

7. Low-Fat Cheese

If you can't do without stringy cheese on your pizza, using low-fat cheese boosts the nutritional quality while bringing the total fat and calories down. Low-fat cheese is higher in protein, thus, a good option when trying to cut back on your meat consumption. One cup of shredded low-fat cheese will provide about 203 calories and 8 grams of fat.

6. Extra Tomato Sauce

To add more flavor to your pizza, add extra tomato sauce. It's a rich source of lycopene and may help prevent cancers of the lungs, stomach and prostate gland. At only 79 calories per whole cup, it supports your goal of getting lean.

5. Garlic

Crushed garlic will also add a high dose of flavor to your pizza without providing significant calories as half an ounce is just 21 calories total. Crushed garlic will provide the nutritional benefits of promoting good cholesterol levels, helping to prevent atherosclerosis, and helping to decrease the risk of heart disease.

4. Diced Chicken

For a low-fat protein source, you really can't beat diced chicken. Many pizza places offer this as a topping that you can request; or, if you're preparing your pizza at home it can be added yourself. Be careful of ordering a chicken pizza at a pizza restaurant, because these will typically come with cream sauces that contain too much saturated fat and calories.

3. Mushrooms

Another smart topping to add to your pizza to boost its nutrition and flavor are mushrooms. These contain just 15 calories per cup and 2.2 grams of protein. While that may seem like a minuscule amount of protein, it puts them at about 50% total protein content. Mushrooms are another food that's recommend for males to use to help prevent prostate cancer and will also supply a high dose of selenium to protect against free radicals.

2. Broccoli

Known to be one of the most nutritional vegetables, tossing broccoli on your pizza is a wise move. Broccoli is loaded with vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin A, and folate, along with many other minerals and vitamins.

1. Spinach

Finally, the No. 1 most nutritional pizza topping is spinach, packing a powerful nutritional punch. One of the nutrients found in highest concentrations in spinach is vitamin K, which is important for making sure the blood clots effectively.

In addition to this, spinach contains over 13 different flavonoid compounds that work to help prevent the occurrence of cancer.
So, don't avoid pizza any longer. Just start making nutritional pizza topping choices that will help make this once-taboo dish a part of your usual diet.

Pineapple-Bacon Pizza #PizzaWorld

2013-11-29T22:19:00.000-08:00

Pineapple-Bacon Pizza

The sweetness of pineapple and bacon when mix together has a taste of Hawaiian pizza. Ready made pizza dough can be purchased at leading supermarkets.

Ingredients:

1 can (13.8 oz) refrigerated classic pizza crust or make your own dough
1 package (6 oz) sliced provolone cheese
1 package (5 to 6 oz) sliced Canadian bacon
1 can (8 oz) pineapple chunks in unsweetened juice, well drained on paper towels
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (2 oz)

Procedures:

1) If using classic crust: Heat oven to 425°F. Spray or grease 12-inch pizza pan or 13x9-inch pan. Unroll dough in pan. Starting at center, press dough to edge of pan. If using thin crust: Heat oven to 400°F.

2) Spray or grease 15x10-inch or larger dark or nonstick cookie sheet. Unroll dough on cookie sheet; starting at center, press out dough into 15x10-inch rectangle.

3) Top dough with provolone cheese, cutting to fit. Arrange Canadian bacon, pineapple, onion and bell pepper over provolone cheese to within 1/2 inch of edges. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese.

4) Bake classic crust 16 to 20 minutes, thin crust 10 to 14 minutes, or until crust is deep golden brown. Cut into 8 servings.

Tips:

Tip if using classic crust: For a crispier crust, prebake crust 6 to 8 minutes or until crust is set and dry, then add toppings; bake pizza 12 to 16 minutes.

Easy Way To Make A Good Pizza #PizzaWorld

2013-06-13T05:16:00.001-07:00

Easy Way To Make A Good Pizza #PizzaWorld

A pizza is an round, oven-baked, open pie made with yeast dough and smothered with generous amounts of premium toppings, like strained tomatoes with savory vegetables and other seasonings cheese, and a variety of other ingredients.

A lot of factors must be taken in to the consideration to make a perfect and delightful pizza. The recipe of the dough, the resting time and the baking determine the quality of Pizza.

The production of the pizza base from a dough sheet is also an important thing to desire the quality and taste, If the round shape of the dough is discredited in this step, the desired taste can no longer be achieved, not even with the best ingredients.

The mandatory ingredients to make a good pizza are the crust dough (flour), Cheese, sufficient amount of water and yeast. Shortening, salt and sugar are also included.

• Use high-protein flour because protein makes the crust tough enough to stand up to the water and other ingredients.

• Water is vital role in the dough making because it brings all the ingredients together.

• While using yeast, pizza dough is prettier and it will be so soft and texture.

• Yeast, a leavening agent, makes the dough rise. Yeast also makes the dough more pliable and easy to maneuver.

• Salt provides extra flavor. It also slows the fermentation process.

• Shortening increases the pliability and moisture of the dough by providing lubrication.
• The amount of sugar changes the fermentation rate.

After you add all the flour, kneads you dough using your hand, the dough ball should not stick in the bowl then cover the dough, wait for 15 mins, Now the dough ball is double in size, punch it down, pick the dough and make the pizza base, wrap it and keep it in the refrigerator for an hour.

The pizza base must be prebaked before the toppings are added. It is baked for roughly 8 minutes at a temperature of 450F. Oil is drizzled over the base before the toppings are added to prevent the ingredients' moisture leaking into the dough. Tomato puree is added next, followed by the other ingredients. The pizza is then baked for around 15 minutes.

After baking with the toppings, the pizza is cooled quickly to below 37 F. This is done to limit the growth of bacteria. The pizza can then be frozen to prevent spoilage.

The pizzas are covered in plastic foil, which is then treated with heat, causing it to shrink and wrap around the pizza. Additionally, a type of gas is sometimes used that prevents bacteria from growing. Often, the pizza is packaged in cardboard boxes to prevent damage during transportation.

There are many types of pizza’s available in the market some of them are Hand Tossed Pizza, Deep Pan Pizza, Stone Baked Pizza, Veg Pizza, Non-Veg Pizza, White Pizza, Multi Layered Pizza, Dry Pizza, Cone Pizza etc.,

For a good and perfect pizza use unbleached, all purpose flour or whole bread flour, Use right amount of Yeast and then let the yeast rest, rub down the dough enormously and Cook it at correct temperature.

The Easiest Way To Make A Good Pizza #PizzaWorld

2013-02-18T09:53:00.001-08:00

Easy Way To Make A Good Pizza

A pizza is a round, oven-baked, open pie made with yeast dough and smothered with generous amounts of premium toppings, like strained tomatoes with savory vegetables and other seasonings cheese, and a variety of other ingredients.

A lot of factors must be taken in to the consideration to make a perfect and delightful pizza. The recipe of the dough, the resting time and the baking determine the quality of Pizza.

The production of the pizza base from a dough sheet is also an important thing to desire the quality and taste, If the round shape of the dough is discredited in this step, the desired taste can no longer be achieved, not even with the best ingredients.

The mandatory ingredients to make a good pizza are the crust dough (flour), Cheese, sufficient amount of water and yeast. Shortening, salt and sugar are also included.

• Use high-protein flour because protein makes the crust tough enough to stand up to the water and other ingredients.

• Water is vital role in the dough making because it brings all the ingredients together.

• While using yeast, pizza dough is prettier and it will be so soft and texture.

• Yeast, a leavening agent, makes the dough rise. Yeast also makes the dough more pliable and easy to maneuver.

• Salt provides extra flavor. It also slows the fermentation process.

• Shortening increases the pliability and moisture of the dough by providing lubrication.

• The amount of sugar changes the fermentation rate.

After you add all the flour, kneads you dough using your hand, the dough ball should not stick in the bowl then cover the dough, wait for 15 mins, Now the dough ball is double in size, punch it down, pick the dough and make the pizza base, wrap it and keep it in the refrigerator for an hour.

The pizza base must be prebaked before the toppings are added. It is baked for roughly 8 minutes at a temperature of 450F. Oil is drizzled over the base before the toppings are added to prevent the ingredients' moisture leaking into the dough. Tomato puree is added next, followed by the other ingredients. The pizza is then baked for around 15 minutes.

After baking with the toppings, the pizza is cooled quickly to below 37 F. This is done to limit the growth of bacteria. The pizza can then be frozen to prevent spoilage.

The pizzas are covered in plastic foil, which is then treated with heat, causing it to shrink and wrap around the pizza. Additionally, a type of gas is sometimes used that prevents bacteria from growing. Often, the pizza is packaged in cardboard boxes to prevent damage during transportation.

There are many types of pizza’s available in the market some of them are Hand Tossed Pizza, Deep Pan Pizza, Stone Baked Pizza, Veg Pizza, Non-Veg Pizza, White Pizza, Multi Layered Pizza, Dry Pizza, Cone Pizza etc.,

For a good and perfect pizza use unbleached, all purpose flour or whole bread flour, Use right amount of Yeast and then let the yeast rest, rub down the dough enormously and Cook it at correct temperature.

Pizza recipe

I rarely buy pizza any more since I finally got the hang of making pizza dough - and using a pizza stone makes a huge difference on getting a crisp crust.

Pizza Dough

1 T active dry yeast (or 1 packet)
1 T sugar
3 T olive oil
1 1/4+ cups warm water
3+ cups flour
1 t salt
2 cups cheese

In mixing bowl add yeast, warm water and sugar. Let sit for 5 minutes until yeast froths up. Add olive oil, and flour, mix until roughly blended with dough hook. Add salt, and mix until dough is coming away from the sides of the bowl, but sticks to the bottom of the bowl, and looks smooth and well kneaded (3-5 minutes). If it seems too wet and sticky, add more flour 1 tbsp at a time. If it's too dry, follow the same procedure with water.

Once dough is well kneaded in mixer, remove hook and cover bowl with a cloth or plastic wrap. Let rise 1-2 hours until doubled. 30-45 minutes before you plan to make pizza, start preheating pizza stone at 425 degrees.

Turn out dough and divide into two for 2 medium-large pizzas as pictured above. press out into shapes you want on parchment paper. Brush crust with olive oil, add your favorite sauce and toppings, and when the pizza stone is hot, slide one of the pizzas on to it and cook for 11-14 minutes. For just cheese and pepperoni you should check at 11 minutes. Heavily topped pizzas can take the longest.

Notes: I always made the dough too dry until I learned the important trick where it is perfect when the dough comes clean off the sides of the bowl, but sticks to the bottom when running at medium speed. It's just an excellent way to tell that the moisture content is right without having to touch a thing.

You may wonder how the heck to move a pizza around on parchment paper. It's good to have one of those sideless cookie sheets to pull the parchment on to, but if you don't have one, just use a normal big cookie pan turned upside down. Heck, use a piece of cardboard. It isn't going into the oven to stay there so who cares how you deliver the pizza.

Lastly, if you're planning to make say 4 smaller personal pizzas instead of the 2 big ones, set your cooking time to 9 minutes and check doneness. Lightly topped may be done by then, heavy toppings could need 12 minutes.

Organic Pizza Can Be A Non-Sinful Dish #PizzaWorld

2012-12-04T04:37:00.000-08:00

Organic Pizza Can Be A Non-Sinful Dish

Eating pizza is tantamount to eating unhealthy food. This is full of ingredients that are considered to be unhealthy. You have lots of fats and carbohydrates. Eating a slice of pizza will provide your body with too many calories that when unburned will result to weight gain. This is no longer true today, if you are aware of the availability of organic pizza. A pizza can be healthy; this would depend on your ingredients and how these are made and used.

Whenever you think of eating pizza, you will think of this as eating unhealthy food. This is full of ingredients that are contra to good health. You have lots of fats and carbohydrates. Eating a slice of pizza will provide your body with too many calories that when unburned will result to weight gain. This is no longer true today, if you are aware of the availability of organic pizza.

A pizza can be healthy; this would depend on your ingredients and how these are made and used. This though is not available in any kind of pizza restaurant. You have to go to a pizza parlor that uses only organic ingredients. And there are plenty of these kinds of establishments today.

Many people had become health conscious. This is the key why they shifted to eating organic products only. And because of the healthy ingredients in an organic pizza, ingesting this otherwise sinful food had become a healthy kind.

The healthy pizza that you might be looking for has different kinds of ingredients. For a pizza, you will need the crust, the toppings and the cheese. You know that cheese is loaded with calories and can add to the sinfulness of this food. Try to discern what kinds of cheese could be used. But before we have the top ingredients, let us start with the base which is the crust. This will be about the dough. Your pizza should consist of gluten-free dough. In the beginning, you might find the taste of gluten-free dough horrible. But then, since you want to eat healthy, the taste of the gluten-free becomes tolerable due to some additional ingredients. The pizza maker can add sea salt, light brown sugar, olive oil and rice vinegar in order to cover the gluten taste of the flour. To lessen the effect of the taste of your crust, you can opt for the thin instead of the thick crust.

Then the next ingredients will be about the pizza sauce. The sauce is basically tomatoes and organic tomatoes are very plentiful now. They are available in various farmer-inspired markets. To the organic tomatoes, you can add fresh herbs or garlic to give flavor to the sauce. You can opt to have the tomatoes cut in bigger pieces instead of crushed to give the sauce a chunky texture.

The toppings which are meat and vegetables should also be organic. Even the meat can be organic because these animals are fed with purely organic foods. The bell peppers, pineapple mushroom and other vegetables are also raised organically.

As for the cheese, you can have goat or mozzarella kinds. The versions that use skim milk do not have fats and this is the kind that is very healthy. Without the fats, you can indulge in a pizza topped with generous amount of fat-free cheese.

With this information, you can start scouting for pizza parlors that offer organic kinds. The internet can show you the places in your locality. Log on and ask what ingredients they really use.

If you are really concerned about health issues, you can start on keeping a healthy lifestyle through the pizza that you eat. Make sure that every piece of meat or cheese or crust or vegetable in the recipe had been produced organically. Then and only then can you say that you have a healthier lifestyle. Your pizza is absolutely free from the health hazards brought about by chemicals and pesticides.

Source: Fuentes Roberson. Renee's Organic Oven is a source for a kind of healthy pizza. This is Tucson Organic Pizza. To know more about the health benefits of organic foods, you can check Renee's Organic Oven

Pizza Made from Turkey #PizzaWorld

2012-10-09T00:08:00.000-07:00

Pizza Made from Turkey #PizzaWorld

Another delicious way of baking pizza made from Turkey. Additional ingredients must be utilized to find new flavors.

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 350g lamb mince
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts
• 1 loaf Turkish bread
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 150g feta cheese, crumbled
• 1 large tomato, quartered, seeds removed, diced
• 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped

Procedures:

1) Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.

2) Heat oil in a large, heavy-based frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook for 3 minutes or until soft. Add coriander, cumin and mince. Increase heat to high. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 5 minutes or until browned. Add nuts, and salt and pepper. Cook a further 2 minutes, stirring. Cool.

3) Place bread onto baking tray. Spread with tomato paste. Sprinkle with half the feta. Spoon over mince. Sprinkle with remaining feta. Bake for 15 minutes or until warmed through. Top with tomato and parsley.

White Seafood Pizza #PizzaWorld

2012-06-28T02:32:00.001-07:00

White Seafood Pizza #PizzaWorld

Use your new ideas for this pizza toppings. Be flexible and creative. If you want, make youe own pizza dough to complement with your toppings.

Ingredients:

• 1 large ready-made pizza dough, such as boboli
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese or 1 cup other mild cheese
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 4 medium scallops, halved
• 4 medium peeled and deveined shrimp, halved
• 1 large tomato, seeded,diced
• 1 small green pepper, chopped
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Procedures:

1. Heat oven to 400°.

2. Place pizza crust on a greased baking sheet; brush with oil.

3. Sprinkle pizza with cheese and garlic; scatter scallops, shrimp, tomato and green pepper on top.

4. Season with salt and pepper.

5. Bake on bottom oven rack until seafood is cooked and cheese is bubbly, about 15 minutes.

6. Serves 4

Focaccia Crust Pizza #PizzaWorld

2012-05-30T03:31:00.001-07:00

Focaccia Crust Pizza #PizzaWorld

Has pizza night ever moved from a bunch of boxes in the family room to the kitchen— with yeasty focaccia dough, and some prepared toppings do the talking? Some of you may find this surprising, making pizza with focaccia bread.

Focaccia Bread Ingredients:

2 ¾ cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon rapid-rising yeast
1 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
2 tablespoon olive oil
¾ cup warm water

Procedures:

1. Mix dry ingredients (flour, yeast, sugar, salt, oregano and garlic) in a large bowl.

2. Combine olive oil and water. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the water in. Gradually stir in the flour mixture until it is fully incorporated.

3. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. The dough should spring back after poked.

4. Place the dough into an oiled bowl, cover with a towel and place in a warm place for about 45 minutes, or until doubled in size.

5. Mold the dough according to the size you want, the top with your favorite toppings.

6. Bake in a preheated oven until cooked.

It’s important to have a variety of toppings, because you want everyone to be able to make their dream pizza—the more toppings the better.

Toppings: Diced zucchini tossed with olive oil and salt, halved grape tomatoes tossed with garlic, olive oil and salt, pizza sauce, ricotta cheese mixed with parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese and a pinch of nutmeg, diced onions, mushrooms (portabella and button), turkey blue cheese, arugula and artichoke pesto, fresh herbs (thyme and basil), prosciutto, turkey Italian sausage, turkey pepperoni, mozzarella, truffle oil or it depends on your taste.

Sausage and Red Onion Pizza #PizzaWorld

2012-03-24T05:35:00.003-07:00

Sausage and Red Onion Pizza #PizzaWorld

Sausages make a quick and flavorsome topping for this no-fuss family favorite. Select sausage that suits your taste and be flexible with your toppings: red and green pepper or black olives.

Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil
1 large red onion , peeled and finely sliced
2 garlic cloves
5 tbsp passata
pinch sugar
1 large (25cm) pizza base
2 sausages , cut into thin slices
50g grated cheese (any kind)
handful of basil , optional

Procedures:

1) Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Heat the olive oil, then fry the onion and garlic until softened, about 5 minutes. Season the passata with a pinch of sugar, salt and pepper.

2) Put the pizza base onto a baking sheet and spread over the passata, leaving a border around the edge. Top with the onions, sausages and, finally, the cheese. Cook in the oven for 10 minutes until crisp. Scatter with basil, if using.

3) If you can't find passata, empty a 400g can chopped tomatoes into a blender and whizz into a sauce.

4) Serves 2 persons. Cooking time: 15 minutes. Preparation time: 5 minutes

Baked Spaghetti Pizza #PizzaWorld

2012-03-12T09:06:00.002-07:00

This hearty meatless casserole serves a crowd for very little money. For a splurge, add cooked sausage or pepperoni to the tomato sauce.

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (4-ounce) cans mushroom pieces
• 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 pound spaghetti pasta
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup milk
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

Procedures:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 13″ × 9″ glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.

2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When water boils, cook pasta until al dente according to package directions.

3. In medium saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and drained mushrooms; cook and stir until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.

4. Add tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper; cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5. In large bowl, combine eggs and milk and beat well.

6. When pasta is done, drain and immediately add to bowl with egg mixture; toss with tongs to coat.

7. Pour spaghetti mixture into prepared dish and spread evenly. Spoon tomato sauce over all, then sprinkle with cheeses.

8. Bake 30–40 minutes or until casserole is hot and cheeses are melted and beginning to brown.

9. Let stand for 5 minutes, and cut into squares to serve.

10. Serves 10

3 Cheese Pizza #PizzaWorld

2012-03-03T02:35:00.001-08:00

It’s about a thin-crust pizza with 3 cheeses for a flavorful taste, that’s why in this recipe it will only be a mix of mozzarella (for the silky texture), Romano (for its taste) and parmesan (for taste and smell, love the smell of this).

Ingredients (Pizza Crust):

2 1/4 tsp yeast
1/3 cup water, Warm
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dry oregano leaves
1 cup water, cold
3 1/4 cup all-purpose flour + 1/2 cup for dusting
1 1/2 tbsp corn oil
1 tbsp + 1 tsp sugar
1/4 cup cornmeal (or ground corn chips)
olive oil for greasing the pan

Ingredients (Pizza):

1 cup grated Romano cheese
2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
4 tbsp tomato puree
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt
olive oil
freshly ground black pepper

Procedures:

1. Mix yeast and 1 tsp sugar on warm water, set aside until very bubbly.

2. Now combine the rest of the ingredients for the crust but using only 1 1/2 cup of flour with the yeast mixture. Mix with a spatula until it forms a batter.

3. Now slowly add the remaining flour and start kneading in a floured surface (don’t knead the dough too much that the texture is tough)

4. Now place it in a big greased bowl and cover it with a cling wrap, make sure it will handle twice the size of the dough. Place in a warm location (I usually place it in an oven preheated to 60C then turned off) for around 45 minutes or until it doubled the size.

5. Once doubled, remove from container, deflate and continue to knead, flatten using a rolling-pin make sure the thickness is no greater than 5mm, place it in a well-greased pan, brush with oil and dust with corn meal.

6. Mix the tomato puree with minced garlic, salt and black pepper. Set aside

7. Place your toppings brushing the dough with olive oil initially, then with the tomato puree mix, mozzarella cheese, Romano cheese then parmesan cheese on top. Let it rest for 15 minutes.

8. Place in a preheated over at 230C for 20 to 25 minutes.

Italian Macaroni and Cheese Pizza #PizzaWorld

2012-02-18T23:23:00.000-08:00

A popular macaroni and cheese molded into a delicious pizza. Easy to prepare and with a creamy taste you can enjoy with your family.

Ingredients:

• 7 oz. (196g.) Italian sausage, removed from casings
• 6 oz. (170g.) macaroni and cheese mix
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 egg
• 4 oz. (112g.) tomato sauce

Procedures:

• Follow package directions to cook macaroni and cheese. Add the egg to the macaroni and cheese mixture. Mix everything together.

• Cook onion and sausage in a skillet over medium heat until the meat is not pink. Drain the mixture.

• Heat the oven to 375°F (190°C).

• Spread the macaroni in a pizza pan that has been greased. Bake the dish in an oven for 10 minutes. Spread the tomato sauce on top of the macaroni, and layer the sausage and mozzarella cheese on top. Bake for another 10 minutes.

• Toppings: any toppings of your choice; minced beef, pepperoni, pineapple chunks, bacon, ham, chicken or any combination. You can use pizza dough too. Serves: 3-4 servings

Pizza Fernando #PizzaWorld

2012-02-02T10:39:00.000-08:00

Pizza Fernando #PizzaWorld

A new way of cooking pizza like Italian authentic margherita. Ready in 1 hour and 30 minutes. Makes 2 pizzas.

For the Pizza Dough:

350g strong white flour
25g coarse semolina , plus extra for sprinkling
1½ tsp salt
7g pkt fast-action dried yeast
1 tbsp olive oil , (not extra virgin) plus extra for drizzling
275ml tepid water

For the Topping:

400g can plum tomatoes
2 plump garlic cloves , finely chopped
2 tbsp tomato purée
2 balls buffalo mozzarella , (about 140g each)
two small handfuls basil leaves, roughly torn parmesan shavings and rocket, to serve

Procedures:

1) In a bowl, mix flour, semolina, salt and yeast. Make a dip in the middle, pour in oil, water, then stir and squeeze everything together (hands are easiest for this). The dough should feel very sticky. When it is well mixed, cover and leave for 15 mins.

2) Tip the dough on to a lightly oiled work surface and rub your hands and the inside of the bowl with oil. Knead the dough about 12 times only, giving it a quarter turn each time you knead. Tuck the ends under so it is the shape of a ball and lay it in the bowl, seam side down. Cover and leave for 10 mins.

3) Repeat the kneading and leaving for 10 mins again, then knead and leave for 15 mins, oiling the surface and your hands each time.

4) In between kneadings make the sauce for the topping. Drain the tomatoes and tip them into a bowl. Snip them into small pieces with scissors (pic 2). Stir in garlic, tomato purée, and seasoning. Set aside. Brush a baking sheet with oil and sprinkle with a little semolina. Heat oven to 240C/fan 220C/gas 9.

5) When the dough is ready, cut in half and put one half onto a lightly fl oured surface. Knead 4-5 times to squash out any air bubbles, then roll it out. At the point where it just keeps springing back, brush off the fl our from the work surface and rub on a little oil. This makes it easier to roll. Continue to roll out until you have a 28cm circle, pulling it into shape as well. Lift it onto the baking sheet (it's easier if you drape it over a rolling pin).

6) Drain the mozzarella, then pat dry with kitchen paper. Brush the dough with olive oil, then spread half the sauce over, almost up to the edge. Scatter over half the basil, then tear up one mozzarella ball and scatter over the basil. Grate over pepper and drizzle with a little oil.

7) Bake for 12-15 mins, until the topping is bubbling and the dough is going brown. Repeat with the remaining dough and toppings. To serve, scatter with parmesan shavings, rocket leaves and drizzle with oil.

Perfect Homemade Pizza Tips - How to Make the Best Pizza at Home #PizzaWorld

2012-01-08T09:50:00.000-08:00

Perfect Homemade Pizza Tips - How to Make the Best Pizza at Home #PizzaWorld

I have to admit I am a pizza snob. I have spent most of my life searching for the most delicious pizza. Along my never ending journey I have come up with some must haves when making the perfect pizza. The most important thing I learned is that freshness counts. Whether it's the dough, sauce or the various toppings you prefer, you will always be a winner with fresh ingredients. The fresher the ingredients the better the taste of the pizza.

The most overlooked part of the perfect pizza is the dough used to make the crust. It doesn't matter if you prefer thin or thick crust. It just has to have flavor. I find that many pizza places these days use frozen dough they just roll out and serve. The crust is the foundation of the pizza and must not be overlooked. A pizza with a flavorless crust will be a disappointment to all who taste it.

After you have your dough, it is on to the sauce! Here you can choose a nice red sauce or go crazy and use a white sauce with garlic. It is all about the flavors you like. Taste, taste, taste, until you have the sauce you want. I like adding a little bit of garlic, oregano and sugar to my red sauce. That combination really makes my taste buds go wild.

Next we have the cheese we will use. To most people this would seem to be the easiest part. I have found that you actually need a good mixture of a few cheeses to get the right taste and texture for a perfect pizza. I hate it when I grab a slice and the cheese rips off the toppings of all the other slices. If you mix different kinds of cheese you will get a mix that actually breaks instead of stringing together. The combination I like to use is one half mozzarella, one quarter provolone, and one quarter jack cheese.

Basic Information On The Heritage Attached To United States Pizza Pies #PizzaWorld

2011-12-14T06:48:00.000-08:00

Basic Information On The Heritage Attached To United States Pizza Pies #PizzaWorld

The pizza pie is an ubiquitous symbol associated with each Italian foods as well as Americana. The oven baked, thin crust or maybe deep dish, circular or maybe rectangular, it really is a popular favorite all through America, that has a vast amount of regional versions.

When it comes to a traditional pizza, absolutely nothing will come close to the pizza Napolitano. Made from powerful flour, the dough is usually kneaded manually after which it is rolled thin using a rolling pin. After that the actual pizza is normally then cooked within a wooden fired oven for just about one minute roughly, the pizza is finished once it becomes soft and extremely fragrant.

The Big Apple had been home to the earliest pizza shop in the United States, started out inside Little Italy in 1905 by the owner, Gennaro Lombardi. And the New York style pizza has dominated the north east portion of the United States from the time it was unveiled back in 1905. The New York style pizza is known as a thin crust pizza that is prepared utilizing sauce and grated mozzarella. You may have seen people throughout motion pictures spinning the actual dough in the air, that is New York style pizza. Once the pizza is cooked it is traditionally cut into eight slices, these types of slices are traditionally collapsed in half and consumed like that. Some people prefer a white pizza as compared to the classic New York style pizza, the white pizza is made up of garlic, olive oil and also a number of cheeses.

Chicago, IL is likewise home to a leading selection of pizza. Your Chicago-style pizza is pan pizza, which means it really is made in a pan while the crust forms up the sides, or even it can end up being made together with 2 crusts and sauce between them, a so-called “stuffed” pizza. With regards to preparing a Chicago pizza things are performed just a little differently, the particular cheese is going to be the ingredient you use first then the sauce will go on top of the particular cheese.

And let us certainly not overlook the St. Louis style pizza which is the most well known in the Midwest. This particular thin-crust treat is created making use of local provolone cheese instead of mozzarella, and is crispy. Made with lot's of oregano along with other spices, this particular pizza includes a sweeter sauce compared to the old fashioned kind of pizza, this isn't genuinely any kind of foldable pizza due to the fact that it's cut in to squares and not slices.

And of course just how could we forget about the Hawaiian pizza, although this pizza was not conceived in Hawaii, this pizza gets its identify mainly because the primary component is actually pineapple. The pineapple will be put atop the pizza, in addition to Canadian bacon, giving a fairly sweet taste very different from pizzas nearer to the Italian original. Hawaiian pizza is incredibly common within the Western United States.

While every one of the different sorts of pizzas is probably not obtainable where you live, you could try making all of them yourself. The numerous kinds of pizza available in America is nearly endless, needless to say I prefer making my own, personal pizza, it usually tastes better once you make the pizza on your own.

Source: Marshall Kempler. If you have ever thought about getting your own outdoor pizza oven, you can find many different types at our website.

Yummy Pizza Recipe #PizzaWorld

2011-12-10T12:30:00.000-08:00

Yummy Pizza Recipe #PizzaWorld

Are you looking for the most effective pizza recipe in the history of the world? You'll find a great deal of individuals and restaurants out there who claim that they have the "best" recipe for making pizza. Preparing pizzas is somewhere between an art and a science. Even though quality pizzas tend to have certain general characteristics, pizzas made by distinct people and restaurants will have a special flavor.

The four "cornerstones" of a top quality pizza are the crust, sauce, cheese, and toppings. All of these components are essential for making the ideal pizza. Even so, arguably the best technique would be to prepare the pizza from the bottom-up. And that begins with the foundation of the pizza-the crust.

On 1 hand, pizza dough is basic to make. The ingredients are somewhat fundamental and simple to come across. They include: flour, yeast, water, oil, along with a small sugar. Even so, not all sorts of pizza dough are the same. The amount of each ingredient can differ. And also the dough might even include some special ingredients. Also, the ingredients can be employed to make pizza crusts of diverse thicknesses. This can range from a pizza recipe employed for thin and crispy crust, to deep-dish pizza.

When making pizza from scratch, it's crucial that all of the ingredients are as fresh as feasible. In particular, it's important that the yeast is as fresh as a summer breeze. If the yeast does not become bubbly after sitting for 10 minutes (via the method of "proofing"), then that means that it wasn't fresh sufficient. You'll require to toss the yeast and begin all over again.

The "perfect" crust is subjective. Essentially you'll want to use a recipe that creates the most effective crust to your liking. Sure, you could make some adjustments if you're not satisfied with the end result. But the essence of the recipe should stay the same. This will produce the ideal foundation for the perfect pizza.

The good news is that you are able to easily find a pizza recipe for pizza crust, via distinct online and offline sources. That means that you won't require to reinvent the wheel. Folks have already completed the experimentation needed to create the essence of high quality crusts. All you'll want to do is search until you locate the proper crust to your liking.

What makes a "good" pizza dough for pizza crust? When making pizza, flavor is the name of the game. Yes, it's critical for there to be a balance of flavors-no single component of the pizza should overpower the rest of the pizza. Nonetheless, it's also critical that the pizza crust be flavorful.

An additional critical aspect of quality pizza crust is the texture. Look for pizza dough that produces crust with the perfect consistency. It must be crispy, but not have the consistency of cardboard. It need to also be chewy, but not have the texture of rubber.

Keep in mind that a bottom-up approach to making pizzas begins with the crust. In case you get the crust appropriate, then you've established a solid foundation for your construction of the ideal pizza.

The ideal pizza crust recipe is out there-you just need to locate it!

Personalized Individual Pizzas Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

Cornmeal, if desired
1 can (13.8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated classic pizza crust
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 cup pizza sauce
1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (2 oz)
1 1/4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (6 oz)

Italian Sausage Pizza
1/8 lb bulk Italian Sausage
1/2 small onion, chopped (1/4 cup)
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano, if desired

Margherita Pizza
1 tablespoon shredded Parmesan cheese
3 to 4 (1/4-inch-thick) slices plum (Roma) tomato (about 1 mediuim tomato)
1 tablespoon thin fresh basil strips

Pepperoni Pizza
8 to 10 slices pepperoni (from 3-oz package)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat oven to 425°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray; sprinkle with cornmeal. Do not unroll dough. Cut roll of dough into 4 equal pieces; shape each piece into a ball. Roll or press each ball of dough into a 5-inch round making edges slightly thicker to form a rim. Place the rounds on the prepared cookie sheet; brush each with oil.

2. Bake 6 to 8 minutes. Top each with round with 1 of the toppings below. Bake 10 to 13 minutes longer or until crust is deep golden brown and cheese is melted and bubbly.

Hot Buffalo Chicken Pizza, Italian Crust with Blue Cheese Sauce #PizzaWorld

2011-11-26T00:58:00.000-08:00

Hot Buffalo Chicken Pizza, Italian Crust with Blue Cheese Sauce #PizzaWorld

Two recipes: Italian Pizza Crust and Hot Buffalo Chicken Pizza. A combined way of making your homemade pizza with a zingy flavor of Hot Buffalo in a grilled chicken strips. Try this recipe by adding Blue Cheese Sauce instead of pizza sauce.

Hot Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Ingredients:

• 250 gms cooked Chicken breast skinless & boneless ( 1 ½ pieces)
• 2 tablespoons Unsalted Butter, melted
• 2 ounces Hot Chili Sauce
• 3 - 5 pieces Jalapeno Pepper, minced (or according to your taste)
• 6 - 8 ounces Blue Cheese Dressing
• 1 Daily Pizza Crust
• 8 ounces Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
• 4 ounces Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• 1 piece Italian Pizza Crust

Procedures:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit (220 degrees Centigrade)

• In a medium bowl combine the cubed cooked chicken, melted butter, Jalapeno Pepper and hot chili sauce. Mix well and cool.

• Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface. Spray a large pizza pan with non-stick cooking spray.

• Spread the blue cheese over Italian Pizza Crust, then top with chicken mixture and sprinkle with shredded cheddar & mozzarella cheeses.

• Bake in preheated oven.

• After 10 minutes of cooking, take the pizza inside the oven and brush olive oil along the edges of the pizza.

• Bake for 20 – 30 minutes or until golden brown.

Italian Pizza Crust

Ingredients:

• 2 cup warm water (110 degrees Fahrenheit/45 degrees Centigrade)
• 6 tablespoons Active Dry Yeast
• 3 teaspoon Salt
• 5 tablespoons Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Dried basil
• 2 teaspoons Dried Oregano
• 2 teaspoons Garlic Powder
• 2 cups Cheddar Cheese
• 6 tablespoons Olive Oil or Corn Oil, or Vegetable Oil
• 5 cups Flour, all purpose flour

Procedures:

• Combine water, yeast, salt, sugar, olive oil in a bowl. Leave until bubbly & foaming.

• Add garlic powder in flour and mix in yeast mixture.

• Add grated cheese, dried basil and dried oregano while mixing the dough.

• Mix for about 15 to 30 minutes. Let the dough rest for 10 to 30 minutes. The longer it rests, the thicker and more tasty the crust.

How to Make Pizza Dough #PizzaWorld

2011-10-26T03:52:00.000-07:00

How to Make Pizza Dough #PizzaWorld

Ingredients:

Serves: 2

• 175 g bread flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried yeast
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 125 ml hot water

Directions:

Prep Time: 20 mins Total Time: 1 1/2 hrs

1. Sift flour, salt, sugar and yeast into a bowl. Mix them. Add the olive oil and water.

2. Mix it to form a ball of dough with a wooden spoon (hands may be needed).

3. Flour a work surface. Knead the dough for five minutes or until smooth and stretchy.

4. Grease a bowl and place the dough into it. Cover with a damp cloth and put in a warm place for an hour or until it has doubled in size.

5. When dough has risen knead for a few more minutes.

6. Now it is ready to be pressed down and turned into a pizza. Note: This is a great dough recipe. My family all loved it. It was really easy to make. We used it to make a Barbecued Chicken Pizza. This is the best pizza dough recipe we have used. We cooked it at 450 degrees F for 10 minutes.

How to Make Pizza Crust and Toppings #PizzaWorld

2011-09-17T02:45:00.000-07:00

How to Make Pizza Crust and Toppings #PizzaWorld

Ingredients:

Serves: 2

For the Crust:

• 1 (1/4 ounce) package dry yeast
• 1/4 cup water (105 to 110 degrees)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 3/4 cups flour (all purpose)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• cornmeal
• 4 teaspoons olive oil

Toppings:

• 1 cup pizza sauce
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded & cold
• oregano
• garlic powder

Your choice of or combination of:

• pepperoni
• onion
• green pepper
• mushroom
• olive
• sausage
• hamburger

Directions:

Prep Time: 1 1/4 hr Total Time: 1 3/4 hrs

1. Combine yeast with sugar and warm water; let set about 10 minutes or till foamy.

2. Using food processor and steel blade, place flour and salt in the bowl. Add yeast mixture through the top and pulse on high 3-4 times.

3. With machine running, add oil and remaining 1 cup of water.

4. Process till a ball forms and continue processing for 30 seconds more.

5. Have an additional 1/4 cup of flour ready to add in case machine starts to labor.

6. Flour hands and remove dough from bowl.

7. Oil a large mixing bowl.

8. Place dough in bowl and turn to oil all surfaces.

9. Cover with plastic wrap and a towel.

10. Place in a warm draft-free place.

11. Let rise till doubled, about 45 minutes.

12. Punch down dough and divide (recipe makes 2 pizzas).

13. Sprinkle corn meal on a 12-inch pizza pan.

14. Stretch or roll dough on a floured board to fit pan and form a 1/2-inch rim.

15. Cover and let rise 20 minutes.

16. Preheat oven to 425°.

17. For Topping: Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce over dough; sprinkle with 1/2 of the cheese and seasonings.

18. Top with preferred toppings.

19. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until crust is browned and cheese is melted.