Homemade Pizza Recipes

dare2love81

Hey all -

First, I'm sorry if this is a duplicate topic, but quite frankly, I'm too lazy to search the forums. (Or the internet for that matter)

I'm looking for a really good homemade pizza recipe. And no, I do NOT want a cauliflower crust or any of that other nonsense. I want pizza, real pizza - none of that fat free, made out of tofu or any of that.

I'm not opposed to slightly healthy versions, but really, the only thing I'm looking for in that regard might be a lower sodium option.

Ready, and go!

Acg67

Hey all -

First, I'm sorry if this is a duplicate topic, but quite frankly, I'm too lazy to search the forums. (Or the internet for that matter)

I'm looking for a really good homemade pizza recipe. And no, I do NOT want a cauliflower crust or any of that other nonsense. I want pizza, real pizza - none of that fat free, made out of tofu or any of that.

I'm not opposed to slightly healthy versions, but really, the only thing I'm looking for in that regard might be a lower sodium option.

Ready, and go!

This has been my go to dough

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/no-knead-pizza-dough

taso42

Dough: follow Jim Lahey's no-knead pizza dough recipe: http://food52.com/recipes/16641-jim-lahey-s-no-knead-pizza-dough

Sauce: get a can of quality peeled whole tomatoes. drain out the water. crush them a little by hand, then drain out more water. Add some extra virgin olive oil, chopped garlic, salt, pepper, basil, and oregano to taste. Use an immersion blender if you have one to get a slightly smoother consistency (having some chunks left is very much ok).

Cut up fresh mozzarella into chunks (bonus if you use buffalo mozzarella). Roll it up in some paper towels to suck out some of the moisture.

When making the pizza, stretch out the dough, top with the sauce, followed by some grated parmesan or grana padano, followed by mozzarella and basil. Add some additional toppings, like sausage, mushrooms, onions, if you wish. Go easy on these.

Pizza stone on bottom rack of oven. Preheat as hot as your even goes.

If you can find a way to cook this pizza at 800F, it will be sublime, and it will cook in about 2 minutes. Otherwise figure on about 5-8 minutes.

dare2love81

taso that looks FANTASTIC!! *drools*

billsica

I was to lazy to really read this whole thing, except the title.

Here is a great pizza recipe.




buffalo cauliflower wing pizza with tofu blue cheese spread YUM!!!!!

Ingredients

for the tofu blue cheese spread
½ block of extra firm tofu, crumbled into small pieces
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1 tablespoons vegenaise
juice of 1 lemon
3 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoons white miso
½ teaspoons tahini
½ teaspoons garlic powder
¼ teaspoons dried oregano
¼ teaspoons dried marjoram
¼ teaspoons kelp granules
a few dashes of salt

for the buffalo cauliflower wings
1 head cauliflower, broken into florets
1 cup almond milk
1 cup chickpea flour
several dashes of garlic powder
several dashes of smoked paprika
¾ cup barbecue sauce (we used Organicville)
1/4 cup Sriracha sauce (or other hot sauce)
1 tablespoon arrowroot powder (or whatever starch you’ve got)
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

for the pizza
1 cornmeal pizza crust (store-bought or homemade, gluten-free if necessary. I used Viccolo brand.)
1 recipe of Buffalo Cauliflower Wings
1 recipe of Tofu Blue Cheese Spread

dare2love81

Does anyone use a store-bought crust? Like Boboli (is that even still around?) or the Pilsbury pre-made pizza dough?

mmstone13

I actually prefer a really thin crispy pizza crust, so we use tortilla as the crust.

I also agree with the sauce. A good, quality can of italian tomatoes might be spendier, but so worth the flavor!

We recently made a different kind of pizza- tomato base for the sauce, bleu cheese, bacon, and carmelized onions. Man, it was heaven on a plate!!!

taso42

Does anyone use a store-bought crust? Like Boboli (is that even still around?) or the Pilsbury pre-made pizza dough?

Some groceries have pre-made dough balls you can use. I got some from Trader Joe's once. They are passable, and a good way to practice. But honestly, the no-knead dough was a big breakthrough for me. It makes the process so easy.

NarneyK

Personally I hate using yeast (Ain't nobody got time for dat). This is seriously the easiest thing to make and pretty tasty. I make it about once a week, usually on days when I'm too tired to make dinner but don't want to eat out.

Ingredients
2 cups All Purpose/Plain Flour + approx 1/4 cup for flouring your hands and make it easy to spread dough into your pizza pan
1 Tbsp Baking Powder
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
3/4 cup to 1 cup water
Salt to taste
Garlic Powder (optional)
Cooking Oil spray

Directions
1) Preheat your oven (190-200C / 375-390F) and spray your pizza pan with oil to prevent your dough from sticking.
2) Place the 2 cups flour, baking powder, olive oil, salt, garlic powder (if using) into the bowl of your stand mixer with the dough hook attachment. Drizzle a little bit of your water in and turn your mixer on low.
3) Slowly drizzle more of your water and then turn up the speed of your mixer. Keep in mind you most likely will not need the entire cup of water.
4) Once the dough comes together and cleans off most of your bowl you are set to go. Your dough will be sticky.
5) Flour your hands and drop your dough into your prepared pan. Slowly add a little more flour if needed, and spread the dough in your pan.
6) Add sauce/toppings, and bake it in for 15-20 mins (the more toppings you add, the longer it will take to cook so keep an eye on it)

skullshank

Does anyone use a store-bought crust? Like Boboli (is that even still around?) or the Pilsbury pre-made pizza dough?

the canned ones are garbage for the most part...hardly pizza dough. more like relabeled biscuits without the perforations.

i use the premade dough balls, and tend to get 2 thin ones out of a single ball.

im not big on tomato sauce, so im a fan of some olive oil and then toppings galore. cheese, bacon, prosciutto are my go-tos.

dare2love81

Noted. I won't try the canned ones. But I will keep an eye out for the pre-made dough balls. Maybe one of these weekends if I have the time (and also patience) I'll try the no-knead dough. Perhaps this weekend!

Thanks all!! :flowerforyou: