Anyone make their own Pizza's?

[PiKe]

Does anyone make their own pizza's from the dough up or get pre-done dough and just top it?

It sounds pretty straight forward but are there any pitfalls? You'd have to get the equivalent of a 'stone' to bake the pizza on but for the oven, what are these called?

 

[uv]

I make pizzas all the time - no need for a stone, just whack em on the oven racks

Personal favorite:

Chicken
Pepper
Courgette
Beetroot
Pine nuts

Om nom!

 

[meghatronic]

I used to make them all the time. But got bored and just buy bases now

 

[Repta]

its as straight forward as it sounds. no need for a stone

 

[PiKe]

Great, going to pick up some tomato purée, mozzarella and pepperoni then

 

[Skidder]

Does anyone make their own pizza's from the dough up or get pre-done dough and just top it?

It sounds pretty straight forward but are there any pitfalls? You'd have to get the equivalent of a 'stone' to bake the pizza on but for the oven, what are these called?

much, much better with a pizza stone (weber barbecues (which can get hotter) do a nice one which is fantastic in their bbqs but also great in oven)

make your own dough it is easy and so much better - already typed up a recipe on here before (from Locatelli) you can search for it. It's in some random thread by Dmpoole, who was going on about pizza express

 

[Gilbretto]

I am a chef in an Italian restaurant so i make pizza every day. To make pizza is easy, to make good pizza, is something else.

 

[ten1a]

I used to work in a pizza shop - you won't need any fancy equipment - just make sure you put loads of flour on your dough before you place it on racks/pans...

 

[PiKe]

I am a chef in an Italian restaurant so i make pizza every day. To make pizza is easy, to make good pizza, is something else.

What's your secret then?

 

[meghatronic]

Great, going to pick up some tomato purée, mozzarella and pepperoni then

I highly recommend onions and sweetcorn

Also, as a bit of a warning, tomatoe purée can be a bit harsh on a pizza. So I'd add olive oil, a dash of sugar and herbs.

 

[PiKe]

I highly recommend onions and sweetcorn

Also, as a bit of a warning, tomatoe purée can be a bit harsh on a pizza. So I'd add olive oil, a dash of sugar and herbs.

What's the alternative?

 

[Jebblehmoo]

I love making my own pizzas ^__^

I use Seasame Seed oil on the base,then tomatoes smushed after boiling them, loads of different cheese, olives, pepperoni/salami/smoked bacon

Mmmm ^_^

 

[Steve2000]

I can't cook anything outside of warming up a bowl of soup, but my wife does some excellent pizzas. Same sort of texture and taste as Pizza Hut but without the oil and other crap they add to theirs.

 

[meghatronic]

What's the alternative?

I gave you one!

Or use a pizza base (jar) or passatta or something. Experiment!

 

[yak.h'cir]

What's the alternative?

Adding "olive oil, a dash of sugar and herbs"

 

[meghatronic]

Adding "olive oil, a dash of sugar and herbs"

I'm not going mad then...

 

[Gilbretto]

What's your secret then?

Grandma's secret tomato sauce

And 8 years of practice of course.

 

[person]

isn't the point of make your own that you can just use whatever you want and put on whatever you want ? ... id experiment and never mind stones just stick it in the oven so long as it cooks

 

[yak.h'cir]

isn't the point of make your own that you can just use whatever you want and put on whatever you want ? ... id experiment and never mind stones just stick it in the oven so long as it cooks

You can, it just might not be edible! Much like the time I ran out of baking flour but wanted to make a cake so I substituted in yeast to make it rise. The results were not good.

 

[ScarySquirrel]

Yeah me and my GF make them occasionally. It is pretty easy actually but I am rubbish at making them round. They always end up deformed shapes