Bread, cheese, sausage, olives, tomato, herbs, simple core ingredients, that create one of the most amazing foods.
Pizza is not hard to make. Do a quick search and find a simple dough recipe. I use 3/4 cup warm water, a dash of sugar, and a tablespoon of dry active yeast, mix that and set it aside for five minutes. About two cups of bread flour (high gluten or strong flour), a dash of salt, and a good drizzle of olive oil. Mix those together, and knead with a stand mixer for about five minutes. Let it rise in a warm place for an hour or longer. 3 or 4 hours will develop more flavor.
Preheat the oven blazing hot, 450 F.
Stretch the dough, sprinkle on the toppings of your choice. My biggest mistake is piling the toppings to thick, keep them thin.
Bake until done, that might be 5 minutes, it might be 20.
Then let it free, it is unhappy kept behind bars, and pizza should be happy. Make it often, and enjoy it deeply. It is good hot out of the oven, and even better cold for breakfast the next morning. I still don't know what to think of shrimp and pineapple on a pizza, but whatever floats your boat.
That window is delicious! Pizza is not hard to order either.
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DeleteMitchell's answer slays ... but I bet he says that ordering is cooking??? 😁
DeleteI wonder if we could help Mitchell learn to enjoy cooking
DeleteTravel: Don’t even think of it!
DeleteBob: Yes, ordering IS cooking. I cooked last night!
The perfect food!
ReplyDeleteEverything you want or need in one handful.
DeleteI make pizza about once a week and love it ... no pineapple ... and love trying new toppings ... chicken, spinach, tomato, capers mox and feta cheeses is a fave.
ReplyDeleteAnd cold pizza for breakfast? Yes Yes Yes!
My experiment with goat cheese went over like a lead balloon
DeleteI even like ordering pizza or frozen pizza or pizza made with store bought pizza dough. I might be lazy but I still love pizza!
ReplyDeleteStore bought dough is very good
DeleteI LOVE pizza. I probably have it once a week.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have more
DeleteWell you settled my decision of what I wanted for dinner tonight.
ReplyDeleteGlad to be of service
DeleteI’m in a diabetic super rush just looking at that photo xxx
ReplyDeleteSuper thin crust, there has to be a low carb option.
DeleteFriday is my day to doctor up a frozen store-bought pizza. SWMBO loves it absolutely covered in pepperoni. Best I ever had though was papery thin and lightly decorated, in San Remo, Italy.
ReplyDeleteI keep thinking to someday try making my own pizza. I have to stop being lazy ordering from Red Devil.
ReplyDeleteYou can buy dough in many grocery stores, then all you have to do is stretch it, top it, bake it, and you get just what you want. Making your own dough adds a little time, but also allows more creativity.
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