I’m on a pizza kick, pizza that I make myself. It’s so easy! And fun because each pie is different depending on what ingredients you have in the larder. I may never buy frozen ready-made pizza again.
This one is vegetarian with red onion, garlic, tomato sauce, rocket (arugula) and grated gruyère cheese. Delicious!
I use Jamie Oliver’s pizza dough recipe, it’s real easy (link below).
My tips – don’t go wild (like I did the first time) and overload your pizza. Keep it simple and light. I mix two different flours: white and wholewheat. If you have an organic supermarket near you, buy organic flours…so much better than industrial. I use either a round cake tin (lightly oiled on the bottom with olive oil) or a flat baking tray (oiled).
Two other tips – go easy on the tomato sauce (I use ordinary spaghetti sauce from a jar). Too much will bog the crust down and ruin it, a super-thin layer of sauce is all you need. Slide your pie into a super-hot oven (230°C / 446°F). That way it cooks faster and crustier.
Here are some pizza topping ideas:
shrimp, tuna, anchovies, chorizo, ham, bacon, pancetta, ground beef or bresola
artichoke hearts, red onion, red or yellow peppers, garlic, olives, rocket (arugula), fresh basil leaves
thinly sliced potato, rocket, yam, mushrooms, basically any vegetable
mozzarella, goat’s cheese, ricotta, pecorino, parmesan, gruyère, cheddar…basically any cheese
If you can figure out the measurements, you can halve this recipe –
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/recipe/pizza-dough/