Can we pause a moment and talk about homemade pizza?

[Cherry Brigand]

Frozen pizzas are okay. The only brand I've found that tastes even somewhat like a delivery pie, is Screamin' Sicilian. Alas, they have been sold out for weeks. So I've turned my attention to homemade.

My experience, however, is that dough kits -even 'fresh' dough ones- are bland as paper and leave you feeling like you've just eaten a mound of cooked dough. Boboli is okay once or twice. Recipe book dough needs like 800 hours and a degree in food chemistry. Bagel pizza, pizza bites, frenchbread pizza...these all have their place in the spectrum (not for me personally), but this isn't what I'm talking about.

I want to make a homemade pizza that makes me no longer reminisce about the days before (because I'm sure as heck not ordering delivery at this time).

So I figured, why not turn to the place with the sum of all calorie preparation and consumption knowledge?

Help me sherbros. I need PIZZA!

 

[faustian]

Matzo + ketchup + cheese whiz = GOAT thin crust cheese pizza

 

[Medulla Omoplata]

getting the dough right is everything.
It's taken me forever to figure it out. def a learning curve.

also build yourself one of these

 

[Cherry Brigand]

getting the dough right is everything.
It's taken me forever to figure it out.

Maybe it wasn't clear that this is a 'teach a man to fish' thread. Share your recipe sir.

 

[TheOneAboveAll3]

I used this video when I wanted to learn how to make pizza and I have to say the pizza I made tasted awesome. I used to love eating Digiornos pizza and have to say making your own pizza is so many times better than digiornos pizza. All you need to do is follow the directions on the video and have a good stone pizza. Set the oven at around 525 for 30 minutes and then put the pizza on the stone for the minutes needed to make the pizza.



AWESOME pizza dude

 

[Badger67]

getting the dough right is everything.
It's taken me forever to figure it out. def a learning curve.

also build yourself one of these

This, plus a dry room is my goals.

 

[Magooglie]

It's easy to make pan pizza at home. If you have a hot oven you can make other pizzas too.

 

[Medulla Omoplata]

Maybe it wasn't clear that this is a 'teach a man to fish' thread. Share your recipe sir.

3 1/2 to 4 cups bread flour, plus more for rolling

1 teaspoon sugar

1 envelope instant dry yeast

1 wife who knows what she's doing

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 1/2 cups water, 110 degrees F

2 tablespoons olive oil, plus 2 teaspoons

combine ingredients in a kitchen, crack a beer and wait for pizza.

 

[Badger67]

3 1/2 to 4 cups bread flour, plus more for rolling

1 teaspoon sugar

1 envelope instant dry yeast

1 wife who knows what she's doing

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 1/2 cups water, 110 degrees F

2 tablespoons olive oil, plus 2 teaspoons

combine ingredients in a kitchen, crack a beer and wait for pizza.

Why sugar and not honey?

 

[Medulla Omoplata]

Why sugar and not honey?

As a canadian you should know the correct answer is maple syrup

 

[Badger67]

As a canadian you should know the correct answer is maple syrup

I would stab someone with a spoon 16 times if they put maple syrup on or near my pizza.

 

[Medulla Omoplata]

I would stab someone with a spoon 16 times if they put maple syrup on or near my pizza.

it's a sweetener in the dough, not the sauce on top , don't let a moose in your igloo bud

 

[Medulla Omoplata]

although on second thought....

 

[Badger67]

it's a sweetener in the dough, not the sauce on top , don't let a moose in your igloo bud

Nah i get that, thats what the honey is for. ....and what stunad put banana on pizza ?

 

[Medulla Omoplata]

Nah i get that, thats what the honey is for. ....and what stunad put banana on pizza ?

https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/should-banana-go-on-before-or-after-i-cook-the-pizza.3875385/

 

[Badger67]

https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/should-banana-go-on-before-or-after-i-cook-the-pizza.3875385/

No. Just no.

Go purify yourself in the waters of lake minetonka.

 

[tmnpothead]

Nah i get that, thats what the honey is for. ....and what stunad put banana on pizza ?

They probably stole it from that episode of Doug

 

[bufetadanacara]

3 1/2 to 4 cups bread flour, plus more for rolling

1 teaspoon sugar

1 envelope instant dry yeast

1 wife who knows what she's doing

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 1/2 cups water, 110 degrees F

2 tablespoons olive oil, plus 2 teaspoons

combine ingredients in a kitchen, crack a beer and wait for pizza.

That's pretty similar to what I sometimes make, except I use 1/3 cup of oil.

Mix the warm water, sugar and dry yeast together in a bowl and leave it for 10 minutes or so.

Measure up your flour, oil, and salt and get a large bowl.

When you're yeast is active, dump everything into the big bowl and get your hands dirty. Once it resembles dough and stops sticking to the sides of the bowl, cover the bowl and let it rise (time depends but around half an hour minimum, it should roughly double in size).

Then the dough is ready, heat your over to 550 F or so, flatten your dough as best you can, dress it, stick it in oven for about 7 minutes- just keep an eye on it.


FYI, there's another way recipe with feel yogurt and self rising flour (is just so purpose flour with baking powder added)- that's it, 2 ingredient pizza dough. Look it up.


This is basic stuff and you can be as unique as you like, tweak everything to your tastes and equipment. Soon you'll be making your own starters and having fun with baking. I also recommend brewing, they are both easy and very rewarding.

 

[JOE QUEEF]

Get your food processor out, dust it off, and...

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jamie-oliver/pizza-dough-recipe-2012005

 

[Satsui Ryu]

From what I've seen, you need to let the dough rise for 24 to 48 hours minimum. Also your dough flattening technique plays a lot in how your pizza comes out.

If you want to do Naples style pizza, you can get relatively cheap propane ovens that can go up to like 900*.