how to make a pizza?

Philippines
April 29, 2007 9:23pm CST
Does anyone knows how to make a pizza? Pls share your recipes!
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@wdiong (1815)
• Singapore
30 Apr 07
Here's a recipe for making pizza: Ingredients 1 - 1/4 Oz Envelop - Active Dry Yeast, (or 2 1/4 Tsp) 1 1/2 Cups - Warm Water (110°F - 115°F) 4 Cups - Bread Flour 1 1/2 Tsp. - Salt 2 Tbsp. - Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 Tbsp. - Sugar Extra flour Extra Olive Oil Instructions Pour the warm water in a large mixing bowl. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Add the yeast and gently stir the mixture until the yeast is dissolved. Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes to allow the yeast to become "active." The mixture will become foamy at the surface and appear cloudy, and, it will begin to release its familiar, "yeasty" aroma.v Add the salt and olive oil and stir again to combine the ingredients. Add 1 cup of flour to the mixture and whisk in until dissolved. Add the second cup of flour and whisk it in until the mixture is smooth. Add the 3rd cup of flour and combine evenly. The dough mixture should now be fairly thick. Add the last cup and flour and, with your hands, begin to combine the dough until all of the dry flour has moistened into a mass. You may need to add a dusting of flour from time to time to reduce the stickiness of the dough as you work it with your hands. Be patient, folding the dough mixture in on itself, over and over again. When the flour has absorbed all of the moisture and congealed into a firm mass, remove it from the bowl to a floured tabletop to knead it. Press the dough out with the balls of both of your hands. Then, fold the mass in half and "push it into itself." Fold it in half again and push it into itself, again and again for perhaps 10 to 12 minutes or so, or about 200 cycles. It is very important that the dough is very well kneaded. Over knead it rather than under knead it or you will be disappointed that it will not rise to its full potential when baked. The dough ball will eventually loose its stickiness, and become pliable and elastic. Kneading is complete when the dough transforms into a silky, smoothly-textured ball slightly larger than a large grapefruit. Coat the dough ball with a thin layer of olive oil, and place it in the bottom of a large mixing bowl which has also been coated on the inside with olive oil. Stretch a piece of kitchen film over the top of the bowl and set it in a warm place such an as un-lit oven, (ambient temperature of 70° F to 80° F). Allow the dough to rise, undisturbed, for 60 to 75 minutes. The dough will have grown to at least twice its original size. Take the raised dough mass out of the bowl and cut it in half with a knife. Take the raw dough portions and separately pat them down flat on a cutting board to press out and release the air that has developed inside them. Hand-mold each portion into a ball, smoothing the outer surface and tucking each portion into itself from underneath. (This action can be likened to stuffing or folding a sock into itself.) Set the two dough balls apart, momentarily, and consider the next steps. If you choose to continue with making the pizzas now, (recommended), here's how. Some dough makers "proof," (or re-raise), the dough balls at this point. They can be set apart in bowls or plastic trays and covered at room temperature, to "rest" for an additional 15 or 20 minutes, if you wish. Some recipes call for up to an additional hour of "proofing." For more recipes,check out pizzaware.com :)
• Philippines
30 Apr 07
w0w thanks!
@hollowheart (1572)
• India
1 May 07
Wow its a pleasure to know u r cooking some nice pizza for me. Here is the recipie. Take flour and prepare dough. Cut a bit of it and rollit out in the shape of pizza bread and bake it. Nect put a lot of cheese and anything u want to have as atopping and heat it up and then the lovely yummy hot pizza is ready.
@pilbara (1436)
• Australia
30 Apr 07
It depends on what type of pizza and base you want. Some people use bread rolls as the base or pre-prepared bases and others make their own bases. If using either bread or a prepared base it's just a matter of putting on tomato paste, cheese, whatever toppings you want and then more cheese and cook it.
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@aweins (4199)
• India
30 Apr 07
try this is an easy way, very easy infact. you have to buy a pizza base, or pizza crust. this is what my hubby loves. its Mexican style. when he stayed there for few years h e liked this. 1 onion chopped 4 garlic cloves minced 2 tbsp olive oil 16 oz can refried beans 18 OZ jar taco sauce 8 oz can tomato sauce 1 tbap chilli powder 1 tsp cumin 4 oz can green chillies drained 2 cups frozen soy protein crumbles 2 large pizza crusts 4 cups shredded cheese saute onion and garlic in olive oil until tender.add beans taco sauce, tomato sauce, chilli powder, cumin, soy protein crumbles,Stir well, and heat until crumbles are soften.Spread sauce evenlyover both pizza crumbles.Top with shredded cheese.bale at 400degrees for 20-25 min. until cheese is melted, bubly and beginsto brown.reversing pans and racks once during cookking time.serve .
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@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
1 May 07
INGREDIENTS 1 (16 ounce) package refrigerated pizza crust dough 4 ounces sliced provolone cheese 1 Bosc pear, thinly sliced 2 ounces chopped walnuts 2 1/2 ounces Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place pizza crust dough on a medium baking sheet. Layer with Provolone cheese. Top cheese with Bosc pear slices. Sprinkle with walnuts and Gorgonzola cheese. Bake in the preheated oven 8 to 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and crust is lightly browned. Remove from heat. Top with chives and slice to serve.