Profg Loc: Plymouth MA

Recipe Steps for Making Pizza …

Roll out a “pie”…

Place a 1 pound ball of lightly floured room temperature pizza dough (bought or preferably home made , a subject for later in this series) on a flat surface covered with lightly floured parchment paper. Roll the dough out to about a 12 inch circle ( I roll several strokes, turn a quarter of a circle,roll several strokes etc until I have the size…12 inches will give a moderately thick cooked pizza…I don’t do thin crust pizza.
Transfer the “pie” to a 13 inch pizza pan that has been coated lightly with olive oil. Pull and roll the edges of the “pie” to the edges of the pan.

Basic preparation to prepare for toppings sequence …

Brush the dough with olive oil to give a light coating.
Spoon a high quality tomato sauce over the crust .
Spread shredded Mozzarella cheese to create a thick layer over the crust.

Assembling and adding toppings…

Up to this point, we have a plain cheese pizza. You could cook it and have a decent pizza, but there are essentially unlimited toppings that could be added on top of the cheese to make the pizza special. I made a veggie and sausage pizza with the following toppings…
sliced sweet onion cooked in olive oil until lightly caramelized
sliced red bell pepper lightly caramelized in olive oil
fresh broccoli florets steamed until tender ( approx 5 min)
sliced fresh baby bella (cremini) mushrooms sautéed in olive oil
hot Italian sausage cooked 15 minutes in a pressure cooker, cooled,sliced and lightly browned in olive oil.
The density and proportions of each topping is up to you. Once you complete your distribution you are ready to cook the pizza.

Cooking and ready to eat…

Cook the pizza for 20 minutes at 450 deg F.

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yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

Sounds good.... LOOKS even BETTER!! Nice work there, Profg!

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

Too much work, get grandkids and grandma (wife) together, sit back until done, homemade dough and sauce that way too!
If that doesn't work I get pasta and meatballs, not bad alternative.

Profg Loc: Plymouth MA

Profg Loc: Plymouth MA

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I have a simpler recipe: place a phone call, wait twenty minutes, drive one mile to pick it up.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Or wait thirty minutes and have it delivered.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Not in these parts.

yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

Understandable! However, homemade - even with store-bought dough/crust is an incredible experience in flavor and mouth feel....really! Making yer own sauce - way easy - I use Cento canned tomatoes or similar! Getting cheeses and meats (chikin' ,steak, salami and such or vegies) that you like - fun and easy at the local market or Walmart! https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-756363-1.html

I'm in the Profg camp on this one! He da' Man!!

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

When tomato gods are nice we have enough tomatoes to make sauce, it does make a difference!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I'll save this and, hopefully, use it some day.

Iron Sight Loc: Utah

I Like Pizza!

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

I took the next step and bought a pizza stone and peel (giant pizza spatula). The peel is dusted with cornmeal and the pizza is assembled on the peel and then slid onto the stone which has been pre-heating in the hot (425 to 450 degrees) oven. The stone yields an even crispier crust than using a pizza pan. Homemade pizza is so good... my wife doesn't like the mess created by all the preparation, and we now have an Italian restaurant 2 blocks away that has a brick oven, and everything there is handmade (even their fresh pasta, which you can purchase to use in dishes at home), so it is very hard to compete for the sake of a homemade pie....

OwlHarbor Loc: Pacific North West USA

I found when eating a thin crust it gives a nice crunch and the flavors of the toppings are not overwhelmed by the crust. I did not know I would like it until I tried it. I am sure that I am outnumbered on this Just like Subway in my area used to have flatbread but they have discontinued it. I contacted the company and after many years the public liked lots of bread with their sandwiches. I took care of that issue by no longer going to their establishment. To each their own.

Profg Loc: Plymouth MA