Tuesday, February 14, 2012

I need to know how to cook my own pizza?

Ok here is the deal, my son's birthday is coming up and he want to make homeade pizza. My friend works at a pizza place and is getting me all of the toppings, sauce and dough. I just don't know how to bake it at home. Anyone ever done this? I don't have any special pizza pans just cookie sheets, oh I should have mentioned that these are personal pizza any suggestions would be great thank you so muchI need to know how to cook my own pizza?
Pizza Dough:

1 package active dry or fresh yeast

1 teaspoon honey or sugar

3/4 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees F)

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons olive oil

Toppings:

2 cups (about 5 ounces) sliced eggplant

2 cups (about 1/2 pound) sliced fresh artichoke hearts

2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for brushing

3 cups grated mozzarella

2 cups grated fontina

1 cup sliced Roma tomatoes

1 tablespoon grated Parmesan

1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves

2 tablespoons sliced fresh basil leaves, for garnish





Make the dough: In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast and honey in 1/4 cup of the warm water. In a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine the flour and salt. Pour in the oil and, when absorbed, scrape in the dissolved yeast. Add the remaining 1/2 cup water and knead on low speed about 5 minutes.

Turn the dough out onto a floured board and knead 2 or 3 minutes longer. The dough should be smooth and firm. Cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm spot for 30 minutes. (Dough will stretch when lightly pulled.)



Divide the dough into 4 balls, about 6 ounces each. Work each ball by pulling down on the sides and tucking under the bottom of the ball. Repeat 4 or 5 times. Then on a smooth unfloured surface, roll the ball under the palm of your hand until the dough is smooth and firm, about 1 minute. Cover with a damp towel and let them rest for 15 to 20 minutes. At this point, the balls can be loosely covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated for 1 to 2 days.



Place a pizza stone in the oven and preheat it to 450 degrees F.



Heat a large skillet over high heat and cook the eggplant and artichoke hearts separately in 1 tablespoon olive oil, adding more oil if necessary.



To prepare each pizza, place a ball of dough on a lightly floured surface. Press down on the center, spreading the dough into a 7 or 8-inch circle, with the outer border a little thicker than the inner circle. (Or roll out with a rolling pin.)



Place dough on a pizza paddle or a cutting board and brush it with olive oil. Arrange the mozzarella and fontina cheeses over the inner circle. Top with the eggplant and artichoke hearts. Add a layer of tomato slices and sprinkle over the Parmesan and thyme. Slide the pizza onto the pizza stone and cook until the dough is brown and the cheese is bubbling, about 8 to 10 minutes.



Remove carefully, cut into 6 slices, and sprinkle with basil.
You don't even need to make the dough yourself. Save all the hard work and buy flat pita bread or something similar. Then have all the toppings in separate bowls and let the kids put whatever they want on them and then they can be put into the oven for about 15 mins!I need to know how to cook my own pizza?
Get a pizza stone and a peal. The peal is the paddle you put the pizza on to slide it into the oven. You will need corn meal also. Why....read the instructions.

Ask your son what type of topping he likes.

Better yet let all the kids put there own topping on there pies.

The pizza guy should know what topping the kids like also.

You need a lot of patience....GOOD LUCK
now its very simple....

either u heat in oven....

or if u have pan which u use for daily use......



apply sauce n toppings to pizza....



add little butter to pan and then put the pizza on pan....



now cover the lid and keep some weighted thing on lid...



this will help pizza to cook fats n make it crispy....



but b on check as if u dont watch out frequently...ur pizza might get burnt..
You'll want a very hot oven (about 450掳) to cook pizza properly.
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Sometimes I place pizza directly on the oven rack, it gets crispier that way. But make sure you put foil underneath so the cheese doesn't drip all over the bottom of the oven.



You can also use a baking/cookie sheet or something. I've done that too and it turns out fine, just not as crispy.
If I'm making a pizza from scratch (since you're getting the ingredient pre-made, I'll skip to assembly)....



If the dough is refrigerated, let it sit out for an hour or two, preferably in a bowl with a towel over it in a somewhat warm, humid room.



If you have an electric oven, heat it up to the max temperature, for gas, use broil. You should have a pizza stone, they're not that expensive, and if you make enough, it becomes worth it really quickly. Plus it makes frozen pizza better.



OK, so form the dough until it will let a little light through without ripping. You'll want to either do this with your hands in the air (no need to throw it), working from the center out or do this on the stone, pushing out from the center. If you want a thicker crust, my instinct says to lower the temperature, though, I'm not sure.



You don't need too much sauce, this is probably the mistake most commonly made. You want a thin layer of sauce, too much and you'll just get lumps of red sauce and burn your mouth.



Don't pile the cheese on, a sane amount will do, maybe twice as thick as the sauce.



Key parts are the HIGH temperature. Real pizzerias with brick ovens use coal, around 650F. You can't do that at home, but you can get close (on gas stoves, broil is always on flame, electrics would not heat the oven properly in this setting).

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