Almost everyone loves pizza, but many are intimidated by the idea of making pizza at home. Yet with a few simple tools and the right ingredients, homemade pizza is very simple to make, and so delicious you may never order delivery pizza again! Homemade pizza can also be much healthier as you can control the quality of the cheese, sauce and other toppings you use. It will also save you money in the long run over constantly ordering take-out or delivery, once you've bought the basic supplies and tools you'll need.
This page will introduce you to the basics of making pizza at home: pizza-making tools, pizza ingredients, and basic recipes. From there, you can experiment and try your hand at all kinds of pizzas, from classical to creative. You don't need an expensive pizza oven to get started, though once you develop a passion for homemade pizza, you just might decide to make that your next home improvement project!
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Well done instructions! I think it's something I may put on my 'someday' ti=o do list, and when I do, I'm going to return to this page.
It's been a long time since I made pizza dough. I made it by hand because my kitchen is too small to have room for a mixer on a stand. Now I buy frozen pizzas or buy crusts already made and add my own toppings. I should make dough again - it's not hard and I can buy good quality flour.
That explains why I could never get the dough right. You need a mixer, a certain kind of flour, and the dough should be allowed to rise for 1 hour + 45 minutes. :) Nice presentation!
Yes, it's fun to come up with different flavor combinations and I've even made mini-pizzas for parties that are great, especially for kids. The dough is definitely (in my opinion) the hardest thing to get just right. I've tried different recipes, some using a starter you keep in the fridge, some adding in whole wheat flour, but the one I've shared here I generally have the most success with (as someone who likes a really thin, crispy crust.)
Nice, you can add the toppings you like, and cover different sections with different people being made happy. we skip the dough part and buy it already made.