Pretty Simple Pizza

This is a thin pizza that tastes great, isn't hard to make, and leaves a relatively small mess behind.

These instructions make two pizzas, which together serve 4-5 people.

It takes about an hour of work altogether, plus another hour of waiting.

Step 1: Preparation

I usually forget this step. Fortunately I can ride my bicycle to the supermarket when the dough is rising.

For the dough you'll need:

1. 3 cups of flour
2. 3 tablespoons of olive oil
3. 2 tablespoons of honey
4. 1 tablespoon of dry yeast (the type you can freeze) - or any other if you know how to use it
5. 1 teaspoon of salt (I always forget this)

For the sauce you'll need:

1. 3-4 tomatos
2. 1/3 cup of olive oil
3. 1/3 cup of freshly chopped oregano or half as much dry oregano
4. 2-3 tablespoons of tomato concentrate
6. 2-3 cloves of garlic
7. 1-2 teaspoons of basil
5. Salt & pepper to taste

For the toppings you'll need:

1. Cheese - I like mixing mozzarella and parmesan
2. Toppings - anything! Unfortunately today I'm making some for my 7 year old sister, who refuses to eat anything "interesting".

Equipment:

1. 2-3 Bowls
2. Rolling pin
3. Magimix/blender
4. Spoons and a knife
5. Oven and related quipment
6. Baking paper

Comments

[Unmatchedsoul]

I always disliked this part so I have not made piazza since I was a kid, but yesterday I made the dough in a bread machine and it is quick and easy and hardly any mesh.Thank You for your recipe I will have to try it .

[campa44]

not bad, but its important to let any yeast dough rise twice for about and hour otherwise you get the runs, bad.

[shantinath1000]

your comment surprises me- I have passed on the second rise many times and never gotten sick. I wonder if there is some other factor that you have not considered?

[oilman]

Nice job, good pictures, looks tasty. I've made some good pizzas. I'll try your recipe this weekend. Thanks.

[iwantacuracy]

why didnt you add some more vegtables into the sauce. then your sister wouldnt of noticed.

[pizzaman]

it is better than i thought i was going to order pizza but i decided to make it

[SMRUDOLPH]

Nice pizza! Tomatoes are stupid easy to peel if you cut a small x in the end opposite the stem, then dip for 30 seconds in boiling water (use a slotted spoon). Let cool for a minute and the skin slips right off.

[Gnaw]

Yea, your right about the stupid easy pealing part, but after that they are as slippery as baseballs coated in butter when you trying to deseed them!

[Gnaw]

This pizza kicks ass! I made this on a Friday night for my sister, her boyfriend and myself and we really enjoyed it. Works great with tofu as well! Check out my pizzas! (Bottom one is tofu one)

[Nesagwa]

Youre using Bread Flour right?

[nothingmuch]

Yes, plain old white flour

[Nesagwa]

Bread Flour and All Purpose isnt the same thing.

[nothingmuch]

Oh... I didn't know that. Anyway, the thing I'm using is white flour that is not self rising or anything. I guess it's all purpose then.

[Nesagwa]

AP works, but try out Bread Flour for Bread Machines. It will give you a firmer crust that is a little chewier (like french bread or resteraunt crust) instead of a more bendable crust.

[nothingmuch]

Thanks, I'll try it this saturday

[nothingmuch]

The pancake project (http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/A9A1D5EA09F31029BC4A001143E7E506/) inspired me to actually get off my arse and do this. Thanks!

[Leon Close]

Hey nice instructable, much more thorough than mine. A bit more complex than my pancakes though. When I cook pizza's I do it outside in a brick oven. I pre-cook the bases before adding toppings. The trick is to have the oven so hot that the whole thing is cooked within about 45 seconds. It takes a couple of hours to get the fire hot enough. I put the pizza directly on a large floor tile propped up on a couple of bricks. Unglazed would probably be better though.

[nothingmuch]

If you built that oven yourself, maybe write an instructables project about it? ;-)

[Nesagwa]

This is a pretty good guide for making a quick pizza from absolute scratch with out too much work. Heh, funny story about wax paper. Wax and parchment paper are NOT the same thing :D You can also put an unglazed quary stone in the oven to get a crisper crust (according to Good Eats episode Flat is Beautiful, its also a good visual guide for people reading this guide).

[nothingmuch]

Yeah, an oven stone is on my shopping list =)