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My aim here at Homemade Pizza is to bring you some of best, tastiest recipes for a variety of pizza, from the simple Margherita (cheese and tomato) and Funghi (mushroom) to the more spicy Bolognese and Mexican Hot Shot.

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NEW HOMEMADE PIZZA RECIPE: I've cooked a Double Tasty Pizza, what's on it? Find out here.
NEW HOMEMADE PIZZA RECIPE: I've cooked a Chill Margherita Pizza, check it out here. It's delicious..
Here's a Tasty Bolognese PIzza that I tried for the first time. It turned out pretty good.

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New Site: Homemade Bread

Interested in trying something other than pizza? why not take a look at home made bread for some beginner tips on making your own home baked delicous bread.


Having trouble Cooking Pizza Properly?

Serious about cooking your pizza properly? It could be worth looking at a Pizza Maker to get the best out of your home made recipes."a fine little machine and it produces authentic restaurant style pizzas" Read more about pizza makers for home use

If you'd like to add some authentic style to your pizza baking you should consider a Two Piece Pizza Stone Set for a traditional taste and feel. "This is the perfect way to cook pizza"

Halloween Pizza

Here's one I did today for Halloween, usual dough mix but it's for the kids so I've left out the spices.

I've added some onion, ham and made a scary face out of red and orange pepper before topping off wth cheese.

I hope they leave some for me, greedy little blighters.

halloween face


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Recipe Comments:

My local takeout does a really nice pizza which they call the 'Mediterranean' and has a cheese and tomato base topped with garlic, mushrooms, chicken, spinach and Halloumi - I think it's one of the best pizzas I've ever had.

more reader recipe ideas here...

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Pizza 4: Vegetarian. New dough recipe. Best one so far.Pizza 4 banner


Pizza 3: Made using the new dough recipe: Salami, Peppers and Mozarella pizza3 banner


I have a new pizza dough recipe listed below, i'll try it out this weekend and update the site.

 

New Pizza, Tesco's Pizza Base Mix.Pizza, Tesco Pizza Base Mix

 

What's a Pizza?

Pizza a circular shaped bread base topped with tomato sauce the sprinkled with a variety of toppings and cheese then baked in the pizza oven until the cheese melts.

Popular toppings include, pepperami, onion, mushroom, jalapenos, salami, tuna and pineapple.

I LOVE PIZZA!!

How to make home made Pizza


Classic Pizza Recipes

I'll be adding some mouth watering Classic Pizza dishes to the recipe section such as Margherita, Funghi, Pepperoni, Salami, Toscan and many more. Be sure to check back later to see the recipe section.

Specialist Pizza Recipes

I will aslo be adding lots of specialist recipes from Vegetarian Pizza to Gluten Free. Tired of only having a few choices of Vegetarian Pizza Recipes? Check back in the near future for a huge list of recipe ideas for you to try.

Kids Pizza Recipes

In our Kids Pizza section we'll be focusing on easy to make pizzas so the kids can join in and have plenty of fun making their own pizza. Check back later for lots of fun ideas.

Pizza Dough Recipe


New. Self Raising Pizza Dough Recipe

I tried this one tonight, I couldn't find any yeast in Lidl so I opted for 225g of Self Raising Flour instead. Self Raising Pizza Dough Recipe

  • 225g Self Raising Flour
  • 45ml of olive oil
  • 90ml warm water
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Here's a dough recipe my step daughter brought home from school

Pizza Dough

 

Classic Pizza Recipe

by James Tanner

Ingredients
For the base
2 cups of plain flour
2 tsp salt
olive oil, to blend
For the topping
2 tsp tomato purée
½ yellow pepper, de-seeded and sliced
55-85g/2-3oz Red Leicester cheese, grated
a few basil leaves, shredded

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.
2. Place the flour and salt into a food processor and, with the motor running, carefully drizzle in enough oil to bind the mixture together. Once a dough has formed, remove from the processor and shape into a round using your hands.
3. On a floured surface, roll the dough out to form a circle shape.
4. Place the base onto a greased, non-stick baking sheet.
5. Spread the tomato purée onto the base. Scatter the pepper slices over the pizza.
6. Sprinkle the grated cheese over and scatter the shredded basil leaves over the top.
7. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes, or until the dough is crispy and the cheese has melted and is golden and bubbling.
8. Remove from the oven and serve.


Takeaway Topping Suggestions

Margherita - Cheese and Tomato
Funghi - Cheese, Tomato and Mushroom
Vegetarian - Cheese, Tomato, Mushroom, Onions, Sweetcorn, Peppers
Pepperoni - Cheese, Tomato, Pepperoni
Proscuito - Cheese, Tomato, Ham
Salami - Cheese, Tomato, Salami, Mushrooms, Onions
Hawaiian - Cheese, Tomato, Ham, Pineapple
Miami - Cheese, Tomato, Ham, Pineapple
Toscana - Cheese, Tomato, Pepperoni, Salami, Mushroom
Milan - Cheese, Tomato, Ham Mushroom
Quatro Stagioni - Cheese, Tomato, Ham, Mushrooms, Salami, Peppers
Mexicano - Cheese, Tomato, Bolognese, Mushroom, Onions
Mighty Meaty - Cheese, Tomato, Salami, Ham, Pepperoni, Bolognese, Chicken
Chicken - Cheese, Tomato, Chicken, Onion, Mushroom
Chicken Kiev - Cheese, Tomato, Chicken, Ham, Mushroom, Garlic
Chicken Tikka - Cheese, Tomato, Chicken Tikka, Mushroom
Seafood - Cheese, Tomato, Tuna, Mussels, Cockles
Neptuno - Cheese, Tomato, Tuna, Mushrooms, Onions

You can find lots more take away toppings suggestions here


Quick Easy Home Made Pizza


Pizza Base
Take 1 Pizza Base
Ham and Tomato
Add some Tomato sauce and Ham
Pepperomi
Add some Pepperomi
Peppers
Peppers added next
Onions
Then some Onions
Chedder and Mozarella
Finally top with Mozarella
Finished Homemade Pizza
Bake in oven till cheese melts
 

I LOVE PIZZA!!

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My Pizza Recipe: Ready Made Pizza Base Mix Review

Ingredients

Rather than using a pre-made pizza base I decide to try Tescos Pizza Base Mix. In the box there are two packets, each cooks one 8" pizza.

My other ingredients are peppers, pepperomi, mushrooms, grated cheese (not a good cheese for pizza) and onion.

For the base I used chilli sauce (pictured), tomato puree and some garlic sauce.

pizza ingredients

Mixing the Dough

Using the pre packed pizza dough mix was easy enough, no need for weighing flour and other stuff.

Following the instructions I emptied the base mix into a bowl, mixed in 100ml of hand hot water and kneaded the dough for 5 minutes before rolling out on a floured surface and leaving in a warm place for 10 minutes while I prepared the tomatoe base and other toppings.

pizza dough

Tomato Base

The tomatoe base was a mixture of tomato puree, a ready made chiili sauce (piri piri sauce, Asda) and a ready made garlic sauce (garlic ketchu from Asda)

Spread it around the base like the pic.

Please don't laugh at my attempt to roll out a circular pizza base, it's harder than it looks and I didn't fancy throwing and spinning the dough in the air like the professionals do.

tomato base

Pizza Toppings

Here I've added some toppings, peppers, mushrooms, onion, pepperomi (Lidl).

You can add anything you like, don't add too much like I have here. Keep it simple and stick to just a few ingredients. I think I've spoilt this by adding far too much.

There are some suggested pizza topping above for you to try.

pizza toppings

Finished Pizza and Suggestions

Once you've finished adding your toppings it's a simple matter of popping the pizza in the oven, gas mark 7 for 20 minutes in this case until the cheese melts and it looks nice.

Here's a few suggestions and tips I've learnt from making this pizza.

  • Don't add too many toppings, keep it simple
  • Use a pizza tray with holes, it gives a crispy base
  • Don't use cheddar, it's too strong, use mozarella
  • Mixing dough is fun and better than a ready made base
finished pizza

Pizza 3: Making own Dough


Step1: Ingredients

  • Strong Flour
  • olive oil
  • tomato puree
  • chilli sauce
  • garlic sauce
  • onion
  • peppers
  • salami
  • mozarella
pizza ingredients

Step 2: Mix Tomato Base

Mix the puree, garlic and chilli sauces together in a small bowl

tomato base ingredients

Step 3: Mix the dough and Spread out

Mix the flour, yeast, salt, water and olive oil to form a dough. Knead for five minutes and roll out to form a pizza shape on a floured surface.

Pizza Dough

  • 225g Strong Plain Flour
  • 1/2tsp salt
  • 1 (6/7g) sachet of easy blend yeast
  • 150ml warm water
  • 30ml (2 tablespoons) olive oil

 

dough rolled out

Step 4: Add the toppings

Start adding some of the toppings, in general less is best, don't over fill your pizza.

Here i've spread the tomato base and added finely chopped red onion and the salami slices.

added base, red onion and salami

Step 5: Finish the toppings

Continue with your toppings, spend a little time and lay them out neatly so when the pizza is cut into slices every slice has a selection of the toppings.

Here I've finished with peppers and the mozarella cheese.

red pepper and mozarella added

Step 6: The Finished Pizza and some suggestions

Here's the finished pizza out of the oven and some tips that I learnt from making this one.

Here's some tips i'll be doing for when I make my next pizza.

  • Add some yeast, I didn't and the dough was flat and stodgy
  • Use a pizza tray with holes in for a crispy base
  • Pat the peppers in kitchen roll to dry them before using

Have a look in the Pizza Store for a pizza tray and pizza cutter.

finished pizza

Recommended Products

If you plan on making a few pizzas I recommend you get yourself a pizza tray with holes and a stainless steel pizza cutter like the ones shown here.

Pizza 4: Vegetarian. Self Raising Dough Recipe

Ingredients

Here's my ingredients for my vegetarian pizza, not pictured is 225g of Self Raising Flour I've borrowed from my mums kitchen cupboard.

Vegetarian Ingredients

Self Raising Dough Ball

Here's the dough ball and a reminder of the dough mix.

  • 225g Self Raising Flour
  • 45ml of olive oil
  • 90ml warm water
  • 1/2 tsp salt

 

Self Raising Dough Ball

Tomato Mix

I've stuck to the classic ingredients.

  • tomato puree
  • peri peri chilli paste
  • garlic ketchup
Tom Puree, Chilli and Garlic Sauce

Vegetarian Ingredients

Add some vegetarian bits

  • onion
  • mushroom
  • peppers
  • grated mozarella
Onion, Mushroom,Green Pepper, Grated Mozarella

Finished Pizza

I've baked it in the oven at 220 until it's done.

Here's my suggestions and tips.

  • Use a rolling pin (i bought one today) rather than a glass, it's much easier
  • SR flour works well, I'll stick to it in future.
  • Use a large mixing bowl for your dough mix, (this will be my next purchase).

Most of all enjoy your pizza making.

Baked at 220 until done


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