This post is dedicated to my husband who can have pizza every day of his life! Being so passionate about Pizza and Italian food in general, he mastered the homemade pizza this lockdown. Napoli, Chicago Style, Thin crust New York Style, name it and we have tried it all, but our favorite is the New York Style Pizza.
The homemade Pizza involves 3 parts, Dough, Sauce, and Toppings
I recommend using the Pizza Flour for the dough and keep toppings to the minimum. We like our pizza well done always
Ingredients
For the Dough (Makes 3 pizzas medium size)
- 2 cups Pizza flour
- 1 packet instant yeast
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- Water as needed
For the sauce
- 1 can of San Marzano tomatoes, whole
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 2-3 Garlic pods
Toppings
- Fresh Basil Leaves
- Fresh Mozzarella Cheese, Hand Crumbed
- Parmesan Cheese
We like to add Brocolli
, Mushrooms, and Olives occasionally
, Mushrooms, and Olives occasionally
Method
- Add warm water and sugar to the yeast and let it activate. Meanwhile mix the flour, salt and olive oil. Add the yeast mixture, water, and knead until the dough is stretchy and elastic. Keep the dough aside to rest and knead again once risen. This method is called proofing.
- Make sure you cover the dough with a plastic seal or cloth while resting.
- Once the dough is ready, cut into 3 small balls and refrigerate overnight if possible. if not make sure to prepare the dough a few hours in advance.
- Preheat the oven to 450 F / 200 C an hour in advance.
- Once ready to bake, roll the dough thin with a rolling pin, or try to roll with your hand.
- For the sauce, grind all the ingredients in a grinder, to a thick consistency, not too liquid, or your pizza will become soggy.
- Spread this on your dough, add the toppings and sprinkle with parmesan and olive oil.
- Bake for 12-15 mins and serve hot
In summer you can also try to use the grill for baking the pizza
