Pizza has always been one of my favorite foods. According to my mother, it started in the womb, as she craved pizza like nothing else while pregnant with me and there has never been a moment in my life where I wasn’t happy to eat pizza! On the whole, I find British pizza very disappointing, and so my husband and I entered into our latest kitchen experiment: pizza making.
We didn’t really do it the labor-intensive way – we used a store-bought crust mix and a store-bought jar of pizza sauce. We figured that if we enjoyed the results, we’d then go for it and make our own crust and sauce, plus invest in a better actual surface to cook the pizza on. We only have a metal standard pizza tray, which is never going to make the pizza very crispy. Regardless, though, we thought it turned out pretty well!
We have very different tastes in pizzas, so we started with a half-and-half. Keith’s half was barbecue chicken, with barbecue sauce and some roasted onions and peppers, and my half was more traditional with just sauce, cheese, and basil, though I did throw some olives on there to spice it up a little. Here is a before-the-oven photo:
As you can see, I’m not good at rolling out the crust yet! But here is the cooked picture anyway:
Like I expected, the crust wasn’t particularly crispy, but we were both quite pleased with our first effort! And we enjoyed the results, so I think homemade pizza will be happening in my kitchen again soon.
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Looks so good, you did a great job! I do the same, half and half pizza! And I get my dough from the pizza place
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I would eat from your half of the pizza. Have you tried working the dough in the air? It really does work, since the dough’s not that fragile.
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Not yet, I’ll give it a try next time!
I think it turned out great
My husband and I also have very different tastes in pizza toppings; he basically likes plain, plain and more plain, and I love all things vegetable.
I see that you are currently reading The Four Ms. Bradwells; that was one of my favorites so far this year.
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looks delish! Homemade (and yes, almost homemade counts!) pizza in the best – you think you’re getting a take out treat, but home made is actually quite good for you. we’ve learned the hard way that you can’t put a zillion topping on, it falls apart while you’re trying to eat it. and we still put a zillion toppings on. the husband’s favorite is turkey-pepperoni, onions, sweet peppers, pinapple, black olives and cheese.
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I tried making pizza from scratch once. But it wasn’t a success in a microwave oven. Maybe pre bought mix will be more forgiving. I surely have to try again
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Your pizza looks delicious. There is nothing wrong with store-bought crust mix. Making my own crust is usually a disaster so it’s store-bought for me too.
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I agree = making your own pizza is great kitchen fun. If you make small crusts each person can do their own thing on top. Don’t worry about what the crust looks like – it’s how it tastes that counts. For crispy crusts, I’ve found that a “pizza stone” works quite well.
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I love making my own pizza! I’m an expert at margarita pizza.
I have a recipe for pizza dough I’ve been meaning to try for months.
I think you did a great job! It looks delish!
I used to make homemade pizza all the time. My son keeps asking me to make it again but I haven’t yet.
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Everyone in my husband’s family makes homemade pizza on Sunday night. It’s a tradition his parents started after a year living in Italy, and each of the families has made it their own! Looks like you guys did a great job.
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Looks pretty eatable to me (except for the olives, yeuch
). It’s weird, because I find Chicago Town pizza, which is supposed to be ‘real Amercan stuff’ (but is probably made in Thailand or something) really bizare to eat, like it’s some kind of pizza filled tart with that crunchy, deep crust. Isn’t it strange how you can get so used to food being one particular way?
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It is indeed – I don’t think I like Chicagotown pizzas, actually, but then I’m not a huge fan of the Chicago deep dish. I prefer New York crispy style any day.
good job. We have often done pizza parties for the kids birthdays and we start with either tortillas or pitas. Always a hit. Though you need twice as many toppings since the kids eat a lit while they are creating.
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Excellent pizza! I wouldn’t turn that one down; looks yummy. I think I want a piece from your side.
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I also make homemade pizzas from time to time and holy cow, your pizza looks GREAT !! Nicely done !!!!!
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My pizzas are often a bit oddly shaped, but they always taste good anyway! I love making pizza at home. It’s not all that time consuming, it’s more fun than a lot of things, and I can make it lots healthier than a restaurant while still being delicious.
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Lovely pizza! I prefer making my own over store-bought. No worries, your dough will improve, or perhaps you have to tweak the recipe
Hmm, BBQ sauce on a pizza? Never tried that before. Was it good?
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It is good! It’s pretty common to have BBQ on pizza in the UK, usually with chicken just how we made it up above.
Looks delicious!
Sometimes we make little individual pizzas using pitas for the crust. We have the same issue, all three of us like different toppings.