5 simple pizza recipes you can make at home

If you’ve been postponing making pizza at home due to the impression that it takes too much effort to prepare the dough, rest assured that we’re here to let you in on a little secret: it’s easier than you imagine.

Have a look at five awesome recipes on how to make easy pizza at home, if it’s for yourself, your partner or a gathering of friends. Take a look:

1. 3 Cheese Pizza

Preparation time: 40 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

Separate for the dough:

  • 1 envelope (10 g) of dry biological yeast
  • 3 cups (tea) of wheat flour
  • 1 level teaspoon of salt
  • 1 level teaspoon of sugar
  • 1/2 cup (tea) of orange juice
  • 1/2 cup (tea) of water
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 egg yolks

Set aside for the topping:

  • 4 ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 200g of catupiry
  • 50g crumbled gorgonzola cheese
  • 300g sliced ​​mozzarella
  • dried oregano for sprinkling

Preparation method

  1. Mix the ingredients in the order indicated and knead until you get a smooth, even ball.
  2. Roll out two discs of dough approximately 28 centimeters in diameter and place them on pizza pans lightly greased with olive oil.
  3. Spread the tomato and distribute the catupiry, gorgonzola and mozzarella slices.
  4. Season with oregano to taste and bake in a preheated medium oven at 200°C for approximately 25 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and the cheeses are melted.
  5. For the topping, mash the tomato with a fork until you have a puree and add salt and olive oil.

2. Pan pizza

Separate for the dough:

  • 2 1⁄2 cups wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon of butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 200ml warm milk

Set aside for the topping:

  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1 clove of minced garlic
  • olive oil
  • 1 can of peeled tomatoes
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 200g mozzarella cheese
  • 2 boiled eggs
  • 1/2 onion, sliced
  • 1/2 bell pepper cut into strips
  • oregano to taste

Preparation method

  1. Place all the ingredients for the dough in a bowl. Mix with your hands. If necessary, you can add more flour until the dough comes away from the sticks.
  2. Divide the dough into four balls. Roll them out separately in a frying pan. Bake on one side only until they reach the desired doneness.
  3. Turn the dough over and let it brown on the other side. Set aside.
  4. For the topping, sauté the chopped onion and garlic in a dash of olive oil in a pan. Add the peeled tomatoes and let them break down until they form a sauce.
  5. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
  6. With the pan off the heat, pour the sauce over the pasta. Cover with mozzarella, add the eggs, onion and pepper.
  7. Drizzle with a little olive oil and add oregano to taste.
  8. Turn the heat back on and cook on the other side.

3. Homemade vegetarian pizza

Preparation time: 1 hour (+ 40 minutes resting time)

Yield: 4 servings

Separate for the dough:

  • 2 cups (tea) of wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 tablet (15g) of fresh biological yeast
  • 1/2 cup (tea) of cooked and chopped spinach
  • 2 tablespoons of oil
  • 1/2 cup (tea) of cold water
  • 3 tablespoons tomato sauce
  • wheat flour for dusting

Set aside for the topping:

  • 200g buffalo mozzarella
  • 1/2 cup (tea) of sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1 cup (tea) of sliced ​​hearts of palm
  • 100g grated parmesan cheese
  • black olives and fresh basil for garnish

Preparation method

  1. Mix the flour and salt in a bowl. Add the crumbled yeast and spinach and stir until you get a smooth dough.
  2. Gradually add the oil and cold water, kneading until a smooth dough forms. Add more water if necessary.
  3. Form a ball, cover and let rest for 40 minutes.
  4. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a large disk. Position it on a pizza pan, fork-prick the dough, spread with the tomato sauce and bake in a preheated medium oven for 10 minutes or until firm but not browning.
  5. Take out of the oven and top with buffalo mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes, hearts of palm and parmesan.
    Put in the oven for a further 20 minutes or until golden brown.
  6. Remove and garnish with olives and basil before serving.

4. Traditional pizza pie

Preparation time: 40 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

Separate:

  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup (tea) of milk
  • 1/2 cup (tea) of oil
  • salt and oregano to taste
  • 1 cup (tea) of wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon of baking powder
  • 1 seedless tomato, diced
  • 1 cup (tea) of diced ham
  • 1 cup (tea) of cubed mozzarella cheese
  • oil and wheat flour for greasing
  • 1 cup (tea) of creamy cottage cheese

Preparation method

  1. In a blender, beat the egg, milk, oil, salt, flour and yeast. Transfer to a bowl and mix in the tomato, ham and mozzarella cheese.
  2. Transfer to a greased and floured 24-centimeter springform pan, place the cream cheese over the dough and sprinkle with oregano.
  3. Bake in a preheated oven at 180ºC for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the pan when warm and serve immediately.

5. Cream cheese pizza with melted guava paste

Separate for the dough:

  • 250ml of water
  • 500g wheat flour
  • 10g of bread yeast
  • 20g of salt
  • 20ml of oil, butter or extra virgin olive oil

Set aside for the topping:

  • 50g of cottage cheese
  • 50g creamy guava paste

Preparation method

  1. For the dough, mix the ingredients vigorously by hand or in a mixer. Set the dough aside and let it rest for 40 minutes.
  2. After resting, prepare three balls of approximately 100g of dough to roll out with a rolling pin.
  3. Each ball will be used to make one of the pizzas.
  4. For the topping, roll out the pizza disk to about 20 centimeters, cover with cream cheese and bake in a preheated oven at 250°C for five minutes.
  5. Remove the dough from the oven, add the creamy guava paste and bake for another minute. Serve immediately.

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