Restaurant Recipe Reviews

Pizza is a massive subject, with everyone having their favourite place to go for it, and everyone having a good recipe. It is a real art form, and it is interesting to try to work out the ingredients used by your favourite pizza joint. Once you have done this you can try to make your own recipe and you will know how to make good pizza.

The basis of the pizza is the round home made crust. Most people choose to top this with traditional tomato sauce. The cheese goes on top of the sauce. It is the addition of other toppings that makes the pizza individual. The crusts can also vary as they can be very thin, deep pan or even stuffed.

The ingredients used in the pizza have to be the best quality you can get as it makes a huge difference to the overall flavour. You need to use a decent quality flour for the crust. If you are making a thicker crust then a general all purpose flour is fine. If you are making a thin crust pizza then it can be nice to use an artisan flour.

The traditional tomato sauce can be flavoured with herbs and garlic. At the very least be sure to add some freshly ground black pepper to the mix. If you have any balsamic vinegar then try adding a dash to the sauce as it really brings out the flavour of the tomatoes.

Pizza toppings are really down to individual preference. You may use a mixture of cheeses, or just mozzarella. Other cheeses to try include Monterey Jack, feta, goats cheese or Gorgonzola.

Meat pizzas can be lovely, and you can use just one kind of meat or several. Meats to try include bacon, sausage, beef, chicken and ham. You can use all meat or mix in a few vegetables such as mushrooms or peppers.

Vegetarian pizzas may be as wild as you like, as just about anything will be good on a pizza. You may use spinach, eggplant, zucchini, peppers or tomatoes. Add some fresh basil at the last moment for extra flavour and a lovely smell.

An alternative to savoury pizzas is to make one with a fresh fruit topping. This involves making a cookie crust with vanilla extract in the mix. The crust is baked then allowed to cool. It has a cream cheese topping which is spread over the cooled crust, and then finished with a layer of fresh fruit.

The best way to cook pizza is to use a very hot oven as this will give you a nice crispy base. Let the oven preheat and if you are using a pizza stone put that in to heat up as well. Place the pizza on the hot stone and bake until crisp. When you take it out of the oven it is best to put it on a cooling rack if you can to keep the base from going soggy. Either splash on a little bit of olive oil or some chili oil before serving. Should you learn how to make good pizza then you will never need to buy one again. Once you have made a great home made pizza you will never want to buy one again.

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