Nama : Wulaningsih
Kelas : XII
RPL3
No : 35
How To Make Pizza
Pizza is one of the most popular dishes around
the world. It is generally a flat round bread which is oven-baked and covered
with tomatoes or a tomato-based sauce and mozzarella cheese. Toppings are also
added depending on the region, culture or personal preference. In this article,
we will be learning how to make a pizza at home.
The basic steps in pizza making are first
preparing dough, then pizza sauce. After that, cheese and toppings are added
according to taste and then the pizza is baked in an oven. This seems to be
simple while reading but preparing a good mouth watering pizza at home drains
in a lot of hard work. However, you will be able to make pizza at home easily
using this step-by-step guide.
Let's start from the scratch.
Making Pizza Dough
Dough making has been known to humans since
ages now, but mastering the art to make perfect pizza dough can be a bit
cumbersome sometimes. At home, Pizza dough is prepared by hands, no special
machinery is required. However to prepare hand-made dough you will need to have
a large mixing bowl, a measuring cup, measuring spoons, a large whisk or wooden
mixing spoon and some kitchen film before you start. It will be better if you
also keep a small hand towel ready before starting the process.
Ingredients:
1 - 1/4 Oz Envelope - Active dry yeast, (or 2
1/4 Tsp)
1 1/2 Cups - Warm water (110°F - 115°F)
4 Cups - Bread flour
1 1/2 Tsp. - Salt
2 Tbsp. - Extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp. - Sugar
Extra flour
Extra olive oil
1 1/2 Cups - Warm water (110°F - 115°F)
4 Cups - Bread flour
1 1/2 Tsp. - Salt
2 Tbsp. - Extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp. - Sugar
Extra flour
Extra olive oil
Steps :
Pour the warm water in a large mixing bowl,
then add the sugar and dissolve it. Next, dissolve the yeast by stirring
continuously after addition. Allow the mixture to settle down for 10 minutes or
extra so that the yeast becomes active.
Now add the yeast and olive oil, when the
appearance of the mixture becomes foamy and cloudy at the surface. Dissolve it
continuous stirring. Then add 3 cups of flour to the mixture one-by-one and
whisk in until dissolved completely. Make sure the mixture is completely
smooth. Use your hands to combine the dough until all of the dry flour has
moistened into a mass.
When the flour has absorbed all of the moisture
and congealed into a firm mass, remove it from the bowl to a floured tabletop
to knead it. Fold it in half again and push it into itself, again and again for
perhaps 10 to 12 minutes or so, or about 200 cycles. It is very important that
the dough is very well kneaded.
After kneading is complete, when dough
transforms into a silky, smoothly-textured ball, coat the dough ball with a
thin layer of olive oil. After that place it in the bottom of a large mixing
bowl that has also been coated on the inside with olive oil.
Now comes the step on panning the prepared
pizza dough. One of the most demanding of the pizza maker's many challenges is
getting the raw pizza dough ball into a pizza pan. The panning of pizza can be
done by various methods as per your convenience. The popular methods are Pizza
dough sheeting, pizza dough pressing, hand tossing pizza dough- do it only if
you don't get hazy when catching, hand pressing pizza dough, and last is pin
rolling pizza dough.
Making Pizza Sauce
Normally at home, we recommend using tomato
sauce only which is lightly herbed with oregano and basil. Some pizza lovers
prefer to have even simpler sauce than this, however tomato sauce is the
simplest to prepare at home.
Ingredients:
3 Tbsp. - Butter
16 Oz. - Can of tomato puree
3 Tbsp. - Olive Oil
1 Tsp. - Salt
3 Cloves - Garlic, minced
1/4 Tsp. - Black Pepper
3 Large - Yellow onions, minced
1 Tsp. - Whole oregano
2 Qts. - Canned whole Italian tomatoes
1 Tsp. - Whole basil
Steps :
Melt the butter with olive oil in an oven or
large skillet. Now slowly but completely sauté the garlic and onion. Then add
the tomatoes, salt, pepper, oregano, basil and puree. Boil it.
Cover the mixture and let it bubble for two
hours. In between, stir it occasionally. Crush the tomatoes with the masher.
Continue the process till the sauce reaches the consistency of a soup.
Set the sauce aside to cool before applying it to your pizza dough, or, or refrigerate it for use in the future.
Set the sauce aside to cool before applying it to your pizza dough, or, or refrigerate it for use in the future.
Pizza Topping
Ladle about 7 to 8 oz. of pizza sauce into the
middle, bottom of the dough shell. Spread the sauce evenly over the surface of
the dough sheet. Spoon the sauce out to the edge of the dough sheet. Leave a
small margin on the outer-side of the dough sheet, which allows the crust to
rise and crisp more quickly than the covered dough; creating the classic,
puffed up edge of the pizza.
Now create a layer of the shredded cheese over the sauce. Shred about two cups of cheese. Arrange your toppings over this layer of cheese.
Now create a layer of the shredded cheese over the sauce. Shred about two cups of cheese. Arrange your toppings over this layer of cheese.
Add toppings according to your preference.
Baking the Pizza
Preheat your oven up-to the temperature of 450°
F for about 10 to 15 minutes. When preheating is done, place a prepped pizza in
the oven at the centre. Place the pan in the oven such as there is maximum
circulation of air around the pan. The baking will take about 10-15 minutes at
that temperature.
Signs to look for that the pizza is ready are:
1) The cheese has melted on top and is beginning to brown.
2) The crust edge has browned, from a medium to a golden brown.
3) Now carefully lift the edge of the pizza to inspect its bottom, it should be evenly brown.
If these signs are evident, your pizza's done! Thus now you are ready to throw regular pizza parties of your home made pizza to your friends and family.
1) The cheese has melted on top and is beginning to brown.
2) The crust edge has browned, from a medium to a golden brown.
3) Now carefully lift the edge of the pizza to inspect its bottom, it should be evenly brown.
If these signs are evident, your pizza's done! Thus now you are ready to throw regular pizza parties of your home made pizza to your friends and family.
