How to make pizza

Know How to Make Pizza Making Fun & Not to Mention; At Home!

Making Pizza at home can not only be your source of a healthy and hearty meal but also can be of immense fun. It is something which the whole family; especially, the kids can plunge together into. Experimenting with different seasoning, toppings, playing with different flavors; doesn’t it sound fun rather than going into a restaurant and order the regular ones on the menu? If you know the secret of how to make pizza at home, you can turn a simple day off into a fun family cooking experience!

Welcome to your own ‘Home Pizza Parlor’! Many people are skeptical of making pizza at home fearing whether they will be able to make it properly, will they over-cook it making the pizza like a hard piece of cardboard, so on and so forth. But given you know a few tips and tricks, even if you are a newbie to pizza making it will become an simple and easy process.

All you need to get started to make pizza at home is:

• 2 ¼ teaspoon of active dry yeast to make your dough foamy
• 1 ½ cups of warm water to knead the dough
• 4 cups of bread flour
• Salt to taste
• 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil to bring in the silky smooth texture to the dough
• 1 tbsp of sugar to balance the mixture

Start with adding sugar in the warm water; make sure that it dissolves properly. Next, add the yeast by constantly stirring the mixture and make sure there are no lumps. Add rest of the yeast an olive oil and let the mixture rest for about 10 minutes. You will know that your yeast is active when y our mixture becomes foamy. Add flour and salt in it and knead to make smooth dough with your hands. When the flour has absorbed all the moisture, place your kneaded mixture on a flour table top and continue to knead it for a few more minutes. The only step left now is to pan the pizza. The best way to do is by simply spreading out the dough and pressing through it with your hands and fingers. Apply sauce of your choice, spread your toppings, garnish it with a generous sprinkle of shredded cheese (again of your choice!) and finally shove your pizza into a preheated oven of 450 degrees for about 10-15 minutes.

You know your pizza is baking in and out when you smell the beautiful aroma of baking break and trust us when we say; it is a scent you cannot resist salivating for! Wait for a few more minutes and Voila! Your delicious, lip-smacking ‘homemade’ pizza is ready. Cut it into slices, plate it bring it to the centre table and your ‘holiday feast’ is ready to dig into.

If you know how to make pizza, you can be rest assured that children of the house will have a demand of it quite often! Today even readymade pizza bases are available in the market and all you have to do is just add the sauce, your favorite toppings and bake it and it is ready to eat. But if you know how to make pizza from scratch, there is nothing like it!