Cooking - Pizza Night

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If you're looking for a fun night in with your close friends or a date, I'd say pizza night is the way to go. It gets a bit messy in an enjoyable way, and you get the pleasure of being creative with the toppings. And sometimes, someone may come up with a pretty disgusting combination of toppings, but that's what makes it all the more amusing (in a gross way).

You can put as many toppings as you'd like although the result is not guaranteed

I like to get all of my ingredients from Trader Joe's - the fresh dough, mozzarella block, tomato paste, and all of my toppings. I've been questioning whether the consistency of their tomato paste is orthodox enough, but it's easy and tastes good, so I've just been using that.

The best part of making pizza at home is that you get to put any and as many toppings as you want. Some of my favorite toppings include pepperoni, prosciutto & arugula, anchovies, etc.

No dough roller? No problem! Cover a wine bottle with saran wrap, and you're good to go.

I'm currently in a long and complicated move, which means most of my kitchen supplies are in storage. But having no dough roller made it more fun with the good ol' wine bottle technique. 

I've seen people use different kinds of cheeses prepared in different ways. For me, the safest way to go is to get a block of fresh mozzarella cheese and just rip it up into pieces and throw them on generously. It never fails.

Cook at 450 degrees for 10 minutes

Egg on pizza is the best

If you haven't tried yet, eggs make a great topping. With bacon. Bacon and eggs make everything good.

Enjoy this simple, fun, cheesy goodness with your favorite people!

Simple Pizza

Velvet Mixtape

Published 06/29/2015

Simple recipe for pizza

Ingredients

  • 1 bag of fresh dough (you can find it at Trader Joe's)
  • 8 oz fresh mozzarella cheese
  • 3oz canned tomato paste
  • Flour for dusting
  • Desired toppings like vegetables and meats

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees
  2. Put the dough on a flat space dusted with flour. Use a dough roller to roll out the dough in all directions until it becomes extremely thin
  3. Generously spread the tomato paste
  4. Rip the mozzarella into pieces and throw them onto the pie generously (the more cheese the better)
  5. Top with your favorite toppings
  6. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cheese starts bubbling and the crust turns golden brown

Yield: 2 servings

Prep Time: 00 hrs. 15 mins.

Cook time: 00 hrs. 10 mins.

Total time: 25 mins.

Tags: food, pizza, baking, homemade, italian