There are many people who love to eat pizza for its delicious and light taste, as it can be eaten with breakfast, lunch or dinner. Pizza is originally an Italian dish, consisting of tomatoes, cheese, sauce and dough. There are several ways to prepare pizza dough; it can be thick and puffy or light and crunchy.
Pizza is sold either fresh or frozen, whole or cut into slices and portions. Several methods have evolved to overcome the challenges of making pizza, such as preventing the sauce from sticking to the dough, and producing a topping that can be frozen and reheated without hardening. There are also frozen pizzas with raw ingredients and raised sides.
There is another form of pizza called (take and bake), as this pizza is prepared and collected in the restaurant and then sold uncooked to consumers to bake it themselves in their own ovens. Some stores sell fresh dough with sauce and basic ingredients to combine at home before baking in the oven. In this article we will show you some new and innovative ways to prepare it.
Basic Pizza Dough
Ingredients
1½ cups of warm water.
1 tablespoon of yeast.
3½ cups of flour.
1 tablespoon of olive oil.
A pinch of salt.
1 teaspoon of sugar.
Preparation
Put the yeast in warm water with a teaspoon of sugar and leave it for 5 minutes until air bubbles appear on its surface.
Put the flour in a wide bowl, make a hole in the middle, and put the yeast mixture in the middle.
Put the olive oil in the middle as well, stir the mixture, and start the kneading process.
You must continue to knead the dough until it gets consistent of the dough.
Grease the bowl with oil, and put the dough in it.
Cover the bowl with a clean cloth and leave it in a warm place to ferment; until it doubles in size, which may take 50 to 60 minutes.
Mix the liquid ingredients together with the juicer mixer on a slow level.
Mix all the ingredients with each other and knead them by hand, and leave the dough until it ferments for 30 minutes.
Put the dough in the tray, put the ingredients on top of it: vegetables, mushrooms, etc.
Put it in the oven on a medium heat, then serve.
Basic Pizza Sauce
Ingredients
1 tablespoon of butter.
1 tablespoon of olive oil.
1 small onion.
1 clove of garlic.
1 green pepper.
5 tomatoes.
2 tablespoons of tomato puree.
1 tablespoon of sugar.
1 tablespoon of salt.
1 tablespoon of oregano.
1 teaspoon of basil.
½ a teaspoon of black pepper.
1 teaspoon of crushed chili, if desired.
Preparation
Prepare a special saucepan, put butter and oil inside, and put it on a medium heat.
Add the chopped onion to the oil and stir for 3 minutes.
Add the mashed garlic to the previous mixture and stir them together.
Put the following ingredients into the previous mixture: finely chopped green pepper, and peeled and finely chopped tomatoes.
Add tomato puree, sugar, salt, oregano, basil, black pepper, and hot sauce to the mixture.
Leave them until they are homogeneous with each other to boil well for 15 minutes until the sauce becomes more viscous.
Spaghetti Pizza
Ingredients
1 tablespoon of oil.
½ a grain of minced onion.
1 clove of minced garlic.
500 grams of minced meat.
1 teaspoon of turmeric.
1 teaspoon of mixed spices.
¼ a teaspoon of black pepper.
1 teaspoon of salt.
400 grams of tomato sauce.
1 chopped tomato.
500 grams of boiled spaghetti.
½ a cup of corn.
1 cup of parmesan cheese.
½ a cup of cooking cream.
½ a cup of light cream.
1 tablespoon of cream cheese.
300 grams of Cuban grated Mozzarella.
½ a cup of black olive slices.
200 grams of pepperoni beef.
Preparation
In a saucepan, heat the oil and fry the onions and garlic.
Add the meat and cook until done.
Add turmeric, mixed spices, black pepper, salt and mix.
Add the corn, tomatoes and tomato sauce and mix until boiling.
Add the boiled and drained pasta and mix with the meat mixture until combined.
In a bowl, mix the cooking cream with the light cream.
Arrange the meat and spaghetti mixture in a rectangular pyrex tray.
Pour the white sauce over the mixture.
Top with Parmesan cheese, then olive slices.
Add a layer of mozzarella cheese, then pepperoni.
Put the tray in a preheated oven at 200°C for 20 minutes.
Pizza Pan
Ingredients
1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.
60 grams of pepperoni.
½ a cup of basil or parsley for garnish.
1 teaspoon of safflower oil.
3 tablespoons of pizza sauce.
Preparation
Prepare a medium or large frying pan, depending on the size you want.
Put the frying pan on the stove and add the oil over a medium heat.
Sprinkle cheese all over the pan so it is evenly distributed.
Making sure the entire bottom of the pan is covered with cheese to form a crust.
Leave the cheese until it starts to boil.
Add pizza sauce and other toppings, such as pepperoni and mushrooms and more cheese can be added.
Check the edges to make sure the cheese is not sticking to the pan.
Leave the crust until it becomes almost dark brown, take it out of the oven, and garnish with your favourite herbs.
Pizza Tray
Ingredients
For the dough
2½ cups of flour.
1 tablespoon of soft instant yeast.
1 teaspoon of salt.
1 teaspoon of oregano.
1 teaspoon of sugar.
1 cup of warm water.
2 tablespoons of corn oil.
For the filling
½ a cup of pizza sauce.
1 medium sweet green pepper, cut into thin slices.
½ a cup of black olives, cut into slices.
1 cup of mushrooms, cut into slices.
2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese.
1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
Preparation
In the mixing bowl, put two cups of flour, yeast, salt, oregano, and sugar.
Add oil and warm water and run the mixer on medium speed until the dough forms and separates from the edges of the bowl.
Then, gradually add the rest of the flour until the dough becomes cohesive, then knead again for another 5 minutes.
Put the dough in a dish greased with a little oil, then grease the surface of the dough with a little oil as well.
Cover the dish with a piece of nylon and leave it in a warm place for 30 minutes or until it doubles in size.
Prepare an 11-inch round oven dish or pizza tray and with a wide brush, brush the dish with a little corn oil.
Put the dough in the dish and stretch it lightly with your fingertips until it covers the bottom of the dish completely.
Let the dough rest for 10 minutes to rest.
Using a wide metal knife or a tablespoon, we distribute the pizza sauce on the dough, then we distribute the peppers, olives, mushrooms, mozzarella cheese, and cheddar cheese.
Put the pizza in a warm place for 10 minutes.
Put the mesh rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 200°C.
Place the pizza in the oven for 30 minutes or until it turns golden brown.
You can make the pizza dough the day before, knead it and put it in the fridge for the next day.
You can freeze the pizza dough, but only after it has fermented and doubled in size, all you have to do before use is to take it out of the freezer and put it in the refrigerator for 12 hours, then at room temperature for 4 hours.
To get a thin pizza dough, divide the dough in half.
Sweet Corn Pizza
Ingredients
1 ready pizza dough.
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
4 teaspoons of pizza sauce.
1½ cups of mozzarella cheese.
¼ cup of sweet corn.
½ of a red bell pepper, cut into strips.
½ of a green bell pepper, cut into strips.
¼cup of black olives.
1 tomato, cut into circles.
1 tablespoon of dried basil.
Fresh basil for garnish.
Preparation
Roll out the dough on a flat surface sprinkled with flour.
Put a little oil in the pan, then add the flattened dough, and make some holes on its face with a fork.
Add pizza sauce to the dough, then add half a cup of grated cheese.
In hot water, boil the sweet corn for 5 minutes, then rinse it and set aside.
Put the corn, peppers, tomatoes and olives on the dough.
Add a layer of grated cheese, spread the basil on the face.
Cover the pan, and leave it in the oven for 15 minutes until the cheese melts, reddens, and ripens, then decorate it with basil.
Pizza in the Microwave
Ingredients
1 pizza dough.
½ a cup of pizza sauce.
½ a cup of mushrooms cut into slices.
¼ cup of corn.
1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.
½ a cup of black olives, sliced.
1 red bell pepper, cut into slices.
A handful of finely chopped parsley, for serving.
Preparation
Spread the dough on a work table and sprinkle some flour.
Place the dough in a heat-resistant tray that has been greased with a little oil.
Poke some small holes in the dough with a fork.
Brush the dough with pizza sauce, then distribute the corn, mushrooms, and cheese on its face.
Decorate the face of the tray with olives and red pepper.
Bake in the microwave for a quarter of an hour.
Pizza with Thyme
Ingredients
3½ cups of flour.
1 cup of yoghurt.
½ a cup of warm water.
¼ a cup of olive oil.
¼ a cup of thyme,
¼ a cup of olive oil.
1 tablespoon of sumac, and instant yeast.
2 teaspoons of salt.
1 teaspoon of dried green thyme and sugar.
Preparation
Put the sugar, salt, four cups of flour and yeast in the mixer bowl, install the dough paddle.
Then, run the mixer at a slow speed for several seconds until the ingredients are well mixed together.
Add thyme, oil, and yogurt, then knead the ingredients on a medium speed for 2 minutes.
Then, add water and knead it until a soft and smooth dough is formed.
Add the remaining amount of flour if the dough is soft.
Put the dough in a dish greased with little oil.
Cover the dough with a piece of a stretch wrap and put it in a warm place until it doubles in size.
Bring a low edge tray and grease it with a generous amount of oil.
Put the dough in the tray and spread it with the tips of the fingers of the hand so that the bottom of the tray is covered.
Cover the pizza with a piece of a stretch wrap, leave it in a warm place until it doubles in size.
Press it with your fingertips, then distribute the sumac, oil, and thyme.
Install the mesh rack in the center of the oven, and preheat the oven to a temperature of 180 degrees Celsius.
Bake the pizza for 20 minutes and then serve it.
Pizza with Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients
1 cup of shredded cheese.
2 tablespoons of tomato sauce.
2 pieces of chicken breast.
1 cup of barbecue sauce.
½ a green bell pepper, chopped.
1 onion cut into slices.
A pinch of salt.
For the dough
A pinch of salt.
1 cup of warm water.
3 cups of flour.
A pinch of sugar.
1 tablespoon of instant yeast.
¼ a cup of oil.
Preparation
Put the yeast in a cup of warm water with a pinch of sugar.
Stir the mixture and leave it a little until it ferments.
Put the flour in a dish, with a pinch of salt and oil and knead it well until we get a cohesive dough.
Put the dough in an oiled bowl, cover, and let it ferment for an hour.
Put the shredded chicken breasts in a saucepan with a pinch of salt, and fry until done.
Roll out the dough with a rolling pin and make holes in the dough with a fork.
Mix tomato sauce with barbecue sauce, and spread it on the dough.
Place chicken breasts, green peppers, onion slices, and grated cheese on the dough.
Bake the dough in the oven.
BBQ and Chicken Pizza
Ingredients
300 grams of shredded cheese.
¼ a cup of liquid butter.
A pinch of salt.
A pinch of black pepper.
1 clove of crushed garlic.
1 onion cut into thin slices.
1 piece of shredded boiled chicken breast.
½ a teaspoon of paprika.
For the dough
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil.
3 tablespoons of milk.
½ a tablespoon of sugar.
1 teaspoon of salt.
2 teaspoons of baking powder.
½ or 1 cup of liquid milk, according to the need for the dough.
3 cups of flour.
For the BBQ Sauce
3 tablespoons of brown sugar.
2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar.
1 onion.
4 tablespoons of ketchup.
½ a cup of water.
2 tablespoons of soy sauce.
2 tablespoons of mustard.
1 tablespoon of olive oil.
1 tablespoon of pomegranate molasses.
A pinch of hot pepper, as desired.
1 clove of crushed garlic.
Preparation
Prepare the dough by putting flour, milk, baking powder, oil, salt and sugar in a dish and stirring them.
Add milk as needed for the dough, then knead it well, cover it, and leave it to ferment for 6 hours.
Prepare the barbecue sauce, chop the onion finely.
Put it with the mashed garlic, and a little olive oil in a saucepan on the fire, and stir them.
Add hot peppers and leave them on the gas until the onions become golden.
Add ketchup, soy sauce, mustard, brown sugar, vinegar, pomegranate molasses, a little olive oil, and water and stir.
Leave the ingredients on the fire until the sauce becomes thick.
Mix the sauce in a blender and set it aside.
Put the onions with a little oil and chicken breasts in a saucepan on the fire.
Add paprika, salt, and pepper, and stir well.
Put the liquid butter with the garlic, stir, and set aside.
Roll out the dough, and put a little butter and garlic mixture on the surface of the dough.
Put BBQ sauce on the dough, then the chicken mixture with onions.
Sprinkle grated cheese on top of the dough.
Put it in the oven until done.
Chicken Alfredo Pizza
Ingredients
¼ a teaspoon of black pepper.
2½ tablespoons of butter.
1 crushed clove of garlic.
1½ cups of heavy cooking cream.
3 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese.
½ a teaspoon of salt.
1 tablespoon of chopped parsley.
1 ready pizza dough (enough for one dish).
1 cup of grilled or fried chicken pieces.
1 cup of chopped mushrooms.
1 cup of chopped fresh spinach leaves.
2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese.
Preparation
Melt the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat, then add garlic and stir for one minute until it changes color.
Add the cooking cream and stir in the pan for 15-20 minutes.
Add the Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper over the mixture, stir until the cream thickens.
Remove the pan from the heat, add the chopped parsley and set aside to cool slightly.
Spread the pizza dough in a non-stick tray and grease it with the prepared cream.
Add chicken pieces and mushroom slices on top of the cream.
Distribute mozzarella cheese over the top layer.
Insert the tray into the preheated oven at (220°C) for 15–20 minutes until the dough is done and the cheese melts.
Salami Pizza
Ingredients
3½ cups of flour.
1½ cups of warm water (or as the dough needs).
2 tablespoons of olive oil.
1 tablespoon and a half of sugar.
1 tablespoon of yeast.
1 tablespoon of powdered milk.
1 teaspoon of salt.
Salami Ingredients
1 cup of sliced salami.
1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.
2 tablespoons of hot sauce.
Tomato sauce ingredients
2 cups of tomato juice.
2 tablespoons of olive oil.
1 teaspoon of sugar.
½ a teaspoon of oregano and hot pepper (crushed hot pepper to taste).
1 clove of minced garlic.
½ a teaspoon of salt and black pepper.
Preparation
Prepare the tomato sauce: Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat, then add garlic and stir until it turns golden.
Add tomato juice and season the mixture with: black pepper, sugar, oregano, chili, and salt.
Leave the sauce on the fire for seven minutes or until it becomes somewhat thick, then leave it aside until it becomes cold.
Prepare the pizza: Dissolve the yeast and sugar in warm water and leave the mixture for 5 minutes.
Mix the milk powder, salt, and flour in an electric mixer on a slow speed.
Add the yeast mixture and olive oil to the flour and knead the ingredients for 15 minutes until the ingredients are mixed with each other and you get a soft, smooth and elastic dough.
Form the dough into a ball, put it in an oiled mold, cover it and leave it to ferment for 45 minutes, or until it doubles in size.
Roll out the dough using the rolling pin on a surface sprinkled with a small amount of flour in the form of a circle.
Put it in the tray sprinkled with flour and put it in the oven.
Heat the oven to a temperature of 220 degrees Celsius.
Grease the pizza dough with tomato sauce, then distribute the salami and sprinkle a little hot sauce, then put the cheese.
Bake the pizza in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until it is done, then serve.
Sweet Pizza with Sugar and Fruits
Ingredients
Pizza dough with added sugar.
½ a cup of cream cheese.
2 cups confectioners’ sugar.
1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
¼ cup unsalted butter.
1 tablespoon apricot compote syrup.
300 grams of mixed fruits.
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
Roll out the sweetened dough and press it gently into the greased pizza tray.
Bake for 15-18 minutes.
While it is baking, mix the cream cheese, sugar, butter and vanilla together.
Cut the fruits into slices.
Spread the cheese mixture over the baked dough, then distribute the fruits as desired.
Distribute a spoonful of apricot syrup over the fruits to give them a shine, then serve.
Fruit Pizza
Ingredients
170 grams of flour.
1 sachet of baking powder.
115 grams of butter.
150 grams of sugar.
1 egg.
1 vanilla sachet.
225 grams soft cream cheese
65 grams of sugar.
1 vanilla sachet.
3 large bananas, sliced.
1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
1 package pineapple, large pieces.
350 grams of strawberries, halved.
2 kiwi fruits, sliced.
2 tangerines, cloves peeled.
100 grams of fruit jam.
1 tablespoon of water.
Preparation
preheat the oven on medium heat.
Mix flour and baking powder.
In another bowl, mix the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until the mixture is smooth.
Add eggs and vanilla and keep mixing.
Gradually add the flour mixture.
In a greased pizza tray, press the dough into a circle of equal thickness.
Place in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until golden.
Take it out of the oven and let it cool.
In a bowl, mix the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
Spread it on the pizza base.
Sprinkle lemon juice on the banana slices so that it does not change color.
Spread the slices of fruit on the pizza.
You can leave this step for the children to get creative.
Leave it in the fridge for 1 hour.
Dissolve the jam with a few water drops and spread it on the pizza.
Toast Pizza
Ingredients
2 toasts.
100 grams of Mozzarella cheese.
100 grams of chopped olives.
1 green pepper.
1 ready pizza sauce.
Preparation
Cut the toast with a cup into circles.
Create some toast layers.
Put all of the pizza sauce, green pepper, chopped olives, and finally the cheese.
Roast it in the oven for a few minutes until it is ready.
Pizza Muffin
Ingredients
2 cups pancake.
½ cup melted butter.
3 eggs.
½ tablespoon dried basil.
½ tablespoon dried oregano.
½ teaspoon garlic powder.
½ cup small pepperoni slices.
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese.
1 cup of milk.
18 cherry tomatoes.
2 tablespoons of heavy cream.
2 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons of marinara sauce, for serving
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 190°C for five minutes.
In a medium-sized bowl, place the pancake mixture, butter and an egg and mix until combined.
Place about 1 tablespoon of dough into a greased 12-piece muffin pan.
Sprinkle the basil, oregano, garlic powder, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, and tomatoes over the dough.
In a large measuring cup, beat two eggs with milk and heavy cream.
Pour the mixture over the other ingredients in each muffin slot, then top with the Parmesan cheese.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Take it out of the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes.
Serve with marinara sauce for a healthy dip for your family.
Mug Pizza
Ingredients
1 ready pizza dough
2 tablespoons marinara sauce
A pinch of garlic powder
A pinch dried basil
2 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese
8 mini pepperoni
Preparation
Put an appropriate portion of the dough into a microwave-safe cup.
Microwave the mug for 30 seconds until the dough begins to swell.
In a small bowl, mix the marinara sauce, garlic powder, and a pinch of basil.
Pour the sauce over the cooked dough and cover with mozzarella and baby pepperoni.
Cover the cup with a paper towel and microwave it for another 30-45 seconds until the cheese melts and the dough is done.
Top with another sprinkle of basil, then let the mini pizza cool for 5 minutes and serve.
Pizza Nachos
Ingredients
2 tablespoons flour.
1 package of ready-made pizza dough.
½ cup olive oil.
1 tablespoon oregano leaves.
2 teaspoons garlic powder.
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper.
1 cup marinara sauce.
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese.
10 pepperoni slices.
400 grams of cooked Italian sausage.
1 cup tomato cherries, halved.
¼ a cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
¼ a cup of chopped fresh basil leaves.
Preparation
Heat the oven at 200°C for 5 minutes.
Lay the butter paper on the baking tray.
Sprinkle light flour on a clean surface.
Roll out the pizza dough and cut it into 4 slices.
Then, cut each slice into 8 triangles.
Transfer the triangles to the prepared baking tray.
In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, oregano, garlic powder, and ground red pepper.
Brush the seasoned oil over the triangles of pizza dough.
Bake for 10 minutes or until the chips are crispy and golden brown.
Remove the chips from the oven and leave the oven open.
put half of the Pizza chips in a large cast iron skillet or on a baking sheet.
Pour half of the marinara sauce, then cover with half of the mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, Italian sausage and tomatoes.
Then, add another layer of the remaining ingredients.
Bake for 5 minutes or until cheese melts.
Top the nachos with grated Parmesan cheese and basil, then serve hot.
Eman Sameh 
Salma Ihab