| No matter what style or ingredients, it is safe to say | | | | pre-baked in order for all ingredients in the pizza to |
| that pizza is a food that is loved throughout the world. | | | | finish baking at the same time. If the toppings are |
| A warm, gooey slice of pizza fresh from the oven will | | | | baked beforehand, they should be cooled prior to being |
| make even the biggest cynic smile. It is easy to cook | | | | placed on the dough. If they are too hot, they will make |
| pizza at home that rivals the versions found in the | | | | the pizza turn out soupy, which ruins it. |
| greatest pizza shops. | | | | When selecting toppings, choose only two or three, do |
| There is a method to assembling a pizza and it is | | | | not overdo it. This will prevent the pizza from |
| either sauce, cheese, toppings, and more cheese, or oil, | | | | becoming overcrowded and less tasty. The pizza |
| cheese, toppings, more cheese, and more oil. Only two | | | | should be baked on a pizza stone in an oven that is |
| to three tablespoons of sauce are needed when | | | | 500 degrees. A slightly lower temperature can be |
| preparing a small pizza. The sauce should be spread | | | | used but, the pizza will then need to be cooked longer. |
| on the dough using a spoon or the oil should be applied | | | | Cooking pizza at home is not difficult and it requires |
| using a pastry brush. Place half of the cheese over | | | | just a few simple steps. The assembly method and |
| the oil or sauce and the other half over the toppings. | | | | making sure that all ingredients finish cooking at the |
| All ingredients should be spread about a quarter to half | | | | same time are the two most important rules. Using a |
| inch away from the edge of the dough. Toppings that | | | | hot oven will produce a bubbly treat that the entire |
| take longer to bake or are watery should be | | | | family will enjoy. |