| There are lots of types of pizza to choose from if you | | | | a plain pizza dough recipe and add some fresh or |
| want to have a go at making your own, but which | | | | dried herbs to it. If you are using oregano in the crust, |
| pizza dough recipe should you make? Pizza dough not | | | | you might want to sprinkle some more over the pizza |
| only comes in thick and thin styles but you can choose | | | | before baking it, to enhance the oregano flavor, or you |
| from whole wheat dough, a cheese-stuffed crust, | | | | might like to use a contrasting herb on top. |
| Sicilian style, Greek style, and lots of other variations. | | | | Recipe for a Mixed Herb Pizza Crust |
| One of the most popular pizza dough recipes is herb | | | | This recipe contains fresh herbs, which give a fragrant |
| pizza dough and this is because the herbs give an | | | | and delicious flavor to the pizza crust. It also contains |
| aromatic flavor to the pizza crust without | | | | bread flour, which is high in gluten, to make the crust |
| overpowering it and also you can choose your | | | | crispy. |
| favorite herb combination. | | | | What you will need: |
| Good Toppings for an Herb Pizza Crust | | | | - 2/3 cup lukewarm water |
| Herbs are often used in recipes to complement and | | | | - 1 tablespoon chopped fresh garlic |
| enhance the flavors of the other ingredients. For | | | | - 1 teaspoon active dry yeast |
| example, a recipe containing tomatoes might also | | | | - 1 tablespoon olive oil |
| contain basil because tomato and basil pair well. A | | | | - 2 cups bread flour |
| recipe containing potatoes might also contain parsley | | | | - 1 teaspoon onion powder |
| because parsley goes well with potatoes. If you are | | | | - 1 teaspoon black pepper |
| using herbs to make an herb pizza dough, you might | | | | - 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley |
| like to choose those herbs based on the toppings. | | | | - 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil |
| Alternatively, you can choose the toppings based on | | | | - 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano |
| the herbs. | | | | - 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| Fortunately, most toppings go with most herbs so it is | | | | How to make it: |
| difficult to get it wrong. Using a combination of herbs is | | | | Dissolve the yeast in the water, and then add the flour, |
| a good idea, rather than using just one, so you get a | | | | yeast, oil, garlic, water, onion powder, parsley, oregano, |
| nice depth of flavor. You could combine parsley with | | | | basil, salt and pepper to the bowl of an electric mixer. |
| basil or thyme with oregano. What about rosemary | | | | Mix on a low to medium speed using a dough hook |
| and thyme if you are making a Greek style lamb and | | | | until everything is combined, then turn the speed up to |
| feta topped pizza, or basil and oregano for a cheese | | | | high and mix for five minutes. |
| and tomato pizza? An herb crust gives any pizza | | | | Oil the dough ball and put it in a bowl. Cover the bowl |
| recipe a gourmet touch. | | | | with plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm place for a |
| Learning how to make herb pizza dough is easy and | | | | couple of hours. Use the dough to make the crust for |
| you can either follow an herb pizza crust recipe or use | | | | your favorite pizza recipe. |