| A lot of people think making homemade pizza is hard. | | | | time for the dough to rise. This usually takes 45 |
| They think the only way to get a good pizza is to | | | | minutes to an hour. |
| order it from a restaurant. In fact, pizza is very easy to | | | | When the dough is done, roll it out. You can add herbs, |
| make, and you can be as creative as you like. At | | | | seasonings, even a little cheese if you want to add |
| home, you are not limited to what is on the menu, you | | | | extra flavors. Spread a nice sauce on top, and sprinkle |
| can try new combinations that may end up being your | | | | with the toppings of your choice to make your own |
| new favorite. | | | | perfect pizza. |
| The crust is the part that most people are afraid of. | | | | Baking can take place in your oven or on the grill. Pizza |
| The mere thought of making homemade dough will | | | | pans are easy to find, or you may choose to use a |
| make people reach for either the freezer or the | | | | pizza stone. A stone will give you a wonderful, crispy |
| telephone. If they would just give it a try, most people | | | | crust. Be sure to follow the instructions for using the |
| would find that pizza dough can be pretty simple to | | | | stone. If you find that pizza making is something you |
| make. If you have a bread machine to use, all you | | | | truly enjoy, you may want to buy your own pizza peel. |
| need to do is add the ingredients and turn it on. | | | | This is the large, flat wooden paddle that is used to |
| A quick search online will show you recipes for any | | | | remove a pizza from the oven. It works really well if |
| type of pizza crust you may desire. If you have wheat | | | | you are baking on a stone. Some people have special |
| issues, try a gluten free crust. If you are on a diet, | | | | pizza ovens built into their kitchens or even in their |
| there are low fat pizza crusts. If you prefer whole | | | | back yards. |
| grain, try a whole wheat pizza crust. | | | | Even if you have never made pizza before, you will be |
| If you have never made pizza crust before, you may | | | | amazed at how tasty your first pizza can be. Follow |
| want to start with an easy pizza dough recipe. You | | | | the crust recipe, and then roll out the dough as flat as |
| can even make crust without yeast if you want. The | | | | possible. Shape is not important. Have fun with it! |
| important thing to remember is that crust really is not | | | | Spread the sauce and sprinkle your favorite toppings |
| that hard. | | | | on. If you add more than one kind of cheese, you will |
| A basic pizza crust is pretty easy. You need flour, oil, a | | | | be amazed at the complex flavors you can get. |
| little sugar, a little salt and some yeast. You can mix | | | | Sprinkle some herbs and garlic on before baking. Cook |
| and knead the dough yourself or plop it in your bread | | | | your pizza for approximately 20 minutes, and you are |
| machine and kick back while the machine does the | | | | ready to sit down to eat. You will wonder what you |
| work. If you are doing it yourself, you will need to allow | | | | ever saw in frozen pizza. |