Last week, in the height of me feeling like shit, a glorious idea struck me for a homemade pizza from scratch. It was a Thursday and the evening was supposed to be light with only dinner work. Dominos Pizza's advertisements lay somewhere in the scrapped newspapers and their latest Cheese burst pizza looked mouth-watering.
Hubby is already a long term fan of these pizzas anyway so was literally pleased with the whole idea of spending the evening making this delight as I searched out for a cheesy pizza recipe from the Internet. The Cheese sauce was the most exciting part of our preparation and it added a relishing dimension for our homemade pizza. It's been fun trying out various toppings and I've taken some lovely photos to inspire you to do the same. Please let me know what you like or any other ideas you have.
You would be crackers to not try one of these toppings. You will also realize that pizza making is quite an effortless task and its fun to the core.
INGREDIENTS:
For the Pizza Dough:
2 cups All Purpose Flour
1 tsp Instant Yeast
1 tsp Sugar
1 tbsp Olive Oil
Salt to Taste
1 cup warm water
For the Cheese Sauce:
1 cup Grated Cheddar Cheese
3/4 cup milk
1 tbsp Cornflour
Salt to taste
For the Pizza Sauce:
2 cups tomato paste
2 tsp Olive Oil
2 tbsp finely chopped garlic
1 tbsp each Chopped basil, dry oregano, salt and pepper
1 tbsp Onion powder (optional)
For the toppings: (few of the following depending on your choice and how you like to make your pizza)
1/2 cup Bell peppers colored and julienned or cut in rounds
1/2 cup Onion rounds
1/2 cup Tomatoes/ Sun dried tomatoes
1/2 cup Mushrooms
1/2 Cup boneless chicken strips (1 inch size)/ leftover grilled chicken/ meatballs
1/2 cup Sliced sausages or pepperoni
4-5 Jalapenos
1/2 cup olives sliced
Oregano
Grated Mozzarella Cheese
Ranch Sauce (optional)
HOW TO MAKE:
The Cheese Sauce:
1) Grate cheese in a bowl and sprinkle corn flour over it. Toss well and set aside.
2) Bring milk to a boil in a sauce pan. Add in the cheese and mix well slowly on low heat.
3) As it smoothens and melts, add salt if needed. Serve as dipping sauce or cheese spread for sandwiches or stuffing in pizza.
The Pizza Dough:
1) Take the flour in a bowl and mix in the yeast, sugar, and salt.
2) Add water to this and mix into a soft dough.
3) Apply oil all over it generously and cover it. Cover it with a damp cloth and Set this aside in a warm place till it doubles in size( for about 1 hour).
4) When it doubles, knock out the air and knead the dough for 3 min. Add extra flour if you need.
5) The dough which you make should be very soft and slightly sticky before the first rise, once it is risen then add more and knead to a soft dough. This ensures that the pizza base turn crispy and chewy.
The Pizza Sauce:
1) Heat Oil in a saucepan and add in the rest of the ingredients. Cook it on a very low flame till it is thick and the tomatoes color have changed. About 20 minutes.
The Pizza:
1) Place a medium sized ball of the dough on a flat surface dusted with some flour.
2) Using your hand flatten it in such a way that it resembles the pizza base.( Rectangular or Round)
3) Spread some pizza sauce or Cheese sauce over it. You can use any one of the above sauces.
4) Sprinkle the toppings depending on your choice.
5) Sprinkles oregano and mozzarella cheese on top of the toppings.
6) Bake this in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 10-15 minutes. Do not allow the base to harden. It hardens when you overcook the pizza in the oven.
For Cheese Burst Pizza:
1) Place a medium sized ball of the dough on a flat surface dusted with some flour.
2) Using your hand flatten it into a thin crusted base.
3) Spread some Cheese sauce over it. Keep it aside.
4) Place another medium sized ball of the dough on a flat surface dusted with some flour.
5) Using your hand flatten it into a thin crusted base. Place this base on top of the cheese sauce base and seal it in the edges.
6) Spread some pizza sauce over it. Sprinkle the toppings depending on your choice.
5) Sprinkles oregano and mozzarella cheese on top of the toppings.
6) Bake this in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 10-15 minutes.
Hubby is already a long term fan of these pizzas anyway so was literally pleased with the whole idea of spending the evening making this delight as I searched out for a cheesy pizza recipe from the Internet. The Cheese sauce was the most exciting part of our preparation and it added a relishing dimension for our homemade pizza. It's been fun trying out various toppings and I've taken some lovely photos to inspire you to do the same. Please let me know what you like or any other ideas you have.
You would be crackers to not try one of these toppings. You will also realize that pizza making is quite an effortless task and its fun to the core.
INGREDIENTS:
For the Pizza Dough:
2 cups All Purpose Flour
1 tsp Instant Yeast
1 tsp Sugar
1 tbsp Olive Oil
Salt to Taste
1 cup warm water
For the Cheese Sauce:
1 cup Grated Cheddar Cheese
3/4 cup milk
1 tbsp Cornflour
Salt to taste
For the Pizza Sauce:
2 cups tomato paste
2 tsp Olive Oil
2 tbsp finely chopped garlic
1 tbsp each Chopped basil, dry oregano, salt and pepper
1 tbsp Onion powder (optional)
For the toppings: (few of the following depending on your choice and how you like to make your pizza)
1/2 cup Bell peppers colored and julienned or cut in rounds
1/2 cup Onion rounds
1/2 cup Tomatoes/ Sun dried tomatoes
1/2 cup Mushrooms
1/2 Cup boneless chicken strips (1 inch size)/ leftover grilled chicken/ meatballs
1/2 cup Sliced sausages or pepperoni
4-5 Jalapenos
1/2 cup olives sliced
Oregano
Grated Mozzarella Cheese
Ranch Sauce (optional)
HOW TO MAKE:
The Cheese Sauce:
1) Grate cheese in a bowl and sprinkle corn flour over it. Toss well and set aside.
2) Bring milk to a boil in a sauce pan. Add in the cheese and mix well slowly on low heat.
3) As it smoothens and melts, add salt if needed. Serve as dipping sauce or cheese spread for sandwiches or stuffing in pizza.
The Pizza Dough:
1) Take the flour in a bowl and mix in the yeast, sugar, and salt.
2) Add water to this and mix into a soft dough.
3) Apply oil all over it generously and cover it. Cover it with a damp cloth and Set this aside in a warm place till it doubles in size( for about 1 hour).
4) When it doubles, knock out the air and knead the dough for 3 min. Add extra flour if you need.
5) The dough which you make should be very soft and slightly sticky before the first rise, once it is risen then add more and knead to a soft dough. This ensures that the pizza base turn crispy and chewy.
The Pizza Sauce:
1) Heat Oil in a saucepan and add in the rest of the ingredients. Cook it on a very low flame till it is thick and the tomatoes color have changed. About 20 minutes.
The Pizza:
1) Place a medium sized ball of the dough on a flat surface dusted with some flour.
2) Using your hand flatten it in such a way that it resembles the pizza base.( Rectangular or Round)
3) Spread some pizza sauce or Cheese sauce over it. You can use any one of the above sauces.
4) Sprinkle the toppings depending on your choice.
5) Sprinkles oregano and mozzarella cheese on top of the toppings.
6) Bake this in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 10-15 minutes. Do not allow the base to harden. It hardens when you overcook the pizza in the oven.
For Cheese Burst Pizza:
1) Place a medium sized ball of the dough on a flat surface dusted with some flour.
2) Using your hand flatten it into a thin crusted base.
3) Spread some Cheese sauce over it. Keep it aside.
4) Place another medium sized ball of the dough on a flat surface dusted with some flour.
5) Using your hand flatten it into a thin crusted base. Place this base on top of the cheese sauce base and seal it in the edges.
6) Spread some pizza sauce over it. Sprinkle the toppings depending on your choice.
5) Sprinkles oregano and mozzarella cheese on top of the toppings.
6) Bake this in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 10-15 minutes.
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