Pizza came to Russia from Italian cuisine and firmly took the leader's place among other pastries. It is prepared with a variety of fillings, on holidays and on weekdays, as this is a tasty and satisfying dish. Many cooks argue about how to bake pizza. After all, there are a huge number of recipes and their variations today. At the same time, they differ not only in the products used for the filling, but also in the test itself. It can be lush or thin, tender or crunchy, each mistress has her own secrets. At the same time, one of the important criteria for a successful recipe is simple and quick cooking according to it.
For example, thin pizza dough can be done like this. Sugar (you need a tablespoon of it) must be mixed with a teaspoon of yeast (dry) and a pinch of salt. A spoonful of sunflower oil is also added to this. A glass (200 grams) of flour is poured into the resulting mixture. Knead the dough. The result should turn out quite steep, if necessary, the flour is added. Next, the dough is covered with a towel and placed for half an hour in a warm place. During this time, it should increase in size by 2 times.
After the dough is laid out on a baking sheet sprinkled with flour, rolled out in a thin layer, smeared with sauce on top (for it you can mix ketchup with mayonnaise), the filling is laid out. The most common variant is smoked sausage (meat) and mushrooms (boiled or pickled). The dish is sprinkled with grated cheese so that all products are covered with it. Such thin pizza dough is cooked very quickly. It is enough to hold it in the oven for 15-20 minutes. And if ready-made products (sausage, cheese, mushrooms, etc.) are taken for the filling, then during this time the baking will be completely prepared, and it can be served on the table.
Another recipe for making pizza at home is as follows. A bag of dry yeast dissolves in a glass of warm water. Flour (3 cups) is mixed with a teaspoon of salt and a tablespoon of sugar. She poured a slide on the table, gradually pouring liquid here and knead the dough. It should become quite elastic. The dough is placed in a bowl greased with olive oil and left to rise for an hour. Top it is desirable to cover it with a slightly damp cloth. After this, the dough must be rolled out in the form of a thin layer. The filling is laid out on top, and the dish goes into the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.
Thin pizza dough is an excellent base if you plan to cook pastries with meat and mushrooms. Such a filling will be successfully combined with vegetables, sweet pepper, fresh tomato, pickled cucumbers, etc.
To make thin pizza dough, you can stick to the following recipe. In a food processor (or bread machine), 180 grams of flour, a quarter of a teaspoon of salt, a spoonful of dry yeast, half a glass of water (it is recommended to slightly heat it) and 25 grams of olive oil are mixed. The resulting dough is laid out on the table, kneading for 3-4 minutes. Then it is placed in the dishes, which are pre-oiled (preferably olive), and left for an hour in a warm place. After the dough has “approached”, it rolls to the required size. The filling is placed on top, sprinkled with grated cheese. The dish is baked in the oven.