As you know, the most popular Italian dish in the world is pizza. There are many varieties of this dish. In addition, for sure each of us created his own pizza, filling it with those ingredients that were found in the refrigerator. Today, we suggest considering a few recipes for the most famous type of this dish. It's about cheese pizza.
Classic recipe
Such cheese pizza at home is prepared quite simply and quickly. So even a novice hostess can do it. It is prepared from yeast dough, on which two types of cheese and tomato sauce are laid out.
Ingredients
So, for the preparation of this Italian dish, we will need the following products: wheat flour - 4 cups, dry yeast - two teaspoons, salt - one and a half teaspoons, olive oil - two tablespoons and a half cups of warm water. From these products we will make the dough. To prepare the sauce, we need two cloves of garlic, two tablespoons of olive oil, 800 grams of tomatoes, salt and black pepper - to taste. For the pizza toppings, we will use two types of cheese, previously ground on a grater, - parmesan - a quarter cup and mozzarella - 3 cups.
Instruction manual
First, let's take a test. To do this, combine flour, salt and yeast. Mix. Then pour water and olive oil. Stir until smooth. If the dough is too sticky, you can add a little more flour. Now it is necessary to lay it on a work surface sprinkled with flour and knead. Then we shift the dough into a slightly oiled bowl, cover with a towel and leave for about an hour and a half in a warm place to rise.
Since the cheese pizza, the recipe of which we are considering, should be cooked with sauce, we will deal with its preparation. Grind the garlic. Spread it with olive oil in a pan. We put on a small fire and heat for 1-2 minutes. Pre-peeled and chopped tomatoes, then also spread in the pan. We prepare the sauce, stirring constantly, until thickened. This will take about a quarter of an hour. After that, salt and pepper it and remove from the stove.
Turn on the oven 250 degrees so that it warms up properly. We crush the approached dough and divide it into two parts. We put one of them on the table, and return the second to the bowl and cover with a towel. Roll out the dough laid on the work surface in a circle. Its diameter should be approximately 35 centimeters. We cover the baking sheet with parchment or grease it with oil and carefully shift the base for pizza onto it . This is most conveniently done by wrapping a rolled dough circle on a rolling pin. One centimeter from the edge of the base is greased with oil. Now put 1 cup of the resulting sauce on the dough. We evenly distribute it without covering the buttered sides. Sprinkle Mozzarella (one and a half cups) and Parmesan (two tablespoons) on top. We send pizza to a well-heated oven. Our cheese pizza, the photo of which can be seen in the article, will be ready in 8-13 minutes. It should become golden. While the first pizza is baked, you can start cooking the second. The sequence of actions remains the same. Ready to pizza can only be transferred to a large plate or dish, cut into portions and serve. Enjoy your meal!
Curd Cheese Pizza
We bring to your attention one more incomparable recipe of the most popular Italian dish! It cooks quickly, and all your household members will surely like the taste.
So, for this pizza we will need the following products: 300 grams of cottage cheese, a little dill, 100 ml of 10 percent sour cream, 100 grams of tomatoes, hard cheese - 50 grams, black pepper and salt - to taste. For the basics, we need a ready-made pizza dough (300 grams). It can be made as described in the previous recipe, or bought in a store.
Cooking process
We spread the pizza dough in a mold or on a baking sheet. Top coat it with vegetable oil. Grind dill and mix with cottage cheese. Add sour cream, salt and pepper. If desired, you can use other spices to your taste. Stir until smooth. We spread the resulting mass on a pizza base from dough. Cut the tomato into slices. We also put them on pizza. We send the pan to a preheated oven to 180 degrees. Bake until cooked. When the dough is lightly browned, sprinkle the pizza on top with grated cheese and again send it to the oven for a couple of minutes. Now a delicious and fragrant dish can be served! Enjoy your meal!
Other filling options
Pizza made of four types of cheese is also very popular . This dish is sure to appeal to even gourmets. It is prepared in the same way as regular pizza. But the filling consists of different types of cheeses. Interestingly, not all varieties of this dairy product can be successfully combined with each other. We bring to your attention the best combinations:
- tiltizer, feta cheese, edam, dor blue ;
- gruyere, gorgonzola, parmesan, pecorino;
- fontina, gorgonzola, parmesan, mozzarella;
- Parmesan, mozzarella, cheddar and dor blue.
As can be seen from these combinations, it is desirable that hard, soft, fragrant and blue cheeses be present in pizza. As additional ingredients, you can add basil, olive oil, pepper and salt, as well as other seasonings to your taste. The process of making this pizza is the same as in previous recipes.