Italy is associated throughout the world not only withits canals and extraordinary beauty of sights, but also with a dish that has acquired nationwide love and respect - with pizza. This is a universal product for all occasions. The product can become both an indispensable attribute of a student party and a wonderful addition to a children's holiday. Pizza can be prepared for lunch or enjoyed together with your loved one in the evening. To taste this dish, it is not necessary to visit expensive restaurants, you do not need to, tormented by doubts, buy it at the nearest kiosk. We will tell you the recipe for a real delicious pizza that Italians make.
Pizza "Cheese"
Today, Italian pizza (at least that's how it is)our compatriots call it) is sold at every step: in specialized restaurants, cafes, even in street food trucks. But the taste of such a product is unlikely to compare with real pizza. If you like to cook and do it with pleasure, we suggest surprising your family with a dish. The recipe is not as complicated as it may seem at first glance, but the dish turns out to be truly a masterpiece! Ingredients: For the base:
- one kilogram of sifted (highest grade) flour
- a bag (25 grams) of dry yeast
- vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons
- one glass of warm pasteurized milk
- 0.5 teaspoonful (without top) of a spoonful of salt
- two large chicken eggs
- sugar - 10 grams
- 2 tablespoons olive oil refined
Filling:
- 75 grams of fresh Mozzarella
- 25 grams of elite grated Parmesan cheese (you can cook from less expensive varieties)
- 25 grams of cheese with mold, for example, Gorgonzola
- cheese - expensive, but very tasty - Gruyere - 20 grams
- oregano to your liking
- pine nuts and pre-soaked raisins - half a handful
Method of preparation:This is a very successful pizza recipe - the dough is thin and crispy. To prepare it, loosen premium wheat flour, then add 25 grams of dry yeast, eggs beaten with a fork or whisk, and slightly warmed low-fat milk. Then pour in vegetable oil, add a little salt, add sugar to taste and mix. Add flour gradually, pouring in small portions, in this case, bubbles and lumps will not form. In the end, the base should be elastic. Now knead the finished mass well with your hands, cover with a towel and leave for half an hour. Then roll it into a thin circle and place on a baking sheet, previously covered with special paper. Sprinkle with olive oil. Cooking the filling is a matter of three minutes. Simply cut fresh Mozzarella, aromatic blue cheese and Gruyere into small cubes, and grate the Parmesan into thin strips. Now sprinkle the base with a little oregano, lay out all the types of cheese in sections and sprinkle with pine nuts and raisins on top. Despite the fact that the recipe involves the use of rather expensive pine nuts, you can safely refuse this ingredient. Put the product in the oven for half an hour. It is better to cook the pizza on a large baking sheet, otherwise there is a high probability of missing out on a delicious pleasure. The optimal temperature is 180 degrees. Cooking such a dish will not take much time, and all family members will be satisfied - we guarantee it!
Italian style potato pizza
We suggest you master another Italian recipenon-standard potato pizza. Every housewife can cook it. You don’t need to have any special skills or knowledge – this simple dish will diversify your menu and will appeal to all family members. Ingredients:
- 750 grams of fresh potatoes
- one spoon dining room oregano fresh (if using dry - 1 small spoon)
- 750 grams of large pink tomatoes
- one bunch of freshly cut parsley
- 300 grams of mozzarella
- 100 grams of black (pitted) olives
- 10 large anchovies
- two garlic cloves
- 5 tablespoons olive oil tablets
- 50 grams of sifted wheat (premium) flour
- salt - to taste
- ground black pepper according to your preferences
Method of preparation:Boil the potatoes in their skins, then peel and mash with a blender or a regular fork. Add a teaspoon of table salt and two tablespoons of olive oil – cool. It is better to cook pizza with pink potatoes, you can use another variety. The main thing is that the vegetable is well boiled. Peel the tomatoes. To do this, first pour boiling water over them, and then cold water. The skin will burst, and you will easily peel the tomatoes. Now cut the pulp into small cubes and throw them in a colander to get rid of excess liquid. Cut the anchovies into thin strips, and the mozzarella into small pieces. Chop the garlic and mix with fresh tomatoes. Combine the cooled mashed potatoes with 50 grams of sifted flour, mix well. Place in a special form and form the edges. Top with the filling, olives, lightly salt, sprinkle with fresh oregano and drizzle with oil. Put in the oven for 1/3 of an hour. Do not heat the oven too much, otherwise the product will burn. 185 degrees is enough. Then finely chop the parsley and sprinkle it on the pizza before serving. To prepare this dish, you will spend about an hour and a half. But the result will definitely please you - delicious juicy and crispy potato pizza. We hope you liked the recipe! The most important thing is to cook with pleasure and use high-quality products, then each product born in your kitchen will become a masterpiece! Good luck!
Italian tortilla with rucola and ham
The recipe for this pizza is quite simple, howeverthe product turns out to be filling and light – ideal for your child. From the listed products you can prepare 3 large portions. Ingredients: For the base:
- one glass of sifted wheat (highest grade) flour
- 3 table spoons of refined vegetable oil (better cook from olive)
- a pinch of common salt
- butter (melted) - 3 tablespoons
- 1/2 cup warm pasteurized milk
Filling:
- 2 large tomatoes
- 80 grams of fresh rucola
- 100 grams of good smoked ham
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- smoked bacon - 80 grams
Method of preparation:You can make Italian pizza from different doughs: yeast, salted, unleavened. We suggest making a layered base. To do this, first warm up the pasteurized milk a little, then melt the butter, add salt to your liking; pour the mixture into the pre-sifted wheat flour. Then stir thoroughly with a whisk, knead with your hands and put it on a board sprinkled with flour. Several more times, carefully remember, roll it out into a thin round flatbread no more than eight millimeters thick. After all the manipulations, rub the baking sheet with vegetable oil and put the finished base on it. To prevent the "insides" of the pizza from falling apart, fold the dough along the edges. Now you need to prepare the filling. Peel the tomatoes and cut into cubes, and smoked bacon and ham into thin strips. By the way, to make the tomatoes easier to peel, pour them alternately with hot and then cold water. Place all the ingredients on the base, pour olive oil over them and put them in the oven. Set the temperature to 200 degrees and bake for no more than 20 minutes. Before serving, top the product with chopped aromatic arugula. It will take you about an hour and a half to prepare this Italian flatbread, but it’s worth it! This recipe does not include any cheese products, but you can add Mozzarella or Edam to your taste – give the dish a real Italian chic. Enjoy your meal!
Pizza "Queen Margarita"
Pizza named after the Queen of ItalyMargaritas are served in many specialty restaurants today. We suggest making this dish yourself. The recipe is not at all complicated, but the product turns out incredibly tasty. Ingredients: For the base:
- 7 grams (one sachet) of dry yeast
- one table spoon sugar
- 250 milliliters of cold water
- 350 grams of sifted (highest grade) wheat flour
- salt - 1 dining room (without slide) spoon
- one tablespoon olive oil
For the filling:
- 2 garlic cloves
- one can (400 grams) of tomatoes in canned food (you can cook from fresh tomatoes)
- Dried basil (if possible, use fresh) - 2 tablespoons (without top) dining rooms
- freshly ground pepper at your discretion
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmezan
- a tablespoon of olive oil
- 100 grams of Mozzarella
- table salt - to taste
- tomato paste - 2 large spoons
Method of preparation:Mix dry yeast and sugar in a separate bowl, pour in four large spoons of water and let sit for 15 minutes until foam appears. Then combine sifted wheat flour and salt, add vegetable oil and yeast mixture – pour in the rest of the water and mix vigorously. The dough should be moderately stiff – put it on a table sprinkled with a small amount of flour and knead it with your hands. Then cover with a thick towel and leave for half an hour. The mass should increase in volume by about 2 times. After that, roll out the base into a thin layer, fold over the edges and put on a baking sheet covered with parchment. The next step is to prepare the filling. To do this, cut the tomatoes into medium pieces, crush the garlic and throw it into a frying pan with olive oil – pepper to taste, add table salt, basil and tomato paste. Stirring constantly, simmer over low heat for 20 minutes until thick. Cut the mozzarella into small cubes and grate the Parmesan into thin strips. Spread the hot dressing on the pizza, top with both types of cheese and bake for 25 minutes at 200 degrees. Voila, the Royal Margherita is ready!
Marinara for the whole family
We suggest you master another simple recipevegetable spicy pizza called "Marinara". It is very easy and quick to prepare. This dish is perfect for a summer lunch outside the city. Ingredients:
- one large chicken egg
- 2 table spoons of ordinary water
- ½ large spoonful of lemon juice
- 250 grams of sifted wheat flour
- rock salt - 0,25 tablespoons tea
- 125 grams of butter (for lack of it you can use margarine)
Filling:
- 500 grams of juicy fresh tomatoes
- at your discretion - freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons premium olive oil tablets
- dried oregano - one teaspoonful (without top) spoon
- salt cooked to taste
- 3 garlic cloves
Method of preparation:Beat one egg with a fork, add water and yellow lemon juice. Melt the butter specified in the recipe and combine with the egg mixture – add salt, pour into the pre-sifted (premium) flour. Then mix well, make sure that no lumps form. Sometimes a recipe suggests a certain amount of flour, but in reality the dough turns out to be either too liquid or too stiff. Therefore, watch the consistency of the base – it should be moderately dense and elastic. When the dough is ready, roll it out on the table into a thin round flatbread – place on a baking sheet greased with olive oil. To easily peel the tomatoes, pour hot water over them – let them stand for a short time and peel off the skin. Cut the pulp into small cubes, the garlic cloves – into thin slices. Then pour olive oil over the pizza base, put the filling, add some table salt and ground pepper – season with oregano and put in the oven. The optimal baking temperature is 200 degrees. After 20 minutes, take the product out; you can serve it. You have mastered the preparation of a real pizza! We hope that these recipes will appeal to your family. It is not necessary to cook a dish from expensive elite products. If this is not possible, replace Parmesan with another hard cheese, use ordinary greens instead of expensive seasonings. In general, experiment to your heart's content! We recommend reading:
