How to cook pizza in the oven - 4 step-by-step recipes

Pizza ... Do not find a person who is not familiar with her. A dish of different types of dough, with an incredible number of fillings, she won a lot of hearts. And I love pizza. The only thing I prefer is a home-cooked baked dish in the oven.

When preparing food for my family, I try to take into account the calorie content of foods and ready meals, because I want my family to eat properly and balanced. Pizza is no exception, the calorie content of which depends on the type of dough and toppings, so they need to be taken into account when planning the menu.

Thin classic pizza - step by step instructions

Thin pizza according to the classic recipe is prepared sequentially in several stages. First you need to prepare the dough and sauce. From the quantity of products indicated in the recipe, 2 small pizzas will be baked.

Cooking the dough and sauce

For the test:

• Wheat flour - 1-1.5 cups.
• Raw chicken egg - 1 pc.
• Warm water - 50 ml (if the egg is large, you can take a little less water).
• Vegetable oil (preferably olive, first cold pressed, it is healthier).
• A pinch of sea rock salt (no additives).

For the sauce:

• Fresh tomatoes with a pronounced sour taste (5 pcs. Medium size).
• Garlic (2-3 cloves).
• Basil (preferably fresh herbs, but dried basil will do).
• Vegetable oil (preferably olive, first cold pressed).
• Salt and spices to taste.

Preparation of the test:

1. For mixing, I take a convenient deep and wide bowl. First I break the egg there, then add salt and water. Beat everything with a whisk until foam is formed.
2. Next I add oil and flour sifted through a sieve (approximately ¾ of the specified amount). I knead the dough with a fork. Gradually add flour.
3. The result is a soft, cool mass that easily rolls into a thin layer, quickly bakes and turns crispy.
4. Since there is no yeast in the composition, you do not need to wait until it rises - this dough is immediately ready for cutting and baking.

Sauce making:

1. We begin to prepare a classic sauce. Peel the tomatoes, in order to remove it faster, cut the fruits crosswise in the lower part and place in boiling water for 20-30 seconds.
2. Cut peeled tomatoes into slices and set aside for a short while so that the excess liquid leaves.
3. Pour oil onto a hot pan.
4. Sliced ​​garlic, passed through a press, fry.
5. Put tomatoes in a pan, knead with a fork or spatula, and fry over medium heat.
6. Shortly before the end of the languor, introduce finely chopped basil.
7. Remove the sauce from the heat when the amount of tomato mass decreases due to evaporation of the liquid by about 3 times.
8. Wipe hot tomatoes through a sieve along with salt and spices. The classic pizza sauce is ready!

Preparing the filling

Now we are going to prepare the filling for our pizza.

• Cut the onion into thin (1-2 mm) half rings so that it bakes well and becomes soft and sweet. Tomatoes, sausages and olives - rings 3 mm thick.
• Cut greens with a knife or tear hands on leaves.
• Grate cheese on a coarse grater or cut into thin strips.
• The preparation of the filling ends here.

Bake

We start baking in two sets.

1. First, roll the dough into a thin pancake and put it on a greased baking sheet.
2. Top with tomato sauce, sprinkle with grated cheese, taking half of the total.
3. Bake the cake in a preheated oven at a temperature of 180-200 degrees for 6-8 minutes.
4. We take out the base from the oven, put the filling and sprinkle with the remaining grated cheese. And again in the oven, this time for 10 minutes, so that the cheese melts, and the cake becomes golden.
5. The thin-crust pizza is ready! Sprinkle with fresh herbs, and serve hot.

How to make pizza on a thick dough

Cooking pizza on thick dough is the same as on thin. Only it is made according to a different recipe - here it is enough for 2 full-fledged pizzas.

Dough and sauce

For the test:

• Wheat flour - 2-2.5 cups.
• Instant yeast - 1 tbsp. l
• Warm water - 1 cup.
• Extra virgin olive oil - 1 tbsp. l
• Rock sea salt - 0.5 tsp.

For the sauce:

• 2 tablespoons of tomato paste;
• 1 tablespoon oregano or basil;
• 1 teaspoon of red ground pepper;
• 1 teaspoon of olive oil;
• 1 teaspoon of sea salt.

Preparation of the test:

1. Kneading the dough is more convenient in a wide deep bowl or in a small (5 liter) saucepan. Pour 2 cups flour into the container. Add salt and yeast. Mix the ingredients. Add water. Knead the dough. We leave for half an hour, so that it rises. We cover the pan with a damp towel or a lid, and put in heat.
2. Divide the rising dough into 2 equal parts.
3. We roll each one into a thin pancake (adding flour if necessary) and put it on a baking sheet covered with baking paper or oiled.

Sauce making:

1. While the dough lies and rises, prepare the sauce. The number of pizza sauces does not count. The choice depends on the individual taste preferences of the hostess and her family, as well as on the presence or absence of certain ingredients and free time.
2. Simple sauce - recipe with tomato paste. Every housewife has it in the refrigerator.
3. Put the pasta in a bowl, add herbs and pepper. If the paste is thick, you can dilute it with boiled water. All ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Then add salt to taste and introduce the oil. Knead again.
4. Everything, the tomato paste sauce is ready, spread it on a cake.

Filling, how and how much to bake

Ingredients for the filling:

• Smoked sausage - 200 g.
• Cherry Tomatoes - 8 pcs.
• Bulgarian sweet red pepper - 1 pc.
• Soft cheese - 150 g.

Preparing the filling:

1. Now do the stuffing. We cut the sausage into thin slices, peeled peppers - in rings, tomatoes - in 4 parts, and three cheese on a grater.
2. We spread the filling on pizza arbitrarily, it is possible in layers or in the form of a pattern, depending on the desire. Sprinkle with cheese.
3. Bake pizza on a thick dough for 15-20 minutes. The oven must be heated to a temperature of 200 degrees.
4. Serving refreshments is better than hot, but also cold, it is also delicious.

Fancy recipes

Many women follow the figure, but, not wanting to deny themselves a slice of pizza, they come up with low-calorie recipes. For example, the dough is made on the basis of low-fat cottage cheese.

Cottage cheese pizza dough

• Cottage cheese - 250 g.
• Chicken Egg - 1 pc.
• Black salt - a pinch.
• Oat or barley flour - 1-2 tbsp. l
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Cherry Tomatoes - 8 amount
• Soft cheese - 150 g.
• Fresh basil - 5-7 leaves.

1. Take the cottage cheese and the egg. Thoroughly rub the components into a homogeneous mass. Then add a pinch of black salt and a couple of tablespoons of barley or oatmeal. Knead.
2. We spread the mass on a silicone mat, level it with a spoon, giving the shape of a pancake.
3. Bake in the oven for 7 minutes.
4. While the dough is browned, prepare the filling. We cut the tomatoes into rings, sprinkle with grated cheese, and decorate with fresh basil leaves on top.
5. Sent back to the oven for 10 minutes. That's it, the low-calorie dish is ready!

Video recipe

Squash dough pizza

• Zucchini - 250 g.
• Salt to taste.
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Spicy herbs to taste.
• Large tomato - 1 pc.
• Olive oil - 1 tbsp. l
• Flour - 1 tbsp. l
• Soft cheese - 150 g.

1. Rub the vegetables on a coarse grater. Using a cotton towel, remove moisture from the zucchini - wrap the squash mass with a towel for several minutes, it will absorb excess juice.
2. Add one chicken egg protein to the zucchini, a little salt, you can add herbs. Mix. Pour flour, mix.
3. Heat a frying pan, pour a tablespoon of olive oil. We spread the zucchini dough and fry on moderate heat under the lid for 8 minutes.
4. During this time, we chop the tomato into rings, rub the cheese. We spread the ingredients on the base, close the lid again and cook another 10 minutes over moderate heat. Diet pizza on zucchini is ready!

Calorie content

Any pizza consists of two components - dough and toppings. Each calorie should be considered separately.

For cooking, several types of dough are used. Which one to choose is a matter of everyone’s taste. All of them are good in their own way.

The next thing you need to pay attention to is the filling products. There can be many, and each has its own energy value.

Spice lovers should pay attention to the calorie content of some of them.

Special attention is paid to such a component of the filling as cheese. There are many varieties of product. Here is a list of the most popular used in cooking.

Knowing the calorie content of all components, you can calculate the total calorie content of a dish.

Having chosen the type of pizza you like, prepare the necessary products, and you can proceed to the most interesting.

The principle of baking any pizza is simple. First, the dough is prepared and rolled separately, then the filling is laid out on it. Sprinkle cheese on top and put in the oven.

I propose to familiarize myself with the process of preparing this favorite dish in more detail using the example of a classic pizza recipe.

Useful Tips

• For baking pizza at home, it is better to use the dough made by yourself. This is the only way to control the quality and caloric content of components.
• Cook the sauce yourself. Ready-made sauces, as well as tomato paste, ketchup and mayonnaise contain preservatives. In the home version there is nothing superfluous.
• Buy fresh and quality vegetables and seasonings.
• Use olive oil first cold pressed. It is the most useful.
• Do not abuse large amounts of cheese. Firstly, it is fat, and secondly, it is able to interrupt the taste and aroma of spices that you used.

Cooking pizza is a science that anyone, even a novice hostess, can master. Currently, there are a huge number of proven recipes. Gradually, gaining experience, you can invent your own, proprietary options, delighting loved ones with great pizza.