How To Make Cheese Pizza At Home

Introduction

Cheese pizza is a favorite food that people like to eat. Gooey cheese on lovely textured dough is always delicious. Instead of going out to eat, one can prepare this tasty food in the comfort of one's own home. All one needs are a few ingredients and the spare time to prepare. Making restaurant-style pizza is always easy once you have all of the ingredients. One can prepare a good pizza with extra cheese, tasty sauces, and ripe dough that is ready for the oven. Generally, convection ovens work well with pizza dough as it tends to cook it evenly without drying it out. Don't fret if you don't have one. A standard oven should suffice. Making cheese pizza at home should be easy and fun.

 

Step 1

Purchase a ready-made dough at your grocery store or prepare one from scratch at home. There are several options for making a cheese pizza at home with the right dough at the grocery store. Roll out the pizza dough with a rolling pin until it is flat and circular. Simply roll the dough on a flat surface that is coated with flour. The flour will prevent the dough from sticking to the surface. Add a few sprinkles of water if it becomes too difficult to get a smooth piece of dough.

 

Step 2

Add the dough to a pizza pan that is coated with olive oil or low-fat cooking spray. This will help prevent the dough from sticking to the surface of the pan after it is cooked. Apply a few ladles of red sauce to the dough. The sauce can be flavored with sea salt, basil, oregano, chives or other tasty herbs and spices. The flavor is up to you. However, make sure you add a few tablespoons of olive oil if you purchase a ready-made grocery store sauce. It will bring out the flavor of often bland sauces when you make a cheese pizza at home. 

 

 

Step 3

Continue on to add the cheese to the sauce. One can use a variety of shredded cheeses to make a tasty pizza. Some common cheeses to use include mozzarella, cheddar, parmesan, and even goat cheese. One can get creative and even add blue cheese for an extra kick. The choice is all yours and there is no standard way to prepare a good cheese pizza at home.

 

 

Step 4

Continue on to add the delicious toppings to the pizza if you want more than cheese on your pizza. Some people choose to add mushrooms, onions, pineapple, sausage, and pepperoni to pizzas. The choice is yours if you decide to add more toppings to your pizza. There is no right or wrong way when you make cheese pizza at home.

Step 5

After you finish topping the cheese pizza, sprinkle on some olive oil. This will bring out the flavor of the pizza and keep the pizza moist while it is in the oven. Place the pizza pan into the oven and bake for at least 40 minutes at 340 degrees Fahrenheit. Check the pizza periodically to make sure that it is cooking evenly and not too fast. You don't want a situation where the outside looks cooked, but the inside is still raw and doughy. Be patient! There is a natural tendency to rush the baking process. Making a cheese pizza at home is easy.

Step 6

Remove the pizza out of the oven when it is done cooking. Let the pizza cool down on the kitchen counter, and allow the cheese to cool for fifteen minutes.. From there, continue by cutting slices of the pizza with a pizza cutter. Serve the slices on plates and add seasonings of ground pepper and dried cheeses to top of the pizza.

 

Tips

Always prepare the pizza with the correct cooking utensils. Make sure to have a rolling pin, pizza pan, cheese grater and pizza cutter to make the process easier and more enjoyable when you make cheese pizza at home.

 

 

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