Ta Daaa! I am really excited about this post and its a long requested recipe. I have been making it long before I even started blogging. Then why late, should you ask. Well, one reason, I cook dinner in evenings and it rarely lasts the next day to take pictures. Neither do I like to take pictures of un-fresh food. So, this time I deliberately made it for lunch and some clicks, not great ones were enough to put up this recipe. Its a keeper and my favorite recipe for a satisfying deep pan pizza meal. I have tried many recipes for pizza crust and few are very promising and I will soon post recipe of thin crust pizza also.
This recipe comes from my mum who took some cooking classes way back when we were kids and there was only one shop of pizza in our city. She learnt for our sake since me and my sister have always been a food lover and great admirer. Her pizzas got so famous in our friends and family that I remember a pizza party happening once in a while. My school and university friends still remember her pizza and the salads complimenting it.
It is a rich dough consisting of eggs, milk powder in addition to the usual flour and yeast. I am also posting recipe of basic pizza sauce which is very easy and compliments this crust very well. For toppings, you have unlimited options. You can use cooked chicken from last night’s dinner, grilled veggies, mince meat or just cheese. I like mine with some fresh veggies like capsicums, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms and black olives. Let me know if you try this and how it turned out for you.
Video recipe here
This recipe yields two large pizzas of about 14 inches. You can easily halve this recipe if you like.
- Flour 500gm or 1/2 kg
- Salt 1 tsp
- Milk Powder 2 tbsp
- Egg 1
- Sugar 1 tbsp
- Yeast 1 1/2 tbsp
- Oil 4 tbsp
- Tomato paste 1 cup [or blend 2-3 tomatoes without water]
- Chinese salt 1/2 tsp
- Oil 2-3 tbsp
- Ketchup 4 tbsp
- White pepper 1/2 tsp
- Salt 1/2 tsp
- Oregano 2 tsp
- Crushed red pepper/chilli 1 tsp
- Crushed garlic 1 tsp
- Vegetables cubed (onion, tomato, corns, olives, capsicums, mushroom)
- Cheddar cheese grated 1 cup approx.
- Mozzarella cheese grated 1 1/2 cup approx.
- Oregano leaves/powder
- 1. If you have taken granulated yeast then place yeast, 1 tsp sugar and little luke warm water in a small bowl for 5 minutes. If you are using instant yeast goto step 2 directly.
- 2. Meanwhile, place all the ingredients in a large bowl. Mix.
- 3. Add in frothed yeast. The granulated yeast will become pale and foamy.
- 4. Start kneading the dough with lukewarm water. Make sure you add enough water to make a soft dough. Don't worry if your dough is soft and sticky, you can lightly dust with flour but aim at making a medium soft dough. Once the dough is hard you cannot add water to make it soft. This texture is directly proportional to the final result of the baked crust. Enough said.
- 5. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead with palms of your hand, pushing the dough away and then gathering back. Do this for 5-7 minutes until dough is elastic and smooth.
- 6. Place the dough in a greased bowl and put some oil on top of dough as well to avoid drying out or cracking. Place in a warm place for about an hour until significantly double in size and when you press your finger, the indentation remains. If weather is cold then u can place it near a burning stove.
- 7. Punch out air and cut the dough into half. Roll each piece to a 14 inch circle and place on a lavishly greased round pizza tray.
- 8. Prick with fork and leave to rise for another half hour in a warm place.
- 9. Spread the pizza sauce, top with some cheddar cheese, place topping of your choice, sprinkle with cheddar and mozzarella cheese and sprinkle some oregano powder or leaves.
- 10. Bake in a preheated oven at gas mark 5-6 for 20 minutes until base is golden and cheese has melted.
- 1. Heat oil, add garlic.
- 2. After a minute, add rest of the ingredients and cook for 10 minutes until a sauce is formed. You can add red food color or a tbsp of tinned tomato paste for color.
- 3. Cool and use as directed.
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mmmmmmmm…adoro la pizza!!complimenti!!
OMG..The pizza party! What a memory, I even wrote a poem on that! 😛
And awesome shots..it looks delicious. Well, we have the expert herself living upstairs! 😀
And I have been having an immense craving for gol gappay, these days. Is it possible for you to cover that? I mean, it would be something new for the blog. Just a suggestion! 😀
pizza looks good ! by the way , i live in saudi arabia and i was wondering where do u get fresh parmesan cheese here ?
@ Kaibee, i will keep in mind, thanks for suggestion
@noura, check tamimi
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Nadia, it is a great recipe and I can see why you and your friends loved it. I enjoyed my visit here and will be back often. You have terrific recipes. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings…Mary
Hi, Thanks for visiting my space this pizza looks scrumptious. I read the recipe through… amazingly I use same ingredients for the sauce and base just a bit quantity difference and use same veggies with black olives and chicken Tikka. love this style like pizza hut.
I always looking for some Pakistani food bloggers and Really admire your blog.
thanks sadaf, yeh the feeling is mutual:)
its looking so yummy…i saw your blog 1st time today but really its great…very tasty blog… :=) with nice recipes…
thanks Creative Mind, you have a very interesting blog too, love the ideas
Hi Nadia. Made the pizza today with your dough recipe and my own topping. It turned out super great. Now no more pizza delivery. Thank you.
say no to pizza delivery, i am so glad!!
Can you pls explain what does gas mark 5-6 mean?
10. Bake in a pre-heated oven at gas mark 5-6 for 20 minutes until base is golden and cheese has melted.
350 F