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Favorite way to dress a homemade pizza up?

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  1. ernest

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    I recently acquired a pizza dough recipe that only requires about 30 to 45 minutes to let rise after a 10 minute kneading.

    It can then be dressed with toppings of any sort and baked in an oven for 20 minutes.

    My first two tries gave me an absolute 5 star crust.So now I have the foundation.

    I want to keep making them until I finally something I can call my own signature dish.

    My question is "Does anyone have certain combination's in mind (including the sauce if need be)that might just scream out "Good Pizza",so that I can play around till I find what impresses me and my company"?

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    Pan toast garlic then add Romano cheese in addition to your favorite topping . Fresh basil is also awesome .

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    I think the following is very good, and doesn't involve mixing and rising:

    Pillsbury sells a crusty thin style pizza dough in one of those poppin' tubes.
    Just unroll it, spread it on a big spray-oiled cookie sheet and bake it for 8 minutes.
    After that, spread some Ragu pizza sauce & toppings (Igloo's idea sounds good),
    then bake again on a rack (i.e. no pan) for 11 minutes.

    And just to keep this in the "General Pipe Smoking Discussion" thread, have a bowl of P.A. after you've eaten the pizza.

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    Thanks for the inside scoop on that Pillsbury dough cortezattic.I will get it tomorrow and try it.

    I agree,Igloo may have something there.

    I keep forgetting that we live in a world now where we don't have as mush work to do in the kitchen if we shop around.

    I remember making the Pillsbury cookies from the frozen dough,and they were awesome,but I never thought to check if they had a dough for pizza.

    That will make my experiments with toppings much more enjoyable because of the lesser work load.

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    I like me my red sauce ^_^ but toppings. Pineapple, fresh sliced tomato, and basil, (if you are feeling daring you can throw on some baked chicken) it's my favorite pizza topping of all time... also good with a white sauce...

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    Where I live, you'd get beat-up if someone saw you putting pineapple on a pizza. (LOL)

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    What are your thoughts on frying up some bacon and sprinkling that on under the cheese.

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    I like that fresh sliced tomato idea!!

    Baked chicken?-Were rockin now!Good idea.

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    What type of red sauce reddazes?

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    I'm pretty conservative in my use of toppings... mostly traditional Italian style stuff. But I have tried sliced tomato and it's very good. Just be sure to use the Roma or plum tomatoes (they're oblong and firm) because they are meatier and won't soak your crust with watery juice.

    Another finishing trick is to drizzle a spiral of extra virgin olive oil over the entire pizza after it's been cooked.
    That's a very "New York" thing to do; but New Yorkers know their pizza ...and hot dogs.
    (We Chicagoans are more into Italian beef sandwiches.)

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    I had a friend who worked for a top Italian restaurant in Las Vegas . The secret to the sauce was grape jelly . Add a heaping spoonful to a premade sauce and watch the crowd rave .

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    Ya know Igloo, I heard that somewhere's else too! I'm gonna try it tomorrow with spaghetti.

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    I'm glad you mentioned the E.V.O.O. because that is supposed to be good for you also.

    Good point about using the Roma tomatoes.Wouldn't want a soggy pizza because one would fail in the mission if you could not even hold a slice without having it flopping over.

    I'm starting to see where it is important to take note of even the finer details.

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    igloo-
    Now that you mention it,that grape jelly just might be the hidden ingredient I could keep a secret for a signature dish.Who would ever guess?

    I hope it works.The question then would be "are there any ingredients you should not pair with grape jelly so as to make it counter intuitive?"

    Great insight igloo.

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    Ernest- I buy the premade marinara sauce, I have a good pizza sauce recipe lying around somewhere, but I am normally far to lazy to dig it up and make it from scratch. ^_^

    cortezattic said:

    Where I live, you'd get beat-up if someone saw you putting pineapple on a pizza. (LOL)

    ^_^ hehe they could try, but it would do little to sway me! Pineapple is a staple in my diet, easily on my list of top 10 favorite foods.... i put it on anything I can! lol

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    Cortez you should have reccomended CLASSICO, then the mason jar can be reused LOL. Make sure you try it on your spaghetti as well

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    That's RIGHT ! Why not kill two birds with one stone? In fact, I'll use Classicco sauce and add in some Smuckers grape jelly. That'll eventually give me two good tobacco jars.

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    Cortez What we we all do without each other? Don't answer that.Again thanks for all the good advice on pipe smoking.

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    It's time to go all out. Get multiple cheeses, doesn't matter what kind as long as they melt. Then, get a costco sized bacon strips, throw those on top. Bake, cool, consume!

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    scratchglfr said

    thanks for all the good advice on pipe smoking

    That's mighty gracious of you. But in reality I'm just an opinionated old fart that enjoys sucking on P.A. and Vapers.
    If you want some really useful info, read Bob Tate's work on this site. He's accumulated a lifetime's supply
    of knowledge in just a few years of pipe smoking (but I think he comes from some other tobacco background because his palate
    seems rather well educated.)

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    Around my house.... BBQ Pizza reigns as King.. after we have smoked a Pork loin or Butt and eaten what we want.. the left overs are reserved for pizza. HARD to beat!!

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    Bowhatchie how do you fit the pork loin into your pipe to smoke it and BUTT well we'll leave that one alone. LOL

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    Mostly like one of the ways to do flake.. cut into strips and then quarter the strips into cubes.... best smoked in a cob as it certainly does tend to leave a bit of grease and residue! As to the Butts best kicked or patted..

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    Good answer

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    I normally go for traditional pizza toppings when I make a home made pie. Plus I really love pepperoni...Lots of pepperoni. My wife prefers vegetables on here pizza.

    We normally lightly saute some red onions and mushrooms to put on them. I love red onions on pizza as well.

    We then use different cheeses that melt well depending on our mood, but mainly use mozzarella and sometimes we'll mix in a little cheddar with it.

    Another thing that I am a huge fan of is; putting it on the grill to cook it. Here are some photos of some of our grilled pizza.

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    What Bob says reminded me of a pizza place in Kansas called Shakey's (sp?) that made
    something called a "Left-hander's Special." I thought is was a pretty good, although
    unlikely, combination of toppings: diced onion, black olive and shrimp -- with plenty
    of sauce.

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    I love pizza.
    However; my wife can't eat anything with gluten in it.
    So, I have developed a pizza crust that is made from rice.
    It is very popular. My youngest daughter asks me to make my pizza for parties.
    My niece hates rice, she refuses to eat it... She is now 7, but when she first tried it she was 5.
    It was absolutely hysterical when she first tried it. (She didn't know it was made with rice.) Two slices is all an adult can handle. When she finished off her 3rd slice she sat back in her chair and let out one very loud and satisfied sigh, and said, "I wish I could eat some more, but I think I'd go boom"....
    We all were laughing so hard we had tears in our eyes.

    It's simple to make.

    3 cups cooked white rice, cooled slightly (If still hot it will cook the eggs before you can mix them in.)
    2 med. eggs
    Salt, Garlic powder, and Basil to taste
    1/4 cup of milk (a little less)
    2 Tbs. butter or margarine

    Mix ingredients in a large bowl.
    Spread evenly on a large warm pizza pan lightly oil with olive oil.
    Bake at 375 for 20 minutes. Crust will begin to brown slightly, don't over bake it.
    Spread thin layer of sauce and bake for 5 more minutes. We use Ragu Pizza Sauce.
    (This will allow some of the water to evaporate from the sauce.)
    Top as usual: We like fresh sliced mushrooms, pepperoni, and a pound of grated mozzarella cheese.
    Put back in oven and bake until toppings are cooked an the cheese melted, (another 15 to 20 minutes).

    Sometimes we use Portabella Mushroom Caps as crusts and build our own pizzas... Mmmmmmm good stuff.

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    Thanks for that recipe Lawrence. I have a very dear friend who can't handle gluten.

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    There aren't many things I haven't tried on pizza. My mom and I used to spend a day every so often making pizzas and then distribute them to the family. I love the combination of roasted or fresh garlic and olive oil, sauteed egg plant, roasted red peppers and caramelized onions. Any variation of roasted or sauteed veggies works. I often add goat cheese to this as well. Roma tomatoes, bocconcini mozzarella and fresh basil works very well on a base of olive oil and garlic. I could go on for days about pizza...

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    Sounds great except for the egg plant. I never could develop a taste for it.

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    ohin3-
    Thanks for the roasted red peppers idea.

    Could you clarify as to whether it was Red Bell Peppers or Hot Red Peppers

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    Not chili peppers. Any sweet red pepper will do. You can buy them in a jar already roasted and skinned, but I usually make my own. I core them and slice them length wise, lightly coat them in olive oil and them roast them on the grill or broiler till they blister and blacken a bit. Take them straight out of the oven and seal them in a paper bag till they cool off. This will loosen the skins. once cool you can peel the skins off and use how you would like. I usually wait till I find a good deal at a local market on red peppers and make and can large batches of them.

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    My wife and I have 2 favorites we make. Obviously I got garlic and a little olive oil on both of these.
    1. Prosciutto and Caramelized Onion pizza.
    2. Fresh Mozzarella, Tomato, and Basil pizza.

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    That reminds me surfmac, I once had a home made pie that had:
    1) blue cheese
    2) prosciutto
    3) marmalade

    Yes, that 3rd item is for real. It was delicious. It's just those 3 items on a pie put to bake. Absolutely fabulous.

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    Ill try it I put blue cheese on everything. I don't eat cheese straight up very much but any type of blue cheese I stuff myself with.

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    I love Blue cheese also.

    BTW-I'm making my forth pizza tonight.Thanks to the above help,they are really turning out fantastic!Thank-you all.

    The one thing I may never change is the Pillsbury pre-bought pizza dough.This product really impresses me.If they ever stopped this product on the market,I could only hope to find a recipe that would bring me close to it.

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    Pepperoni, Italian Sausage, onion, and black olives. Yum, yum.

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    Hey ernest, do you have a trader joe's in your area? I highly suggest trying their pizza doughs, specifically the wheat dough.

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    No I haven't onizuka,but I will research later if one is close by.Thanks.

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    Pepperoni, Italian Sausage, onion, and black olives. Yum, yum.

    Thin crust I trust....
    Can't forget the crushed Red Pepper in copious quantities.
    I just had supper and you're making me hungry Pipetrucker.

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    Can't forget the crushed Red Pepper in copious quantities.

    De rigueur, my friend ! ...and all y'all

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    About the only way I'll eat pizza anymore is when my fiance makes it home made. She uses Trader Joe's herb&garlic dough and Trader Joe's marinara sauce with grated mozzarella cheese and pepperoni. Taste's just like the pizza I used to eat all the time back in Cincinnati, La Rosa's.

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    I like it spicy… so for me its Habanero Jack Cheese, Seasoned Ground Beef, and Onions.

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    MEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lots of several kinds!

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    Don't forget those salty little wonders... Anchovies!!!!

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    Alfredo sauce, grilled chicken, green olives, and almonds. Sounds bad but tastes great. Local pizza place back home in Utah made it.

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    canadian bacon, onions, jalapenos, black olives and pineapple on a hand tossed crust
    yumm yumm

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    arugula, goat cheese, grilled onions... OR good ol' sausage, onions, mushrooms, peppers, and giardinara

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    How about some more recipes for a hand kneaded crust ?
    I tried making a dough for the first time awhile back, it came out a bit too fluffy almost like a biscuit.

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    Mash up some anchovies and mixem up an a small container with some olive oil. Use your finger and slather it on the edge of the crust. Then top the edges with grana padano or Parmesan. Don't worry it won't taste fishy if you don't use too much. Just salty and umami.

    Dough tip, make the dough wetter than you think it should be and texture of the crust will be much lighter. For best results use a baking stone very well preheated and bake at 500 degrees. I like to put my pizza on a baking rack to cool so maximum crisp of the crust is retained.

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    I never knew there was a pizza making thread! Thats what I do all night at the restaurant!

    My house specialty: Creamy garlic herb sauce (top secret), some super thin sliced prosciutto, grilled onions, fresh mushrooms, top off with mozzerella, parmesan, provolone cheeses and pepperoni. Slather a little garlic herb oil around the crust before baking. Available in thin or thick crust.

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    Where I live, you'd get beat-up if someone saw you putting pineapple on a pizza. (LOL)

    As a fellow Chicagoan, I have to support cortez in this. Many things do not belong on pizza, fruit is one of them. Tofu, squash or other goofy crap can be left off as well. Spinach oddly enough, is ok. It's pizza, slaughter a pig and throw some sausage or pepperoni on there.

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