How to make a simple pizza? Is microwave oven necessary?

Answer 1

Pizza can be as simple or as complicated as you like. You do not need a microwave, unless you want soggy, soft pizza. Frozen microwave pizzas usually come with a crisping tray or plate; the tray has a special film coating that enhances and promotes the crispness of the food product when it is warmed in the microwave.

Here is a recipe for a homemade pizza crust I make often. It comes from Allrecipes.com and is very delicious and highly rated at Allrecipes.

Jay's Signature Pizza Crust

INGREDIENTS

* 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
* 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
* 1 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast and brown sugar in the water, and let sit for 10 minutes.
2. Stir the salt and oil into the yeast solution. Mix in 2 1/2 cups of the flour.
3. Turn dough out onto a clean, well floured surface, and knead in more flour until the dough is no longer sticky. Place the dough into a well oiled bowl, and cover with a cloth. Let the dough rise until double; this should take about 1 hour. Punch down the dough, and form a tight ball. Allow the dough to relax for a minute before rolling out. Use for your favorite pizza recipe.
4. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). If you are baking the dough on a pizza stone, you may place your toppings on the dough, and bake immediately. If you are baking your pizza in a pan, lightly oil the pan, and let the dough rise for 15 or 20 minutes before topping and baking it.
5. Bake pizza in preheated oven, until the cheese and crust are golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.

Notes: If you have a bread machine, you can prepare and rise the dough in it using the Dough setting. This recipe yields enough dough for 2 medium (about 12-14 inch) pizzas as I make it and roll it out.

I usually sprinkle a light dusting of cornmeal on the pizza pans, then place the un-topped crusts on them and bake for about ten minutes in the preheated oven, then add toppings and bake for 10-15 minutes more.

Toppings:
Top with your favorite toppings, using jarred pizza sauce (my favorite brand is Dei Fratelli Pizza Sauce; the second and third links are about this brand of sauce, which is much better than other store-bought sauces), favorite cheese blend, and vegetables and meats. Hormel Turkey Pepperoni is a good choice if you want to reduce the fat content and not get such a greasy pizza.

The last link is for a Thin Crust Pizza made with Bisquick mix. It is not as good as the yeasted homemade pizza crust, but it is quick and easy and still good.

Happy Cooking!
Maria

Answer 2

a regular electric oven is better than a microwave oven as the dough a microwave oven produces tends to be white, soft and doughy instead crisp and golden brown, like you would want pizza crust to be.

you could try using slices of day old white bread
spread with pizza sauce
sprinkle with grated cheese
arrange toppings
bung in electric oven (even a small oven toaster would do)
set to toast
watch closely and take out when cheese is nice and melted
enjoy!

Answer 3

i sometimes make my own pizza... you can use both either microwave or ordinary oven... whichever is just fine...
i use pite bread as the bread... you can use any bread if you want...
i like to use sardine as the main ingreadients or you can use mince meat but you have to boil the meat for a short time...
then you can use anything as the topping...
i use mayonniese, mustard and mozarella cheese...
sometimes, i put mix vegetables on it

Answer 4

Bread, sauce, and cheese, plus toppings if you wish. You can bake it at about 350 F until the cheese melts and starts to brown. Any kind of bread will work but some types work better than others. Pita bread and french/italian bread both work really well.

Answer 5

no a regular oven would be fine and it tastes better too when cooked it a regular oven slower on a lower temperature