PLEASE HELP SAVE MY DATE: I've got 12 hours to get dinner started and woudl like to make a Pizza from scratch

Question

Anybody know any quick homemade pizza recipes that are entirely not complicated? This is for date an I would like to impress her.

Answer 1

Go get premade dough from the store or Bertucci's. Or look up pizza dough recipe. My mom makes it all the time. really simple, flour, salt, yeast, water. Rise once. Spread on stone rise a little bit. Preheat oven to 500(yes 500) degrees and move a rack to the bottom. Add toppings. Bake on bottom rack for like 10 minutes until done. If you don't have a stone don't use the very bottom rack as this would burn your pizza. Toss veggies generously in olive oil before topping your za and be generous with the toppings.

Answer 2

NEW YORK STYLE PIZZA

BASIC PIZZA DOUGH:

Cornmeal, if using a pizza peel
About 1/2 c. olive oil, preferably extra-virgin
3 c. (about 12 oz.) shredded Mozzarella cheese
3 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
Toppings, choose 1 or a combination: cooked & crumbled sweet Italian sausage, anchovy fillets, sauteed sliced fresh mushrooms, sliced pepperoni, sliced cooked Italian meatballs, sliced green or red sweet pepper, sliced red or yellow sweet onion, ripe olives, crushed dried red chili pepper (all opt.)
1 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/3 c. (about 1 1/2 oz.) freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Prepare the dough and preheat the oven. Roll out or stretch the pizza dough and place the dough on a pizza peel generously sprinkled with cornmeal or on a lightly oiled pizza screen. Brush dough all over with the best quality extra virgin olive oil, then add the Mozzarella cheese, (shredded Mozzarella cheese for pizza baking is available at the warehouse clubs in 5 pound bags and may be frozen before use), leaving a 1/2 inch border around the edges. Top with the garlic and cover with the tomato sauce. Put the tomato sauce over the Mozzarella to get a good crust. Add 1 or more of the toppings, if desired, and sprinkle with the oregano and the fresh grated Parmesan cheese. Drizzle evenly with olive oil.
Transfer the pizza to the preheated baking surface and bake until the crust is golden brown and puffy, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven to a cutting tray or board and lightly brush the crust with olive oil. Slice and serve immediately.

Answer 3

My husband created this recipe:

Dough:
4 cups flour
1 packet yeast
1/2 tsp salt
4 tbsp margarine
1 cup milk (this is under vegan/vegetarian section, so maybe just try water if you don't do milk)
1 tbsp sweet basil

mix together - knead with hands. roll-out or flatten on a pizza stone (preferabe - pizza pan is okay). you might pop this in a 400 deg.F oven for 5 min. while doing the sauce.

Sauce: (my recipe)
1 can tomato sauce (15 oz)
1 can tomato paste (6 oz)
1/2 tbsp garlic (3 tsp?)
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp lemon pepper
1/2 tbsp parsley
1 tbsp oregano

combine in small sauce pan. spread sauce on prepared pizza dough & add desired toppings (cheese, veggies, etc)

Bake at 400 degrees (F) until dough edges are light brown and cheese is melted & golden.

Enjoy!! This one doesn't take too long to prepare, just make sure you have all the ingredients before you start.

Answer 4

Pizza hut Recipe (PAN PIZZA) Make 2 large pizzas

try this my husband said he'll never buy pizza from out side.

INGREDIENTS for dough:
* 1 1/3 c warm water *1/4 c milk *1/2tsp salt
*4c flour * 1tsp sugar *2tsp yeast *2tbs olive oil

PREPERATION : Mix sugar, salt and milk. To warm water add yeast. let stand for 2 min. Mix together with sugar and mild. Add oil and stir evenly then add flour. Let dough stand for an hour and a half.

In the mean while make the maranera sause

8-12 plum tomatoes with juice *1tsp oregano *1/2 tsp marjarom *1/2 tsp dry basil *1/2tsp garlic powder *1tsp salt
some olive oil too cook.

cook this with olive oil not too much oil let it simmer till the water level of the plum goes down. Then let stand till you dough has risen.

you can add any toppings I like mozerella, beef meat, feta cheese, bell peppers and mushrooms, but you can add anything you like.

Enjoy ******one more thing on the bottom of each tray add some olilve oil for bread not to stick

Answer 5

Use a prepared pizza crust for the easiest preparation. Otherwise there are many good crust recipes to be found on the Internet. I use my bread machine to make it to the last step of shaping it and the final rise, which makes it easy if you have one.
A prepared pasta sauce in a jar is another time saver-just use one you already like. Or be creative and use EVOO/roasted garlic or pesto instead of tomato sauce. You know your date's likes/dislikes better that I do.
After that there's no end to the topping ideas-onions, peppers and mushrooms is my favorite.
Best of luck.

Answer 6

For easy tasty pizza, go to the store and buy 2 bags of pizza crust mix, a jar of Ragu` pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and fresh toppings of your choice.

Slice fresh veggies, and/or prepare meat toppings. Pre-heat oven to 375; then

Mix pizza dough according to directions on package, lightly grease pizza pan with shortening or butter, and press dough out into pan with slightly greased hands. Spread layer of sauce over dough, then a layer of cheese, then add the rest of your toppings.

Bake at 375 for aprox. 20 to 25 minutes, or until edges are golden brown. Take out slice and enjoy!

I think the effort you are making should impress this girl, good luck!

Answer 7

I take it she's vegetarian.
take a soft tortilla shell and put on a layer of humus, then thin sliced cucumbers, sliced red onion and black olives. If she's not vegetarian you can add thin slices of smoked salmon or chicken