‘Easy Peasy’ Homemade Pizza
Love pizza and want to make it at home for a portion of the cost of a takeaway? Follow our ‘easy peasy pizza’ recipe.
They’re ideal to get the whole family cooking together. The recipe allows personalisation and independent choice; each family member can choose their toppings and build their own!
Prep time: 30 minutes / Cooking time: 10 - 15 mins
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS:
200g self-raising flour
200g Greek yoghurt
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 small onion, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped or crushed
400g tin chopped tomatoes or tomato passata
½ tsp Italian herbs, basil, or oregano
120g grated cheese
Salt and pepper
Suggested toppings: sliced peppers, sliced mushrooms, red onion, sweetcorn, tuna, sliced ham, sliced chicken – the possibilities are endless!
UTENSILS:
Tin opener
Sharp knife
Medium sized mixing bowl
Fork
Rolling pin (optional)
Frying pan
Garlic crusher (optional)
Flat pizza tray
Cheese grater, if grating the cheese yourself
METHOD:
1. STEP ONE – THE TOMATO SAUCE
Add oil to frying pan, add the finely diced onion and cook on low heat until soft, add the finely chopped or crushed garlic and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes, herbs and seasoning and cook on low heat for 15-20 minutes. Remove from the heat
2. STEP TWO – THE DOUGH PIZZA BASE
Use the flatbread recipe until the step three. Roll out your dough and add to your pizza base to flat tray.
If you do not have a round tin use whatever oven tray you have available as long as it is big enough to fit the dough.
3. STEP THREE – BUILDING YOUR PIZZA
Spread tomato sauce (half of the sauce you made should be enough) on the base, sprinkle the cheese and add the toppings.
4. STEP FOUR – COOKING
Cook at 220°C for 10-12 min. You need to make sure you cook it in a very hot oven, otherwise the bottom of the base will not cook enough, and you will end up with a soggy bottom!
Once cooked, cut into slices and serve.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS & INSPO
GO BASIC TOMATO - The basic tomato sauce in this recipe is very versatile, double or triple the amount when you make it. It freezes very well and defrosts quickly. It is a lovely sauce to make a quick pasta dish, or you can add some chunks of cooked sausages and will be lovely on top of a jacket potato. Roast some veg, mix them with the tomato sauce and serve them with some rice, yummy too. Also, if whole tinned plum tomatoes are cheaper, use a potato masher and mash them into pieces rather than buying chopped tomatoes or passata
GO INDIVIDUAL - If your family likes different toppings, divide the dough in 3-4 and make smaller pizzas with different toppings to suit everyone’s tastes. Just remember that smaller pizzas will cook quicker.
GO VEGGIE OR MEAT FEAST - You can add any toppings you like, different veg, pineapple, olives, bits of bacon, pepperoni, ham, sliced sausages… have fun with it.
ON THE SIDE - A side salad would go lovely with it.
