when all you want is a pizza

[Reidak]

warning: food content

this is something i semi developed semi stole off the internet, i wanted pizza but had no cash on me and it was too late for delivery. so i made some. the bitch with making scratch pizza is getting yeast, proofing it. takes hours to make the dough and ish so i said to hell with that

yeast-free pizza dough

2c flour
2 tsp baking powder (not baking soda that arm and hammer stuff)
tsp salt
1/4 cup olive oil (tastes the best)
2/3 cup milk

sauce/cheese/toppings to dress it up

mix together the flour, baking soda and salt. pour in oil and milk and knead into a ball (it doesnt entirely stick together, its a bit flaky its not sticky like real dough.) lightly oil a pan and throw the ball onto it. the dough will be stretched very thin and a rolling pin works great here.

if when forming your dough its too dry or to wet add more milk or flour to compensate.

add toppings and cook in a 400F oven for about 15 minutes.

[shazbox]

I just keep pitas in my freezer, take that bitch out, defrost for a minute, throw some shit on it, bake for 10 mins. whaaaaammy, flatbread pizza

[pankfish]

www.pappajohns.com

[boost]

takes hours? WTF are you smoking? I mean yah you gotta let it proof, but most pizza dough doesnt have to proof for hours. And milk in your pizza dough? Why?

[Lukie]

I just keep pitas in my freezer, take that bitch out, defrost for a minute, throw some shit on it, bake for 10 mins. whaaaaammy, flatbread pizza

I'm intrigued by this.

More details?

[boost]

I just keep pitas in my freezer, take that bitch out, defrost for a minute, throw some shit on it, bake for 10 mins. whaaaaammy, flatbread pizza

I'm intrigued by this.

More details?

the epitome of mediocrity imo.

[BigBadBull]

warning: food content

this is something i semi developed semi stole off the internet, i wanted pizza but had no cash on me and it was too late for delivery. so i made some. the bitch with making scratch pizza is getting yeast, proofing it. takes hours to make the dough and ish so i said to hell with that

yeast-free pizza dough

2c flour
2 tsp baking powder (not baking soda that arm and hammer stuff)
tsp salt
1/4 cup olive oil (tastes the best)
2/3 cup milk

sauce/cheese/toppings to dress it up

mix together the flour, baking soda and salt. pour in oil and milk and knead into a ball (it doesnt entirely stick together, its a bit flaky its not sticky like real dough.) lightly oil a pan and throw the ball onto it. the dough will be stretched very thin and a rolling pin works great here.

if when forming your dough its too dry or to wet add more milk or flour to compensate.

add toppings and cook in a 400F oven for about 15 minutes.

I think ill try that one of these days.
And yea Shaz, more details of the pita plz

[boost]

lol are you guys retarded?

you buy pita, you put tomato sauce on it, you put cheese on it, you put it in the oven. You freeze pita you dont use. Whats so complicated?

[Galapogos]

lol are you guys retarded?

you buy pita, you put tomato sauce on it, you put cheese on it, you put it in the oven. You freeze pita you dont use. Whats so complicated?

Please elaborate.

[boost]

lol are you guys retarded?

you buy pita, you put tomato sauce on it, you put cheese on it, you put it in the oven. You freeze pita you dont use. Whats so complicated?

Please elaborate.

the resulting snack is very not good.

[jyms]

There are a ton of gluten free and yeast free doughs on the net, try a few. They are so different in texture and taste that you really need to try a couple.

I have tried the pita thing, it's ok, but it's just that, OK. I would rather use tortilla's and make antojitos or some other quesadilla's.

[Lukie]

lol are you guys retarded?

you buy pita, you put tomato sauce on it, you put cheese on it, you put it in the oven. You freeze pita you dont use. Whats so complicated?

1. i have no idea where to find pitas in my grocery store and it seems like it would be quite a challenge to find them because i probably won't ask. in fact, i'm only about 98% sure that i know what a pita actually is.

2. i have no idea what kind of tomato sauce to use

3. cheese: see #2

4. i don't know how long to put it in the oven or at what temperature.

5. what if i want to do other, possibly somewhat obscure toppings on, e.g. chicken? what would be the best kind to get and how would i cook it beforehand (i'm assuming i would)?


THANK YOU BOOST FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER ALL MY STOOPID QUESTIONS

[boost]

1) wtf...?

2) anything will do ldo, google some pizza sauce recipes for better results

3) 2

4) 350-375 is fine, and til its done dumb ass.

5) youre a dumb ass its a fucking pizza for fucks sake, not rocket science.

[Lukie]

1) wtf...?

2) anything will do ldo, google some pizza sauce recipes for better results

3) 2

4) 350-375 is fine, and til its done dumb ass.

5) youre a dumb ass its a fucking pizza for fucks sake, not rocket science.

on a scale from 1-10 with 10 being very helpful, i'd put this at a 0

[Reidak]

Boost; we all get you are in culinary school and all.. thats terrific. Most of us rally don't care to do things the proper way. I respect the fact you enjoy making your pizza your way and that is fine but that isn't a reason to say "takes hours? WTF are you smoking?" and "Milk in it.. why?".

Im not being sensitive, I am just trying to find out what crawled up your ass. Try making it, eat it, and then talk about it.

Lukkake; Pitas are in the bread section. The word pita will be found on the front of the bag. they are circles.

there are little cans of 'pizza sauce' in the tomato sauce section. They are significantly smaller. Cheese, most of the time use mozzarella, its the white kind. Put it in the oven at 375-400F until the cheese has melted and the pita is crispy (i guess). If you are putting things like chicken or pork that you can't normally eat raw, precook it before you put it on. I prefer dark (thigh) chicken but the white meat (breast) is also fine. Same goes with bacon, other pork products, etc. Anything else like veggies or cold cuts you don't need to cook.

I duno if that was a level.

[Lukie]

Boost; we all get you are in culinary school and all.. thats terrific. Most of us rally don't care to do things the proper way. I respect the fact you enjoy making your pizza your way and that is fine but that isn't a reason to say "takes hours? WTF are you smoking?" and "Milk in it.. why?".

Im not being sensitive, I am just trying to find out what crawled up your ass. Try making it, eat it, and then talk about it.

Lukkake; Pitas are in the bread section. The word pita will be found on the front of the bag. they are circles.

there are little cans of 'pizza sauce' in the tomato sauce section. They are significantly smaller. Cheese, most of the time use mozzarella, its the white kind. Put it in the oven at 375-400F until the cheese has melted and the pita is crispy (i guess). If you are putting things like chicken or pork that you can't normally eat raw, precook it before you put it on. I prefer dark (thigh) chicken but the white meat (breast) is also fine. Same goes with bacon, other pork products, etc. Anything else like veggies or cold cuts you don't need to cook.

I duno if that was a level.

it definitely was not a level but i think i intentionally dumbed myself down a little bit. anyway, this was very helpful and i think i'm going to pick some of this stuff at the grocery store next time i go.

[boost]

milk in your dough is going to make it rich, and I dont see how this benefits a pizza dough.

I dont need to try and make it, it sounds like shit.

[Reidak]

boost you are ignorant

[Galapogos]

lol are you guys retarded?

you buy pita, you put tomato sauce on it, you put cheese on it, you put it in the oven. You freeze pita you dont use. Whats so complicated?

1. i have no idea where to find pitas in my grocery store and it seems like it would be quite a challenge to find them because i probably won't ask. in fact, i'm only about 98% sure that i know what a pita actually is.

Are there no Pita fast food joints in the states or something? That's all gym type people eat up here. Or did you fall off the wagon?

[boost]

boost you are ignorant

why? because I can read the recipe and tell that its a poor excuse for pizza dough?

[Lukie]

lol are you guys retarded?

you buy pita, you put tomato sauce on it, you put cheese on it, you put it in the oven. You freeze pita you dont use. Whats so complicated?

1. i have no idea where to find pitas in my grocery store and it seems like it would be quite a challenge to find them because i probably won't ask. in fact, i'm only about 98% sure that i know what a pita actually is.

Are there no Pita fast food joints in the states or something? That's all gym type people eat up here. Or did you fall off the wagon?

there is absolutely nothing like that around here. just gettin' back on the wagon, if ur talking about what i think ur talking about.

[boost]

eric, youve never had a gyros?

[Lukie]

nope, and infact i had never even heard of it until you mentioned it and i googled it.

[Galapogos]

lol are you guys retarded?

you buy pita, you put tomato sauce on it, you put cheese on it, you put it in the oven. You freeze pita you dont use. Whats so complicated?

1. i have no idea where to find pitas in my grocery store and it seems like it would be quite a challenge to find them because i probably won't ask. in fact, i'm only about 98% sure that i know what a pita actually is.

Are there no Pita fast food joints in the states or something? That's all gym type people eat up here. Or did you fall off the wagon?

there is absolutely nothing like that around here. just gettin' back on the wagon, if ur talking about what i think ur talking about.

I was talking about hitting on 12 year-olds. I always suspected that about you...

[Lukie]

Boost; we all get you are in culinary school and all.. thats terrific. Most of us rally don't care to do things the proper way. I respect the fact you enjoy making your pizza your way and that is fine but that isn't a reason to say "takes hours? WTF are you smoking?" and "Milk in it.. why?".

Im not being sensitive, I am just trying to find out what crawled up your ass. Try making it, eat it, and then talk about it.

Lukkake; Pitas are in the bread section. The word pita will be found on the front of the bag. they are circles.

there are little cans of 'pizza sauce' in the tomato sauce section. They are significantly smaller. Cheese, most of the time use mozzarella, its the white kind. Put it in the oven at 375-400F until the cheese has melted and the pita is crispy (i guess). If you are putting things like chicken or pork that you can't normally eat raw, precook it before you put it on. I prefer dark (thigh) chicken but the white meat (breast) is also fine. Same goes with bacon, other pork products, etc. Anything else like veggies or cold cuts you don't need to cook.

I duno if that was a level.

I just reread this post, and there are so many hidden little gems in here it's amazing. I don't care if i'm the only one who thinks that.

[jyms]

eric, youve never had a gyros?

Yea baby. We have a greek town real close to us. These are the bomb.

[Lukie]

lol are you guys retarded?

you buy pita, you put tomato sauce on it, you put cheese on it, you put it in the oven. You freeze pita you dont use. Whats so complicated?

1. i have no idea where to find pitas in my grocery store and it seems like it would be quite a challenge to find them because i probably won't ask. in fact, i'm only about 98% sure that i know what a pita actually is.

Are there no Pita fast food joints in the states or something? That's all gym type people eat up here. Or did you fall off the wagon?

there is absolutely nothing like that around here. just gettin' back on the wagon, if ur talking about what i think ur talking about.

I was talking about hitting on 12 year-olds. I always suspected that about you...

argh, and i could have sworn you were talking about lifting again. oh well, 12 year old hotties are 12 year old hotties......... maybe in 10 years or so.

[boost]

eric, youve never had a gyros?

Yea baby. We have a greek town real close to us. These are the bomb.

haha I think Im just really spoiled living in chicago. Like youve obviously had a gyros and enjoy it, but you had to mention that you have a greek town. In chicago you find them all over the place. We have a pretty big greektown, but I can think of 2 places within 3 miles that serve gyros...

[Halv]

greece is in canada imo

[bode]

eric, youve never had a gyros?

Yea baby. We have a greek town real close to us. These are the bomb.

haha I think Im just really spoiled living in chicago. Like youve obviously had a gyros and enjoy it, but you had to mention that you have a greek town. In chicago you find them all over the place. We have a pretty big greektown, but I can think of 2 places within 3 miles that serve gyros...

there was a greek restaurant on the first floor of my freinds apt in lincoln park that i ate at a few times and it had the best gyro ive ever had, and its not even close. btw, im coming to the taste of chicago this year, partly on your recommendation boost.

[Halv]

Also wtf would you turn a pita into a semipizza instead of just filling the thing with good stuff?

[boost]

bode- awesome youll have a great time!

halv- so true.

[BigBadBull]

just made me the pita thing. not bad...

[bode]

i bought a boboli pizza crust at the grocery today just because of this thread.

[boost]

i bought a boboli pizza crust at the grocery today just because of this thread.

its not amazing, but it also really isnt all that bad imo.

[will641]

reidak, you should change title to: when you are drunk and stoned and want pizza....

i think ppl (i.e. boost) might be more willing to accept your recipe.

[boost]

what will said.

[Reidak]

i made the pizza because i was busto and it was probably too late for delivery. it was a quick solution to my problem and only took me 10 minutes from the time i started to when i put it in the oven.

and i don't think being stoned or drunk would make me very good at coming up with any good ideas. id usually just eat a bag of bread, or a jar of pickles.

[will641]

and i don't think being stoned or drunk would make me very good at coming up with any good ideas. id usually just eat a bag of bread, or a jar of pickles.

lol thats my point...you will eat anything.

[Jack Sawyer]

nope, and infact i had never even heard of it until you mentioned it and i googled it.

I see a business opportunity in Cleveland

[Lukie]

nope, and infact i had never even heard of it until you mentioned it and i googled it.

I see a business opportunity in Cleveland

lol, while i admire that you have the same thought process as me, cleveland is the LAST place i would want to start a business.

[Jack Sawyer]

nope, and infact i had never even heard of it until you mentioned it and i googled it.

I see a business opportunity in Cleveland

lol, while i admire that you have the same thought process as me, cleveland is the LAST place i would want to start a business.

What's wrong with Cleveland?

[bode]

nope, and infact i had never even heard of it until you mentioned it and i googled it.

I see a business opportunity in Cleveland

lol, while i admire that you have the same thought process as me, cleveland is the LAST place i would want to start a business.

What's wrong with Cleveland?

its a shithole. if youre ever there though, go visit the house from the movie "A Christmas Story." You know the one they play on TNT every christmas for 24 hours straight? yeah, the house where they filmed the movie is there and it was worth checking out while i was in cleveland a few weeks ago.

[boost]

thats the highlight of cleveland? Yah... Im def never going there...

[will641]

thats the highlight of cleveland? Yah... Im def never going there...

they have lebron? but then again you could just go to a cavs @ bulls game. but then again you might not want to go to a 30 point blow out.

[boost]

I saw lebron in vegas. And let me say, it was awesome.

[shazbox]

lol i definately didn't mean my 'recipe' to seem like it was an awesome meal.

just a quick easy way to make something resembling pizza. personally i like it quite a bit though.

as for how to do it, it has been pretty well explained. basically put whatever the hell you want on it.

personally i dont use pizza sauce usually, isntead i got with bbq sauce, chicken, onion, jalapenos, cheddar cheese....mostly just because these are things i always have around.

by no means amazing, but decent for 10 minutes work.


...and seriously, wtf, who doesn't know what a pita is lol





also, you can always make good pizza dough and freeze it

[chardrian]

English muffins are better than pitas for a cheater's pizza.

I don't think boost realized that the op's recipe was specifically just to bypass waiting for real pizza dough to rise. It basically just looks like a biscuit recipe. Either that, or boost is just an ass.

I also make pizza dough frequently, and it really isn't that hard once you get the hang of it. One hint is to let the yeast sit in hot water for like 5 minutes before adding your flour, sugar, salt, and spices (I add garlic, oregano, rosemary, and basil to my dough and generally get rave reviews).

[SaulPaul]

wtf is an english muffin!??

nvm, googled it. (its a crumpet)

[Halv]

also, you can always make good pizza dough and freeze it

So simple.

Btw, don't you guys have the yeast powder stuff? Makes the "getting yeast" problem go away since it can sit in your kitchen for a year and a half waiting for you to get the pizza urge.

[dalecooper]

I can't eat crappy pizza on muffins and pitas and whatnot any more. I don't know why.

However, I will say this. Anybody looking to make a good homemade pizza, try this out. I can't claim originality - this is one guy's pizza recipe I found on the internet combined with another guy's sauce recipe I found somewhere else. It's a great combination.

TOMATO SAUCE

Slice up a sweet (vidalia or yellow) onion and sautee it in olive oil until the onion starts to turn clear. Add a few cloves of fresh garlic, minced.

In a large saucepan, add a few cans of tomatos (whole, peeled, diced, etc...) torn into bits to the sauteed onions and garlic. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Add fresh basil and oregano in a 2:1 ratio. Also add some grated italian cheese (something like parmisan or romano) and approx. 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper. And a handful of fresh, chopped parsley.

WHOLE PIZZA RECIPE - Chicago style

Dough Ingredients
1 cup warm water (96-98 degrees with digital thermometer)
1 tsp active dry yeast
2 1/2 Cups Unbleached All Purpose White Four
4 tablespoons Corn Oil, 1/2 tablespoon of Olive Oil
1 tablespoon of Olive Oil (not extra virgin, to coat the bowl)
1/2 stick Melted Butter (to coat dough/crust)

Dough:
Proof the yeast in the water at 99-101 degrees. Add 1 1/2 cups of the flour in a large bowl and add yeast/water mixture. Mix with a large wooden spoon (or speed 1 on mixer). Add the corn oil and 1/2 tablespoon of Olive Oil, and remaining flour.
With the wooden spoon or mixer on speed 1, mix the ingredients together until the dough holds its shape.

Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead for about 2 minutes (or 1 minute on speed 1 with dough hook). If the dough becomes sticky, sprinkle a bit more flour over it.

Put the dough in a bowl oiled with 1 tablespoon of regular olive oil (not extra virgin). Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel, and let the dough rest for 3 to 4 hours.

Oil a 9 inch deep dish pan with crisco first, then lots of melted butter on top. Place approx 2/3rds of the dough in pan and pat out until it covers the bottom. Then using your fingers, pull the dough up the side of the pan.

Brush melted butter on top of the crust. Place sliced Smoked Gouda [note - smoked provalone works just as well] on top of the dough followed by grated buffalo mozzarella, Italian pepperoni and Italian sausage. Then add your sauce (using a slotted spoon to drain any excess liquid). Top with grated parmesan cheese.

Bake on the bottom rack of an oven heated to 500 degrees for 5 minutes, lower to 450 degrees and cook for 25-28 additional minutes.

After removing pizza from oven, brush the top edge of crust with melted butter. Wait 3-4 minutes and then remove pizza from pan, slice, and place on cooling rack.

[Hawk]

wtf is an english muffin!??

nvm, googled it. (its a crumpet)

wow! I always loved english muffins (much better than toast), but never knew what a crumpet was.

never cared enough to google it.

I like crumpets!

[Lukie]

nope, and infact i had never even heard of it until you mentioned it and i googled it.

I see a business opportunity in Cleveland

lol, while i admire that you have the same thought process as me, cleveland is the LAST place i would want to start a business.

What's wrong with Cleveland?

it's a very poor city (i believe poorest of any major city in the U.S.), terrible weather, lots of crime, basically think of the IDEAL spot to start a business (e.g. Vegas, Dallas, Phoenix, places like that), and just consider Cleveland to be the exact opposite.

I'm about 15 miles south of cleveland and very rarely venture up there to be honest. It just sucks. I should have moved sometime within the last couple years but it's tough given that all my friends and family are up here.

[chardrian]

also, you can always make good pizza dough and freeze it

So simple.

Btw, don't you guys have the yeast powder stuff? Makes the "getting yeast" problem go away since it can sit in your kitchen for a year and a half waiting for you to get the pizza urge.

I am assuming the OP's problem wasn't getting the yeast, but waiting the hour for the dough to rise.

[Halv]

the bitch with making scratch pizza is getting yeast, proofing it. takes hours to make the dough and ish so i said to hell with that

How to solve a problem: one step at a time.

Anyways if I make pizza I just throw the stuff in the bread baking machine and hit "dough". Makes itself while I chop the vegetables etc. Now if I could only get my hands on an automatic {insert english word for the device used for making the dough round and flat} I would be set.

[bode]

boboli pre made crust
1/2 jar of pizza sauce
1 layer of pepperoni (2/3 of package)
pinch of italian seasonings
layer of mozzarella cheese
another layer of pepperoni (last 1/3 of package)
a few fresh mushrooms sliced up and filling in the gaps between the pepperoni
bake for 12ish minutes at 450 deg, then broiled to brown up the cheese for a minute or 2
??????
profit

[bode]

no love for that beautiful creation?

[dalecooper]

It looks good, but c'mon man, it's Boboli.

[bode]

It looks good, but c'mon man, it's Boboli.

i know. i picked one up at the grocery after reading this thread the last few days, and i know its not gormet, but it does the job and it was really good actually. plus i didnt want to spend time making dough.

[dalecooper]

Yeah they're not too bad. I make one for me and the girlfriend every once in a while. It's better than frozen, comparable to most delivery, and takes way less time than a full-on made-from-scratchstravaganza.

[shazbox]

Whenever I make my own pizza I get way too carried away with ingredients. I end up with 6 chicken breasts, 2 pounds of cheese, 18 mushrooms, 5 jalapenos, 2 pounds of bacon, some sausage


It tastes good, but must be about 4839 calories/slice

[Aces]

Packs of burritos work pretty well too. Not exactly pizza but it can be pretty healthy: pizza sauce isn't too bad, use low fat cheese, veggies, and chicken or ham if you need meat. Throw ''em in the oven for 10 minutes or so at 400 or until crisp.

[boost]

comparable to most delivery

I mean they arent bad, but you must live in an area with really subpar pizzerias...