Favorite pizza style and toppings?

[Doctor Horrible]

I like cheese and cheese. Meat on my pizza is okay but its all about the cheese.

[Doctor Horrible]

I like cheese and cheese. Meat on my pizza is okay but its all about the cheese.

[Viceroy Twisti]

I like my pizzas simple - usually I only put on two (or even one) of the following: mushrooms (champignons), mozzarella cheese, sweet corn, onions, fresh tomatoes and basil leaves. Of course, I always put on tomato sauce (I make it from olive oil, concentrated tomato puree and water or cream, if I have any around), young Gouda cheese, oregano and, of course, garlic - always have to have garlic. I prefer to add my garlic to the tomato sauce, that way, it doesn't get burned and stays fresh.

For the dough, I use white flour, usually dry yeast (I prefer fresh yeast, but I usually make pizza on a whim and don't have any fresh yeast around), salt, olive oil and half a tea spoon of honey - they honey makes the dough rise more evenly and consistently.

I enjoy my pizza dripping with cheese, and as it just happens that I'm making pizza today, I will provide pictures later today ;)

[Viceroy Twisti]

I like my pizzas simple - usually I only put on two (or even one) of the following: mushrooms (champignons), mozzarella cheese, sweet corn, onions, fresh tomatoes and basil leaves. Of course, I always put on tomato sauce (I make it from olive oil, concentrated tomato puree and water or cream, if I have any around), young Gouda cheese, oregano and, of course, garlic - always have to have garlic. I prefer to add my garlic to the tomato sauce, that way, it doesn't get burned and stays fresh.

For the dough, I use white flour, usually dry yeast (I prefer fresh yeast, but I usually make pizza on a whim and don't have any fresh yeast around), salt, olive oil and half a tea spoon of honey - they honey makes the dough rise more evenly and consistently.

I enjoy my pizza dripping with cheese, and as it just happens that I'm making pizza today, I will provide pictures later today ;)

[Travis]

Well I'm not as hardcore as Twisti about making pizza (His sounds very delicious, I look forward to the pictures).  My favorite pizza to make is a good pepperoni pizza made in a dutch oven.  Just buy some cheese, sauce, the dough and pepperonis.  Make small balls of foil on the bottom so the dough doesn't touch the bottom (It will burn if it does).  Build the pizza to your tastes and put some coal on the oven, check it every 10ish minutes and make sure it cooks evenly.  Take it off enjoy.

When I'm lazy I love the frozen pizzas with rising crusts.  Garlic Bread pizza is delicious.  They are kinda expensive but I normally get several meals out of them.

[Travis]

Well I'm not as hardcore as Twisti about making pizza (His sounds very delicious, I look forward to the pictures).  My favorite pizza to make is a good pepperoni pizza made in a dutch oven.  Just buy some cheese, sauce, the dough and pepperonis.  Make small balls of foil on the bottom so the dough doesn't touch the bottom (It will burn if it does).  Build the pizza to your tastes and put some coal on the oven, check it every 10ish minutes and make sure it cooks evenly.  Take it off enjoy.

When I'm lazy I love the frozen pizzas with rising crusts.  Garlic Bread pizza is delicious.  They are kinda expensive but I normally get several meals out of them.

[Abyss Rose]

hell if it's half as good as it sounds I want some of Twisti's pizza!

[Abyss Rose]

hell if it's half as good as it sounds I want some of Twisti's pizza!

[Viceroy Twisti]

No cheese, just fresh tomatoes and basil leaves:



With cheese and oregano, but due to lighting the colours are really off and it looks totally weird:



Images of the finished pizza will be supplied in 20 minutes or so ;)

[Viceroy Twisti]

No cheese, just fresh tomatoes and basil leaves:



With cheese and oregano, but due to lighting the colours are really off and it looks totally weird:



Images of the finished pizza will be supplied in 20 minutes or so ;)

[Nicodemus]

I want some of Twisti's pizza 

[Nicodemus]

I want some of Twisti's pizza 

[Travis]

I want some of Twisti's pizza 

Me too!

[Travis]

I want some of Twisti's pizza 

Me too!

[Viceroy Twisti]

Yumm:

[Viceroy Twisti]

Yumm:

[Abyss Rose]

yum!

Toadwater needs Pizza! we have tomatoes we can make cheese from Milk, and we have herbs! perhaps we can add Garlic to farming. . .

[Abyss Rose]

yum!

Toadwater needs Pizza! we have tomatoes we can make cheese from Milk, and we have herbs! perhaps we can add Garlic to farming. . .

[Rockstar]

I'm a bit of a pizza purist much like Twisti, with a few key differences.  As far as the crust goes, I like to incorporate a small amount of cornmeal into the dough.  The cornmeal lends to a much heartier, earthier flavor than plain white flour.  I share the use of honey in the crust, in place of sugar though.  It truly makes a much nice crust.

I make a pizza sauce much in the same way, but with fresh tomatoes if I can help it.  Additionally, I throw a bay leaf or two into the pizza sauce as it cooks.  As far as toppings go I like to avoid meat.  Nearly ever pizza I make has some type of mushroom, fresh basil, and sliced Roma tomatoes on it, though. 

On the subject of cheese, I don't really have much access to young Gouda at a reasonable price, so I stick with some blend of Mozzarella, Provolone, Asiago, and Romano cheeses.

The only other difference is that I would tend to make a round Pizza, but other than that the two would be practically indistinguishable from one another.

[Rockstar]

I'm a bit of a pizza purist much like Twisti, with a few key differences.  As far as the crust goes, I like to incorporate a small amount of cornmeal into the dough.  The cornmeal lends to a much heartier, earthier flavor than plain white flour.  I share the use of honey in the crust, in place of sugar though.  It truly makes a much nice crust.

I make a pizza sauce much in the same way, but with fresh tomatoes if I can help it.  Additionally, I throw a bay leaf or two into the pizza sauce as it cooks.  As far as toppings go I like to avoid meat.  Nearly ever pizza I make has some type of mushroom, fresh basil, and sliced Roma tomatoes on it, though. 

On the subject of cheese, I don't really have much access to young Gouda at a reasonable price, so I stick with some blend of Mozzarella, Provolone, Asiago, and Romano cheeses.

The only other difference is that I would tend to make a round Pizza, but other than that the two would be practically indistinguishable from one another.

[[rebel]lion]

Heh, it looks like Twisti's avatar is leaning over the pizza in admiration

[[rebel]lion]

Heh, it looks like Twisti's avatar is leaning over the pizza in admiration

[Viceroy Twisti]

I make them square because that way enough pizza fits on a ... whatever those metal things you put in your oven are called ... to last me two days - a round pizza would only last me one day and just not be worth the effort of making my own dough and such.

Young Gouda is a rather cheap brand of cheese over here (probably due to the proximity to the Netherlands); I prefer young over old because the older Gouda usually is more flavourable and salty, and Gouda in itself is already rather flavourable and salty to begin with (for pizza, that is). If I were to put cheese on a slice of bread, on the other hand, I would definitely go with older (which is more expensive, of course).

I prefer tomato extract because it's sweeter than fresh tomatoes and gives me more freedom with the consistency/texture of the sauce because it's very 'dry' - so I can add as much or as little water/cream as I want.

Twisti's tip for good pizza dough: let it rise for a while, then mix it again for at least 5 minutes before letting it rise some more - it's boring and you may think that nothing changes, but the dough that already rose a bit gets mixed really well and you end up with dough that rises perfectly evenly and doesn't throw bubbles and such.

Gotta try the corn flour, I've never seen it before in Germany as our weather is more partial to wheat than to corn.

[Viceroy Twisti]

I make them square because that way enough pizza fits on a ... whatever those metal things you put in your oven are called ... to last me two days - a round pizza would only last me one day and just not be worth the effort of making my own dough and such.

Young Gouda is a rather cheap brand of cheese over here (probably due to the proximity to the Netherlands); I prefer young over old because the older Gouda usually is more flavourable and salty, and Gouda in itself is already rather flavourable and salty to begin with (for pizza, that is). If I were to put cheese on a slice of bread, on the other hand, I would definitely go with older (which is more expensive, of course).

I prefer tomato extract because it's sweeter than fresh tomatoes and gives me more freedom with the consistency/texture of the sauce because it's very 'dry' - so I can add as much or as little water/cream as I want.

Twisti's tip for good pizza dough: let it rise for a while, then mix it again for at least 5 minutes before letting it rise some more - it's boring and you may think that nothing changes, but the dough that already rose a bit gets mixed really well and you end up with dough that rises perfectly evenly and doesn't throw bubbles and such.

Gotta try the corn flour, I've never seen it before in Germany as our weather is more partial to wheat than to corn.

[lax]

I always use rye flour in the dough since plain wheat is just ..well boring to my taste. With toppings I can go with anything, tuna, chicken, ham, salami, pepperoni, sweet pepper, tomatoes, onion, usually some kind of emmental and the sauce is just plain ketchup or a mix of crushed tomatoes, spices and sometimes ketchup. I don't go crazy with the toppings, just a nice mix of 3-4 different stuff.

I also prefer the square pizzas since they fit the tray and makes enough pizza in one go

And yeah, gotta try corn flour and honey, I'm not a baker so usually my girlfriend is the one making the dough

[lax]

I always use rye flour in the dough since plain wheat is just ..well boring to my taste. With toppings I can go with anything, tuna, chicken, ham, salami, pepperoni, sweet pepper, tomatoes, onion, usually some kind of emmental and the sauce is just plain ketchup or a mix of crushed tomatoes, spices and sometimes ketchup. I don't go crazy with the toppings, just a nice mix of 3-4 different stuff.

I also prefer the square pizzas since they fit the tray and makes enough pizza in one go

And yeah, gotta try corn flour and honey, I'm not a baker so usually my girlfriend is the one making the dough

[tadpole]

As to toppings I like bell peppers, olives, banana peppers, jalapeno peppers, bhut jolokia, and provolone cheese. When my husband makes the tomato sauce, he adds Insanity Sauce to give it an extra kick. We enjoy hot things 

[tadpole]

As to toppings I like bell peppers, olives, banana peppers, jalapeno peppers, bhut jolokia, and provolone cheese. When my husband makes the tomato sauce, he adds Insanity Sauce to give it an extra kick. We enjoy hot things 

[[rebel]lion]

We enjoy hot things 

Kinky... 

[[rebel]lion]

We enjoy hot things 

Kinky... 

[tadpole]

Kinky... 

Only a tad  .  Anyone else enjoy squid? When my ex and I were stationed in Hanau, Germany many years ago, we fell in love with a local pizzeria's vegetable pizza and sea food pizza. I must admit I was a little hesitant at first to try them. I'd never had pizza before with corn, green beans and kidney beans or with tuna and bits of squid. My son and I will cook a sea food pizza every so often, but my husband refuses to touch it  . Tuna, squid, prawns, anchovies, and sea weed are a no go for him 

[tadpole]

Kinky... 

Only a tad  .  Anyone else enjoy squid? When my ex and I were stationed in Hanau, Germany many years ago, we fell in love with a local pizzeria's vegetable pizza and sea food pizza. I must admit I was a little hesitant at first to try them. I'd never had pizza before with corn, green beans and kidney beans or with tuna and bits of squid. My son and I will cook a sea food pizza every so often, but my husband refuses to touch it  . Tuna, squid, prawns, anchovies, and sea weed are a no go for him 

[Rockstar]

I'd imagine it would be very difficult to both cook the crust properly and  simultaneously avoid turning the squid into bits of rubber band.

[Rockstar]

I'd imagine it would be very difficult to both cook the crust properly and  simultaneously avoid turning the squid into bits of rubber band.