Homesick for good Pizza

[Queenie O.]

3 hours ago, intrepid said:

Okay Queenie you got my ear.  I could make sauce to my liking and no problem with the toppings.  I fairly sure I could find the cheese.  But even after searching I cannot find out to make an easy pizza dough.  How do you make yours?  I prefer thin crust so I would think it should not be too difficult.  My wife and daughter want thicker like pan.  Oh its only 10:40 not even close to lunch and now I'm hungry.

 

Hi Intrepid,

I can give you the recipe that I've used/adapted for years. I sometimes make a whole wheat pizza dough, but for most of the time it's this one from my Italian bread book called The Italian Baker by Carol Field. I found a Chinese active dried yeast here, called Eagle brand  works great for me that I found at at SM Hypermarket and S&R in the baking products aisle, so it's probably found in many areas. Keep it refrigerated to keep it fresh over time. It comes in different sized packages.    I knead my dough by hand, but if you have an electric mixer you can use that.

About  1 TBS. or a little less active dry yeast

Pinch of sugar

1 1/3 Cups warm water (not too warm as to kill the yeast)

1/4 Cup Olive oil (extra virgin is best but regular olive oil is fine too)

3 3/4 Cups all purpose flour    (I splurge at S&R for Bob's Red Mill unbleached organic flour 5 pound bag, but local White King all purpose flour works fine too.)

1 1/2 tsp. salt

Stir the yeast water and sugar into a large mixing bowl and let it stand for about five minutes until foamy. Stir in the oil. In a separate bowl mix the flour and salt together, and add it about a cup at a time to the water and oil mixture in the big bowl.  As you go beat the flour with a big spoon until it gets too stiff to handle and then just knead it all together by hand for about 8-10 minutes until it's smooth and satiny. Instead of kneading it on a kitchen surface, I just do it right in the big bowl, and it works fine that way. Shape it into a ball, and lift it out for a minute. Lightly oil the bowl, and return the ball of dough back to it.  Roll it around to get the oil lightly coated on the dough ball. Cover with plastic wrap, and a clean dish towel, and let rise till double in size about 1 hour. Flat it down. I usually use two medium cookie sheets that this recipe makes enough for. I sprinkle some corn meal onto the cookie sheets, but a little olive oil will do if you don't have any corn meal. Flatten the dough section on a piece of plastic wrap ( lightly dusted with flour) with your hands or a rolling pin. Stretch it out and shape it with your fingers onto the cookie sheet or pizza pan. You can add your sauce, cheese and toppings right away, or you can let the dough rise again on the sheets covered with a dish towel about 20 minutes if you want a thicker crust. I bake each pizza for about 18 - 20 minutes in the low rack of the oven,  (a pre-heated oven at about 350 degrees)but keep an eye on it to avoid burning the crust. The cheese should appear melted. Tell me if I missed anything.

Try this recipe guys, and see what you think!

 

 

Edited June 19, 2018 by Queenie O.

[Queenie O.]

32 minutes ago, Jollygoodfellow said:

That I definitely miss. So many things I want to cook but need an oven. 

JGF--I think that you should invest in a small electric or convection oven. You would get a lot of use out of it, and it doesn't take up much counter space. My son in South Korea had one, and used it all the time.

[Jollygoodfellow]

1 hour ago, Queenie O. said:

JGF--I think that you should invest in a small electric or convection oven. You would get a lot of use out of it, and it doesn't take up much counter space. My son in South Korea had one, and used it all the time.

Yes. Would love a full size one but only renting so not going to do that. I want to get a fan forced otherwise bit like a large toaster oven. Did see one a while back but forget where now. 

[intrepid]

2 hours ago, Queenie O. said:

Hi Intrepid,

I can give you the recipe that I've used/adapted for years. I sometimes make a whole wheat pizza dough, but for most of the time it's this one from my Italian bread book called The Italian Baker by Carol Field. I found a Chinese active dried yeast here, called Eagle brand  works great for me that I found at at SM Hypermarket and S&R in the baking products aisle, so it's probably found in many areas. Keep it refrigerated to keep it fresh over time. It comes in different sized packages.    I knead my dough by hand, but if you have an electric mixer you can use that.

 

Okay Queenie thank you very much.  We have about everything needed here except the yeast.  I guess some homemade pizza is in our future.  Gotta go shopping now.  Thanks again

 

 

[Queenie O.]

1 hour ago, Jollygoodfellow said:

Yes. Would love a full size one but only renting so not going to do that. I want to get a fan forced otherwise bit like a large toaster oven. Did see one a while back but forget where now. 

JGF--Cebu Appliance Center seems to have some to choose from. Maybe you can check them out.

[Daydreamer]

My favorite here in Lapu Lapu is Double Dough Tango! They have a good selection of Chicago Stuffed pies

[RBM]

On 6/16/2018 at 5:26 AM, scott h said:

S and R Robert. Now most SM malls have them also

Is this a pizza or a pie, what ever happened to the thin crust and thin crispy pizza which I love and rarely find.

[hk blues]

My wife makes an excellent pizza - of course better than anything we can buy but a lot for work involved.  I'm not a pizza snob so every Sunday we get a 230php pizza from Pizza Hut which is more than acceptable.  

[Jollygoodfellow]

2 hours ago, RBM said:

Is this a pizza or a pie,

American term is pizza pie. Aussie term is pizza mate.

2 hours ago, RBM said:

what ever happened to the thin crust and thin crispy pizza which I love and rarely find.

If your in Manila Dominos have thin and crusty. There are other places such as Shakey's .

[Arizona Kid]

Shakeys is the best if you're craving the US style of pizza. I always get the thick crust/hand tossed. Buy their supercard for p400 and you get the buy one take one deal. One time I ordered 2 pizzas with 2 free ones and they were delivered to my house. One of the boxes didn't have the little 3 leg plastic table to separate the toppings from the top of the cardboard top. I called to complain and they ended up up sending me the entire order over again so we ended up with 8 pizzas. The tricycle drivers on the corner were very happy that night.

I've tried Yellow Cab but it's not as good as Shakeys.