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in this stupid little town we have 3 pizza choices, pizza hut, [love the salad dressing], pj, and pizza king,
I love pj ! to die for garlic sauce with the crust omg! then a bite of the pepper! heaven!
usually its
Digorno, from freezer to oven, 5 cheese blend, because we live in the sticks ! no pizza delivery in the sticks!
I haven't had Papa John's in a long time. Now thanks to this thread and a couple of bong rips, I'm craving that buttery garlic saucy dipping stuff. LOL :)
hey I'm half- Ukrainian! And Pizza Hut is the shizznit...followed by dominoesQuote:
Originally Posted by XXBlaze of DesiréXX
Since for many of you "cooking" is placing a frozen dinner in the oven, I'm going to go into great detail on how to make a pizza crust. The toppings are easy- and really, the crust isn't that hard after the first time! Any standard bread recipe will do, but here's 1/2 of a WWII cook book recipe that should work. I just picked it as one with the simplest ingredients. Some of the recipes are rather complicated- scalding the milk, etc. ( I like old cook books. :) )
3 cups flour (more or less- flours vary on how they absorb liquids)
1 TBS oil
3/4 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
1 cup of warm water
1 packet of yeast
Making a sponge- In a bowl big enough to hold the flour, mix warm water, sugar, yeast and a handful of flour. Mix well. Let sit on top of the fridge or other warm spot for at least a half hour. This gives the yeast time to "wake up". (If you have fungus gnats or fruit flies, you might want to put a clean dish towel over the bowl. :cool: )
Making the dough-Add the oil and salt to the sponge, stir, then add the flour. You want the dough not to be sticky, but to make a ball that sticks together. Press it flat in the bowl, then fold it over. If it is sticky, add a bit more flour. Repeat this many times for the best quality. This is called kneading bread. Old cook books said to knead for 10 minutes, but one minute is enough! You should be seeing a "grain" to the dough as you fold it over.
Now, clean a space on the kitchen counter. While it is still wet, place a large sheet of foil on the counter and smooth it down. Sprinkle the foil with a handful of flour. Now plop the dough down on the foil and squish it flat. Sprinkle the dough with more flour. Get out a rolling pin (a can will work) and roll that baby flat! Sprinkle your pizza pan with a small bit of corn meal before placing the dough on it. Don't press the dough down! You want it to lie gently on the corn meal. (To clean up, just peel the foil off the counter and fold it up! :thumbsup:)
Here's where you get to make a decision! Thin crust or thick? Either way, rub the top of the crust with olive oil. For a thin crust, top immediately and bake. For a thicker crust, top it, but let it sit and rise until it is about 3/4 as thick as you want it. (time depends on your room temperature- warmth speeds it up. Warm pizza sauce doesn't hurt either. ) Then bake at about 350 degrees. If your oven is like mine, turn the pizza about 5 minutes into baking to allow even cooking.
Toppings- Spaghetti sauce, cheeses + ?????? Have it exactly your way! My younger son makes his with huge, butter-fried, portabella mushrooms, multi-colored peppers, asiago cheese, red onion, pepperoni and Italian sausage! He uses a bought sauce and modifies it- I make my own starting with plain old tomato sauce. We both drain a small can of diced tomatoes to add to our sauce.
That same dough, if rolled into "golf balls", dipped in sesame, poppy or hemp seeds and let rise until doubled in size, makes fantastic dinner rolls. Or add a layer of dried chives and poultry flakes or Italian seasoning while kneading, and you've got fancy herb rolls- YUM! Double the recipe and you have a loaf of fresh white bread- "store bought" just don't make it compared to home made! Loaves incidentally take about an hour to bake. I usually just make "hamburger buns"- saves electricity, since they cook way faster! Also I could vary the size for the kids and the hubby! Have fun baking your pizza tonight! - Granny:hippy:
yeah we used to get pizza brought in every tuesday in grade school. It was Sooo good. its was owned by some Italian family at school. Then in highschool they would make pasta dinners for the football game thursday before games....man this is making me so hungry
There's a smaller pizza chain called Vocelli Pizza near my house. It's really good. Apparently, they're only found in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. I get it EVERY night there is a Caps game on. Fuck Pizza Hut and Dominos.
Hell yes and the breadsticks are dank tooQuote:
Originally Posted by SantaClawz
Lil Ceazars is the dankest!
VOCELLIS! I love their pizza. My sister's ex worked for Vocellis, and everytime he came over, he'd bring a couple pizzas...Quote:
Originally Posted by czm
If you're ever in Delaware, stop by a Grotto's pizza. Seriously. I live an hour and a half from the nearest one, and once a month, I drive to it, and eat their pizza. It is GREAT. I've had lots of different pizzas, but theirs is by far the BEST. Wow. AWESOME.
Homemade is still better! - Granny:hippy:
round here we call papa johns a gut rot.