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Pizza Made Easy

Posted Tue, Oct 23, 2007, 8:01 am PDT
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Pizza is the ultimate convenience food. But as many home cooks have learned, mastering the art of making pizza at home is no easy task -- you need a very hot (600 degrees F or more!) oven to make a truly dense and chewy crust. But fortunately, you can make a variation of pizza at home in just minutes:

1. Start with a base of store-bought Damascus flatbread, pitas, or tortillas.

2. Grill on both sides to give the crust a little crispness.

3. Drizzle with tomato sauce and sprinkle with Parmesan or mozzarella cheese.

4. Bake in a 400 degree F oven for about 12 minutes (on a pizza stone if you have one).

5. Top with fresh basil or Parma ham.

You can also try other variations that play off the bread-sauce-cheese combination of pizza. One of my favorites is to top a piece of grilled flatbread with baba ghanoush and tahini, then sprinkle it with anchovies and black olives or feta and toasted almonds. It's a quick and healthy meal you can make in minutes!

Average (12 Ratings): 3.5 out of 5 stars

7 Comments

  • 1. Posted by Jan R. on Sun, Nov 04, 2007, 7:41 am PST

    sounds good

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  • 2. Posted by khushboo_sweet13 on Wed, Nov 28, 2007, 3:45 am PST

    hmmm..........sounds very tasty

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  • 3. Posted by kelly b on Wed, Nov 28, 2007, 1:07 pm PST

    hmmm...I have already used tortillas (pre-baking for a few minutes) and it makes the best home made pizza ever. I could never get my crust thin enough and the idea just hit me one day to try a tortilla. Great idea!!

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  • 4. Posted by thesteeltrumpet on Thu, Nov 29, 2007, 5:03 pm PST

    Us Romans like our pizza. Pulmentum Crustum Quantus!

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  • 5. Posted by jimbug2006 on Fri, Nov 30, 2007, 1:55 pm PST

    omg... that makes my mouth water...

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  • 6. Posted by Katt on Fri, May 09, 2008, 9:33 am PDT

    I like to mix some fresh, chopped basil and extra garlic into my favorite pasta sauce to put on my pizza (with some toppings of course!)

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  • 7. Posted by casper on Fri, May 09, 2008, 12:17 pm PDT

    Sounds yum. I am stuck on pizza. Usually, depending on a crust, I would sprinkle corn meal on a pan so as not to stick.

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