Friday, May 15, 2009


making the dough and the pizza




so, you have made the pizza paste, what do you do with it? actually, it can be used as a pasta for spaghetti. but, when i cook spaghetti, i rather get the pasta that comes in a bottle....from the supermarket.

okay, i will now go on to write about making the dough and then the pizza. most people use plain flour but i prefer to use bread flour for the dough. nowadays, i use the instant dry yeast - the granules that come in a small packet. in the past, i would buy a block from cold storage supermarket and cut it to the right size.

while most people leave the smooth, shiny and elastic dough to rise for about two hours - until it is double its original size - i let mine rise for about eight hours or more. i leave it in a glass bowl and cover the top with a layer of clear polyethylene. this acts as a seal and prevents it from coming into contact with the outside air.



my one lot will give me between 24 and 30 pizzas, depending on the thickness of the crust. if i make the crust thinner, then i get more.

the first layer on the crust is finely chopped garlic soaked in olive oil. next comes the paste and then the rest of the ingredients which include cut big onion slices, pepperoni, ham, bacon, sausage, button mushroom and olive. the toppings will be mozarella cheese followed by grated pamesan cheese.

10 comments:

peter said...

Looks like u enjoy cooking as well. Maybe we lunch at your place?

yg said...

peter, quite a number of people have the impression that i am a good cook. actually, i can prepare 3 things well - pizza, murukku and bake-free cheese cake. my wife cooks better than i.

seenthisscenethat said...

Looks like you were preparing to feed many mouths. For a party?

Victor said...

Wah, so many pizzas. You doing delivery or what?

Without outside help? How to finish?

I offer my assistance. *Salivate*

peter said...

Murukku - do u use ghee or rice oil? I love murrukku but cannot deep fried in ghee. Andy difference if another type of cooking oil used?

yg said...

victor, the pizzas are palm-sized; at one sitting, a young person can eat three or four pizzas.

yg said...

seenthisscenethat, because the pizza are small, when i make one portion, i get around 24 pizzas. this time around, i managed 26.

yg said...

peter, murukku, you deep fry in vegetable oil, e.g. peanut oil.

Ivy said...

Oohh.. pizzaaa!!!!! I WANT!!! Can you please make me some to freeze when you come in June.. hmmm I need to buy a fridge first tho.... ):

Andy said...

Hey yg ! Your pizza makes me hungry ! can i have some ? =D~ u know now how to make those 3 stuffs is consider very good =:->