Why do we choose fast food for lunch or dinner many times? There’s no telling how much money we’ve spent on that one meal one or more times a week. Why not get the family together and make pizza at home instead of having it delivered? This is a great opportunity for bonding.
This family activity will surely become a family tradition in time. Choose a day of the week when everyone can get together and enjoy the experience. You can even pretend that you are in a real Italian pizzeria and go all out by decorating the dining room table to resemble a pizzeria.
One great thing about this is choosing the toppings for your homemade pizza. You can choose different toppings that all the family likes or mix them to delight everyone since it is homemade. Or just grab ,anything that you find in your kitchen for your toppings.
What about preparing the crust? This may be simple or a quest for discovery. If you decide to go easy, you can use an already prepared crust from the store or get it from a pizza place. But if you want to treat the family to a high time of flour and dough, make your own crusts. You can even customize your crust. Making your own dough crusts can make use of those handy pantry staples. Recipe for pizza dough can be easily found on the internet or a cookbook and then experiment by adding your own spices for interesting flavors.
Shape the dough into a circle or maybe square according to your desired size. Prevent the sauce from bubbling over the oven rack by forming a rim on the dough. Now this is the most enjoyable part. The dough is ready to be dressed to the hilt.
For the sauce, again you can have the option to use the store bought kind if you wish or make your own with fresh tomatoes from your garden. Spread the sauce over the dough and be sure to cover it to the rim. Next, top the pizza sauce with your favourite cheeses. Buying a block of cheese and grating it for pizza topping is more economical. When using packages where the cheese is already shredded, be sure to get enough as the package contains only a cup or two. Fresh cheese melts better.
Throw a little leftover chicken or hamburger on top or whatever you have around that would make things interesting How about jalapeños? They are good for those who like it hot. Don’t forget the spices. It cannot be a pizza without some thyme, basil and oregano. Want to have even more fun with your family pizza creations? See who can make the funniest pizza. The key is to get the family involved.
If you have two baking stones or pizza trays, make more than one at a time or make small individual pizzas. Everyone can help to clean up while you wait for the pies to bake. When the timer goes off, Bon Appétit!
And don’t forget, if there are leftovers enjoy them the next morning for breakfast!
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