Homemade Italian Pizza
Learn how to make authentic homemade Italian pizza with fresh ingredients, flavorful sauce, and a perfectly golden crust. Discover step-by-step tips for kneading dough, preparing sauce, choosing toppings, and baking a delicious pizza at home. Perfect for family meals, creative cooking, and authentic Italian flavor in your kitchen.
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt or as desired
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/4 cups warm water
Pizza sauce or:
- 6 tablespoons tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon thyme or oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
Toppings:
- 100 g Parmesan cheese
- 300 g mozzarella cheese
- Slices of sweet peppers
- Mushroom slices
- Black and green olive slices
- Onion cubes
- Tomatoes cut into cubes
- Optional: additional vegetables or meat as desired
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the dough ingredients and knead for 10 minutes until you obtain a soft, elastic dough.
- Lightly grease another bowl with olive oil, place the dough inside, and coat it with a little olive oil. Cover and let it rest in a warm place for 1–2 hours, or until it doubles in size.
- Prepare the sauce by combining all sauce ingredients in a small bowl and mixing well.
- Spread half of the dough onto a baking tray.
- Spread the sauce over the dough, leaving a 2 cm border around the edges.
- Sprinkle the cheeses evenly over the sauce, then add olives, mushrooms, peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Add any other vegetables or meat if desired.
- Bake the pizza in a preheated oven at 220°C until golden brown and cooked through.