Pizza | How to make pizza at home
Pizza is one of the most famous Italian
dish in the world, known everywhere.
You can eat it in "pizzeria" but why don't you try to make it at home? It's very tasty and it
isn't difficult to make it: we are going to learn you how to do pizza dough, how to garnish the top and how to bake your pizza. Homemade pizza is a very tasty dish; astonish your guests with homemade pizza according to the real Italian recipes!
A little page is dedicated to pizza story.
We added the nutrition facts too so you can choose your favourite recipe according to sugars, carbohydrates, protein, calories and fat.
Pizza dough recipes
Pizza dough with milk: our original home cooking
This is the recipe for the pizza base just as my grandmother and then my mother used to make it. A soft and tasty dough where milk is used instead of oil and water. Moreover, it has fewer calories ;)
Pizza dough with dried active baking powder
Pizza dough can also be prepared with dry yeast, which is perhaps more convenient due to its long shelf life, but does the taste improve? However, when you're in a hurry and missing the most important ingredient...
Pizza dough with brewer's yeast (fresh yeast)
Most people prepare pizza dough with fresh brewer's yeast. I’ll suggest a few tricks so that the dough always turns out well. For example, did you know it's not good to mix yeast and salt together?
Pizza dough with emmer flour and sourdough
Spelt flour is increasingly used in Italy for homemade bread, but I assure you the pizza is truly exceptional. I worked long on the dosages, ingredients, and technique of this recipe before publishing it. The quality of the dough also comes from using sourdough, ideal for making pizza. But don't be discouraged, sourdough is dry and easily found in supermarkets.
Pizza dough with kamut flour
Kamut flour is well-known now and can be found in supermarkets. In Italy, it is mainly used for bread-making. The pizza is just as good. On this page, I describe how I prepare the basic dough at home and its health benefits...
Pizza dough how-to
This is a real photo-recipe where the various stages of preparing pizza dough have been photographed and commented on.
The history of Italian pizza
When was pizza born? Has it always been prepared as we know it today? From mythological stories to the first ancestors of pizza, through the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the last few centuries. You will surely discover many little-known facts about the legendary pizza.
Traditional Italian pizza recipes
4 season Italian pizza (Pizza 4 stagioni)
The fateful four slices of the seasons. How do you interpret them? My husband and I do: mushrooms (autumn), ham (winter), artichokes (spring), and fish (summer). On the recipe page, I explain why.
Pizza caprice (Pizza capricciosa)
The ingredients are traditional ones for a capricciosa pizza: mushrooms, green and black olives, and artichokes. Mushrooms and artichokes are in oil, the olives in brine.
Pizza with mozzarella and anchovies in oil
Roman-style pizza is typical for its mozzarella and richness in anchovies. Simple but delicious. You have to like anchovies in oil, though!
Four cheese pizza (Pizza 4 formaggi)
Four-cheese pizza is a cult classic for cheese lovers. Certainly very rich in fat and high in calories, though!
Garlig and tomato pizza (pizza marinara)
This is another version of Neapolitan pizza, besides the Margherita. But unlike the Margherita, it is made without mozzarella and with (plenty of) garlic. It is therefore a vegan pizza.
Neapolitan pizza (Napoletana pizza)
What is the most famous Neapolitan pizza in the world? The Margherita, without a shadow of a doubt. But do you know the authentic recipe and the regulations to make it perfectly in a pizzeria?
Pizza with grilled vegetables
Classic vegetarian pizza with plenty of grilled vegetables on a tomato base and lots of mozzarella.
Potato & frankfurter pizza
I didn't actually invent the potato and frankfurter pizza, but by preparing it at home so often (it's too good!), I found the right dosages for its ingredients. At least those that satisfy my husband and me the most.
Tuna and onions on pizza
This is definitely the pizza that Carlo and I love the most. A bit heavy to digest but fantastic! In a scale from 1 to 10, the vote is 10 with honors!
Spicy salami on pizza (Pizza alla diavola)
Spicy pizza for those who love strong flavors. The level of spiciness you regulate. Here is the beauty of making pizza at home. Choosing the ingredients and dosing them according to personal taste ;)
Our orginal home cooking
Pizza with artichokes
I created this artichoke pizza when a Swiss reader requested this particular recipe. Having no reference, I experimented several times until I arrived at this version. A pizza for autumn and winter. We love it very much.
Pizza with onions
This is an onion pizza with a tomato base. My husband and I believe that onions on pizza are perfect. You manage the amount according to your personal taste.
Pizza with ham
Who doesn't love cooked ham? On pizza, it's fantastic. What do you think? Kids adore pizza with cooked ham. Prepare it at home if you care about their health.
Pizza with courgettes and smoked trout
Another unusual pairing for pizza, but very appetizing and a bit different from the usual. For lovers of new pizza varieties.
Pizza with prosciutto and artichokes
This is great if you like artichokes, obviously. It was born one evening when I came up from the garden with two freshly picked artichokes. Combined with a craving for pizza, this recipe was born.
Pizza with red radicchio, potatoes and eggs
The ingredients are many and very particular. If you like red radicchio, this pizza will win you over!It's a creation of mine that I'm proud of.
Pizza with ripe tomatoes
Fresh tomato pizza is typical of summer when tomatoes are at their peak of ripeness and thus more flavorful. In other seasons, it's better to use canned products.
Pizza with sweet peppers and quail eggs
To make this pizza truly good, you need sweet red horn peppers. Quail eggs are ideal because they are distributed over the entire surface.
Pizza with potatoes
White pizza without tomato. Garnished with potatoes, first cooked in a pan and flavored with rosemary. Very tasty. Also ideal to serve in small pieces with an aperitif.
Pizza with onions (no tomato)
Earlier I spoke about onion pizza with tomato. This is the white version, without tomato. Delicious as well. But keep in mind that white pizzas require more oil, unfortunately... and so the calories skyrocket :((
Pizza with ham (no tomato)
We already talked about pizza with cooked ham, but the previous one was with tomato; this is instead the recipe for white pizza with cooked ham. So, without tomato. The choice is yours on which one you prefer.
Pizza with ham and artichokes
This is great if you like artichokes, obviously. It was born one evening when I came up from the garden with two freshly picked artichokes. Combined with a craving for pizza, this recipe was born.
Rocket and mozzarella on pizza
Another white pizza with arugula and mozzarella. If you use a ready-made base, it takes only a few minutes and can be used as a snack for happy hour.
Pizza with salami and spinach
This pizza is truly special. I used "salamin d’la duja", a soft salami preserved in fat that crumbles beautifully once cleaned and peeled. Added on top of warm mozzarella as soon as the pizza is taken out of the oven, it guarantees a unique, unbeatable flavor... Also worth trying with similar soft salamis from your area.
Pizza with tiger prawns and bell peppers
Prawns and peppers are already good on their own; on pizza, they are fantastic. If you love shellfish, try it.
Salmon and asparagus pizza
If you love smoked salmon, this pizza is truly good. I generally make it in spring with fresh asparagus, but sometimes I let myself be tempted by frozen asparagus too.
Seafood pizza
The seafood cocktail pizza is a recipe with anchovies, squid, prawns, mussels, and clams. Ideal for lovers of seafood cuisine.