Dear Pizza lovers! How do you utilize your spare time?? Watching movies, playing games, or just surfing on social media. Today we are about to talk about the most enjoyable way to spend your spare time by making and consuming your homemade spare time pizza at home.
Forget about going on to find a space at your local pizza joint or ordering it. You can create your own yummy and delicious pizza from the cozy space of your kitchen and you don’t have to compromise on the comfort of your own home.
My fellow pizza enthusiast, you may be wondering, “Why should you put effort into making pizza at home when you can just order it in?” Well, let me let you that pizza is the definite way to spend your spare time.
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Why to have a homemade spare time pizza?
Making pizza at home offers many benefits, including physical, mental, health, and economical. It is the only option that allows you for full customization as per your taste and choices. You may choose your flour as per your health and dietary needs for making dough, your favorite toppings to create a unique combination that suits your tastes.
Using high quality fresh ingredients will not only give you health benefits but also creates a superior flavor and texture as compared to store bought frozen pizzas or ordered pizza from any pizzerias.
Spare time pizza pizza is not only giving you a perfect food of your choice but also give you a healthy activity to
Boost Your Creativity
Spare time homemade pizza can be an excellent creative outlet for you. You may experiment with unique toppings and flavors leaving behind the traditional available. From Pineapple to BBQ chicken, you can explore your imaginations on the canvas of pizza and fills it with the color of toppings and cheese.
Pizza themed gathering
You may throw a pizza making party with your friends and family to enjoy a wonderful experience of bonding together. Knead the dough, slice the vegetables and assemble pizzas in groups for a communal experience. To estimate your requirements of pizzas for a party, use Pizza Calculator.
De-Stressing and anxiety relief
In our busy routines of work, we hardly find time for some fun-oriented or creative activities. Using your spare time to make your homemade pizza is a great activity for your mind in de-cluttering unusual thoughts and depressive phases. Making pizza can be therapeutic and healing for your mental health. Kneading dough is a gentle exercise and meditation, providing mental and emotional relief. Baking a flavored pizza gives you a sense of accomplishment and makes you happy.
Along with fun and engaging activities, it’s also a cost effective option to enjoy your favorite pizza while keeping your pocket safe. Just make sure you already have stock of all the necessary ingredients and there you go!
Get Started with a Spare Time Pizza Recipe
Ready to enjoy your spare time with a delicious homemade pizza? Start with a simple recipe and savor the process and the meal.
1. How to make Spare time pizza Dough?
Pizza always starts with a great dough, whether you choose a ready-to-use or make it at home. Here, I suggest you make it at home, as you have enough time to do all at home without regrets.
Here is a tried and tested recipe for you to make pizza dough at home: You will need Pizza Dough, Pizza Sauce, Cheese, and toppings. Let’s start with basic.
Ingredients of Pizza Dough
Instructions to make a spare time pizza dough
- Take a bowl, add sugar and yeast in water.
- Mix it, and let it sit for some minutes until foamy.
- Take a pizza dough tray and pour the flour and salt in it.
- Slowly pour the mixture of water and yeast and knead it.
- Add olive oil.
- Mix until a dough forms in a homogenous mixture and further knead it until smooth.
- Place the pizza dough tray with an airtight lid and cover and let it rise for at least 1-2 hours at room temperature.
- Check the dough if it has been increased to double in size.
2. How to make homemade spare time Pizza Sauce?
A delicious pizza sauce enhances your pizza’s flavor. Here’s a quick recipe:
Instructions:
- Take a saucepan and pour some olive oil in sauce pan, heat it over medium heat.
- Add some garlic and cook it little bit.
- Add all the remaining ingredients in saucepan. Cook it for another 15-20 minutes or until a homogenized mixture in formed.
- Continuous stirring helps to achieve a smooth saucy texture.
3. what to choose from pizza toppings for spare time pizza?
when dough is ready and you also have made spare time pizza sauce, now its time to choose your pizza toppings , here are few suggestions:
Always use fresh, high quality toppings for the best results. Some of the toppings are
Meats
If you want to add some protein based toppings with flavorful pizza, then you may choose cooked or BBQ chicken, beef or salmon.
Vegetables
Bell peppers, olives, onions, mushrooms competes well with all other ingredients of pizzas.
Cheese
You can use mozzarella cheese in casuals but if you want to try some experimentation then you may go for provolone or blend of cheeses.
For more details of topping , you may read my blog
4. How to assemble and bake homemade spare time pizza?
Your pizza dough is ready, pizza sauce has been cooled down, topping have been selected , now its time to assemble the pizza and bake.
Pre-heat your oven to highest temperature available. Usually it’s around 475°F (245°C). Meanwhile when oven is heating, start rolling the pizza dough in required shape. After shaping , you can bake it for about 2-3 minutes for a stronger base.
Spread the pizza sauce all over the pizza dough uniformly leaving the sides behind. Place the toppings randomly and spread cheese all over.
Place the pizza in the oven and bake it for a crispy crust. You may also bake your pizza in pizza pan or pizza stone if pizza oven is not available but everything you use must be pre-heated for better results.
Troubleshooting Common Pizza Problems and their solutions
- If you are afraid of a soggy crust, make sure that your oven is fully preheated before baking.
- Avoid overloading pizza toppings, as they have more water content thus causing the dough to become too moist.
- Sometimes cheese starts burning before the crust is properly cooked. You can read my following blog for more awareness and tips to avoid it.
Join the Pizza Conversation
If you have baked the pizza or planning to bake a spare time pizza, you may let us know your thoughts and questions for an engaging yet informative session.
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Conclusion
For cooking lovers, Spare Time Pizza can also serve as a creative outlet. So Next time when you find yourself with some free time, instead of looking for here and there, getting bored, watching Netflix, or scrolling through social media, why not try a homemade pizza??
It’s a fun, healthy, cost-effective activity of your spare time resulting in a much delicious food of your choice and who knows you find great skills of a pizzeria in yourself self, and people start craving your taste giving you an opportunity for a side spare time business. Happy Pizza Time! Buon Appetito!
