The cost of home made pizza

studentphil

hot_chick wrote:

You can buy ready made cheese and tomatoe pizza at Morrisons for 89p or 3 for £2, less than 70p for a whole pizza.

Way less than 25p a slice. ( sometimes on sell off day I have bought these for 25p a pizza. )

They usually come with about 50p worth of grated cheese on top so the value takes some beating hard to make your own that cheap.

You also don't waste any of your own time.

I note some replies haven't allowed in costings for tomatoes or cheese or even cost of electicity or their time.

I have never ever liked Supermarket pizza for some reason,just a matter of personal taste I guess.

broomstick27

Value pitta breads - about 20p for 6
Tin of value tomatoes - 13p (blended for best results)
Cheese - dunno
whatever herbs and veg bits and pieces you have lying around

6 mini pizzas cheaper than 25p each, yum

cupid_s

I'd rather make my own pizzas (well get hubby to make them) than eat shop bought ones. I find them horrible to be honest.

My seafood pizzas end up costing £2.80 though. So not that money saving!

Heth_2

cupid_stunt wrote:

I'd rather make my own pizzas (well get hubby to make them) than eat shop bought ones. I find them horrible to be honest.

My seafood pizzas end up costing £2.80 though. So not that money saving!

But still less than getting a takeaway pizza or going out!
I love pizza but don't make really cheap ones, mine have to have proper mozzarella on for a start, not cheddar. I made a yummy one yesterday with roast butternut squash and red onion, blue cheese and mozzarella but obviously not very cheap to make. It was fantastic though!

scrimperjan

As for a yeast based one - plain flour is fine and, as has been said above, you can source free yeast from most (some?) supermarket bakery counters.

What's this? FREE yeast? How d'you manage that, then?

studentphil

Take away pizzas are the biggest rip off ever!!

sali_mali

studentphil wrote:

Take away pizzas are the biggest rip off ever!!

But so tasty :drool:

culpepper

scrimperjan wrote:

What's this? FREE yeast? How d'you manage that, then?

In Asda ,go and ask at the bakery counter for fresh yeast and they will give you a lump for free.
You can always ask them how much it is if you are worried about asking for it.
Freeze it in useable bits and thaw overnight in fridge before use.

I always use puree for my tomato sauce on pizzas.
Providing you cover it well with the topping , it shouldn't burn.I use about 1/3rd of a tube so about 8pence worth but we do have 16" pizza's.

squeaky

Tesco's which have a bakery section usually give free yeast too.

wigginsmum

Our Sainsburys does free fresh yeast too.