General Pizza tips & Quick Questions

furrypig

somewhere I have a recipe for a pizza, where the base is made from left over mash potatoes,very easy and very yummy (bet I can't find that recipe either now!!)

like the sound of this one so thanks

raeble

The method described by the original poster sounds like making a chappati - except you wouldn't use oil. Just flour, salt and water - roll it out thin then cook on both sides. When I was little we used to make these all the time, sometimes we would turn them into pizzas with a bit of ketchup and cheese then under the grill until it bubbled.

Oscar

needmoney

If you click on your link and look at other pizza recipes,I think it is the base used in the Hawaiian pizza.

filigree_2

furrypig wrote:

somewhere I have a recipe for a pizza, where the base is made from left over mash potatoes,very easy and very yummy (bet I can't find that recipe either now!!)

I found this recipe in In Praise of the Potato by Lindsey Bareham:

700g King Edwards, mashed
25g butter
50g parmesan
1 beaten egg
150g sliced tomato
50g sliced mozzarella
8 thin slices salami
25g finely slice mushrooms
salt, pepper, oil, oregano

Mix the mash with the salt, butter, parmesan and egg. Press the mixture in a lightly floured 9 inch pizza pan and give it a slightly raised edge by tapping the base all round 1 cm from the edge. Top with tomato, then cover with the sliced cheese, salami and mushrooms. Sprinkle on oregano, pepper, salt and a trickle of oil.

Preheat the oven to 230C/gas mark 8 and bake for 20 minutes.

According to the book, this is a genuine Pizza Express recipe. I haven't cooked it myself so don't blame me if it mings!

So long as you follow the basic instructions I suppose you could use whatever toppings you like.

I can recommend the book for all fans of potatoes :drool:

Badgergal

I gave this a go last night (the ready steady pizza). I think I needed to get the base thinner, but it was hard cos it kept falling apart when I lifted it to put into the pan (told you I was rubbish with dough). As I did it it was a little bit too thick - still nice though and really cheap. I have a slice for lunch at work today!

elona

I make pizza dough in the bread maker - it takes 1 and a half hours and then time to rise - another 30 mins to cook but it is GREAT!!!!

renegade

Cannot find the receipe on url given. Help please would love to try this pizza

Jay-Jay_4

The recipe is 4oz plain flour, splash of water, splash of olive oil.

Mix together to form a dough, roll out thin (5mm) and dry fry in a pan for 2/3 mins each side.

Place on baking sheet and add pizza topping, cook in 220 degree oven for 5 mins.

squeaky

renegade wrote:

Cannot find the receipe on url given. Help please would love to try this pizza

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purplepatch

Jay-Jay wrote:

The recipe is 4oz plain flour, splash of water, splash of olive oil.

Mix together to form a dough, roll out thin (5mm) and dry fry in a pan for 2/3 mins each side.

Place on baking sheet and add pizza topping, cook in 220 degree oven for 5 mins.

This worked for me. Started making it at 12.15 and by 12.55 have demolished! Topped with tom puree, couple of slices of salami and liberal sprinkling of cheese. My 2 year old keeps voicing her approval too, "mmmmmmmmmm, yummy mummy".

Thanks to r.mac and Jay-Jay for the quantities.