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General Pizza tips & Quick Questions

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  • Apollonia
    Apollonia Posts: 408 Forumite
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    Instead of tomato paste on the base I use Sacla pesto sauces with my 'exotic' toppings. Traditional tomato can drown the flavour of things like goat/sheep cheese, unsmoked meats etc.

    My favourite is coriander pesto with chicken and the aubergine pesto goes well with left-over roast beef. The oil content of the pesto makes the base nice and crispy so if you prefer a doughy, deep-pan base you might not like this idea.
  • daska
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    the aubergine pesto is good if you're having to fit around someone who can't eat cheese, gives a rounder flavour than tomato which can be a bit harsh without cheese - and it works well for open puff pastry tarts.
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  • huston_kw
    huston_kw Posts: 552 Forumite
    pepperoni & jalapeño (yummy)

    Also look at pizza takeaway menus for inspiration.

    Left over spag bol is loverly on pizza.
  • Gillywooly
    Gillywooly Posts: 8 Forumite
    Does anyone have the recipe for a pizza base?
  • CCP
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    edited 26 September 2009 at 5:58PM
    Gillywooly wrote: »
    Does anyone have the recipe for a pizza base?

    I just use a standard white bread recipe, with the addition of a splash of olive oil, which seems to work pretty well.
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  • Barneysmom
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    Hello everybody, Happy New Year!

    Can anyone give me a hand please, we making a pizza today as we had a roast yesterday.....plus I found the Jamie Oliver base recipe on here yesterday and I'm dying to give it a go :)

    Do you cook the bacon bits before you put them on the pizza, or just put them on raw as it'll be in the oven for about 20 minutes?

    Also the carton of passata is large so how do I preserve what I don't use, can I freeze it?
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  • Kitchenbunny
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    I tend to put strips of bacon on the pizza raw so they cook while the pizza does. Otherwise they tend to end up being rather too crispy for my liking. :) Hope that helps, and good luck with the pizza. Now we make our own, we haven't bought a shop one since!

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  • lilian1977
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    You'll be fine to freeze the passata :) Good luck!
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  • Barneysmom
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    Thank you :)
    I want to use up a load of fresh produce before it's too late, going to make a lentil and red pepper soup too...:cool:
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  • LittleBit_2
    LittleBit_2 Posts: 533 Forumite
    Todays silly question is from me :rotfl:

    Do I cook chicken before putting it on a pizza? (Using ready made bases), or do I just seal it?

    Help would be appreciated as I want to sort them for dinner now.

    Thanks
    Mummy to 3 fabulous boys all under 4 :eek:
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