Pizza time
Hand-made Pizza with
Mexican Ingredients
P
izza is one of the favorite meals around the world and homemade pizzas are the best. Mexico is not the exception
and has adopted this Italian dish adding Mexican ingredients to furnish a pizza with a different and delicious flavor.
Please get ready for this adventure and delight your loved ones with a delicious Mexican pizza. Hands on… let’s start
with the dough.
The Dough
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups warm water
2-4 teaspoon olive oil
2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
3 1/2 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoon dry yeast
DOUGH PREPARATION METHOD:
Dough forms the base of your pizza.
You will obviously want to win your
beloved’s heart with a smooth, soft and
yet crispy base. Can you find yeast
fermented for 3 months? No! So just
carry on with the yeast you have at hand,
if the preferred one is not available.
Add lukewarm water into your blender
along with the dry yeast. Let the yeast
ferment for about 5 minutes.
Add the flour, salt, sugar and olive oil to the
mixture. Blend all the ingredients until they
form a smooth paste for the preparation
of the base. The base should be flexible
enough to make the pizza crispy and tasty
to eat. In case you don’t have the blender,
you can do the procedure with your hands
but it requires more time and patience
to handle the dough with extra care.
Brush the dough with olive oil and place
it in a bowl, so that it gets impregnated
in oil for 1 to 2 hours. The idea is to make
the pizza crispy and fresher to eat. This
dough can be kept in the refrigerator
to be used within 2- 3 weeks.
The base should have 1/2 inch thickness
and 10 to 12 inches diameter with a flat
and even surface. If the edges are thick
make them flat with your fingers to spread
them evenly. This gives an attractive look
and helps the heat to spread evenly
throughout the base with lesser heat.
Add the olive oil on the top of the base
for preventing it from sagging. The
base should be dry enough to make
the batter non sticky and smooth.
Use a baking sheet and transfer the base
to it. Then flatten the extra thickness in
the edge and the center of the base. You
can change the shape of the base to the
requirements of the occasion. This makes
pizza more enjoyable and memorable
and will last longer in everyone’s mind.
Though the ingredients act as a vital
role in the making of the base, your
patience is key to a successful and fine
base. If the base is not fully impregnated
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