Pizza Your Way, Any Day

Pizza From Scratch, Even on a Weeknight

With a make-ahead dough that keeps in the fridge for weeks, it’s easy to create your own customized pizzas—even on a weeknight. Just choose your dough flavor and thickness, then top with a simple tomato sauce and your favorite cheeses and toppings. To get more tricks for homemade pizzas, visit our Facebook page for a chat with experts Zoë François and Jeff Hertzberg this Thursday, April 19 from 3-5 PM EDT.

Cracker-Thin Margherita Pizza

Cracker-Thin Pizza with Cherry Tomatoes, Fresh Mozzarella, Ricotta, and Basil

by Zoë François, Jeff Hertzberg

This single-serving version of pizza Margherita uses both fresh mozzarella and creamy ricotta cheese, plus ripe cherry tomatoes, all topping a super-thin crust.

Serves 1

See wine pairing for this recipe Vegetarian: May contain eggs and dairy ingredients Test Kitchen Guaranteed: All recipes that run in Fine Cooking magazine are thoroughly tested in our test kitchen

4 oz. Make-Ahead Pizza Dough (1/8 of the full recipe; a dough ball about the size of a peach)
1/4 cup Easy Pizza Sauce
1 oz. fresh mozzarella, cut or broken into 1/2-inch chunks
1 oz. fresh whole-milk ricotta
2 oz. ripe cherry tomatoes, halved
8 large fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced

More…

Sicilian-Style Pizza with Sweet Potatoes, Bacon, Provolone and Chives

by Zoë François, Jeff Hertzberg

The extra-thick Sicilian-style crust in this pizza gets a bit of nutty crunch from cornmeal in the dough. Sweet potatoes are an unexpected topping, but when sliced super-thin, they bake up tender and sweet, with the bacon providing a salty counterpoint.

Serves 4

Yields 1 12-inch round or 13 x 18-inch rectangular pizza

Extra-virgin olive oil
Unbleached all-purpose flour, for rolling
1-1/2 lb. Make-Ahead Pizza Dough, cornmeal variation (3/4 of the full recipe, a dough ball about the size of a grapefruit)
1 scant cup Easy Pizza Sauce
8 oz. thinly sliced provolone
3 oz. thick slab bacon, diced and cooked until just shy of crisp
3 oz. raw sweet potatoes, peeled and very thinly sliced on a mandoline
1/2 tsp. thinly sliced fresh chives

More…