First pizzas!

platypusrex

Thanks to help from this board and naked wiz, I made qty 4 12-inch pizzas today. First time, and they turned out great! I tried to locate a large pizza stone but no stores had them locally, so I used the plate setter with the feet down, then cooked them on parchment paper as I read that helps to get the crusts crispier.

Fired up the large BGE to high 300s to cook the first one, but the crust was not quite as crispy as I wanted. Cranked it up to the 470 range and the next 3 turned out perfect, crispy crust but not burned at all. I cooked each pizza for just over 8 minutes, used my old iPhone with the 2.0 software upgrade as the timer...

We got the 12 inch Mama Mary crusts at Wal Mart, $1.75 each. We made our sauce from Ragu pizza sauce and added a small can of tomato paste, a teaspoon of McCormick Italian seasoning, a half teaspoon of Spice Island Mediterranean seasoning, about 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, and a bit of rosemary and some sea salt. We also added some grated parmesan to the sauce. For the cheese we used grated Sargento mozzarella and provolone cheeses.

We made 2 pepperonis (Hormel slices), one burger, and one burger-onions-mushrooms. We caramelized the onions and mushrooms on the stove first, yum yum!

2 pics below, the burger-onions-shrooms after we scarfed down some of it, and the second pepperoni. The family and son's girlfriend gave them all a thumbs-up. Next time we'll try to make our own crust in the bread maker. Nothing like getting some wins under the belt to make me want to keep trying other things - thanks to all!

Grandpas Grub

Those sure look nice there my friend.

Good job.

GG

FlaPoolman

Egged Pizzas are always good and your's look great. Have that on the menu for (maybe) monday with one of them with chicken, sliced red bell peppers and mushrooms and topped with roasted garlic alfredo sauce. Have also seen pulled pork pizzas. So many to cook & so little time.
Nice job on yours.

platypusrex

Thanks!

platypusrex

That sounds great! We were wondering about a bbq sauce, grilled chicken and onions. Would need to use a lighter bbq sauce, but it should work.

Enjoy your pizzas on Monday!

Ted

Rolling Egg

Looks pretty darn good for a first! :woohoo: Keep up the good work.

Rick's Tropical Delight

nicely done!

i'm not sure the parchment paper makes it cripsier, but it keeps the pizza stone cleaner.

Fossil Frank

Platypusrex
Mighty pretty pizzas, especialy the pepperoni. I just made a pulled pork pizza with Montgomery Inn BBQ sauce tonight and it may have been my best so far. I was going to say it was so good we even ate the pictures, but I forgot to take any tonight. Keep up the nice work and the sharp pix. Here's one I did recently.
Frank from Indiana

thirdeye

I like the Mamma Mary's too. Not just because my scratch crusts never come out round, it's just that I have never really mastered dough.

That parchment works well in several applications. I use it when making Chubby's favorite brie, and also when planking skinless salmon.

Mike in Abita

Those are some good looking pies. For your fisrt try or you 500th. :cheer:

platypusrex

Thanks, we were very pleased. Fun stuff!

platypusrex

Thanks. Yeah, I was wondering about that. I think I read it here somewhere, I dunno. Rookies, huh... : )

platypusrex

Wow. I am seriously impressed, that looks awesome!

platypusrex

Thanks for the tip. Man, I have so much to learn... one day at a time, right?

platypusrex

My in-laws are in Lutcher, LA, just a bit southwest of you on the other side of the lake. Thanks for the reply.

Best, Ted