Homemade pizza can be a fantastic meal to make with kids, but all too often the final results are disappointing – tough dough, under-flavored tomato sauce and dry toppings. Check out these tips on how to make the best homemade pizza ever.
Taste The Tomato Sauce
All too often, an unexciting tomato sauce is the cause of lackluster homemade pizza. Follow a recipe, rather than just using tomato purée or store-bought sauce. There are some incredibly simple ones out there, that will only take 15 minutes, but the difference in flavor will be noticeable.
Less Is More
Most fancier pizza places offer pizzas with a maximum of five toppings, and a lot of care is taken to ensure that these flavors work together. If you’re cooking with kids, don’t let them throw everything in your store cupboard over the pizza base. Check out the menus at your favorite pizza restaurant and think about which flavors will go well.
Don’t Forget The Oil
The finishing touch of every homemade pizza should be a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil over the toppings. Not only will this intensify the flavor, it will also help stop the pizza from drying out. If you forget to drizzle just before it goes in the oven, you can always do it when it’s fresh from the oven and about to go onto your plate.
