The 5 Essential Ingredients for Perfect Pizza
Perfect pizza starts with the choice of ingredients. What matters for tomatoes, mozzarella, flour, salt/yeast/water and olive oil — with practical shopping tips.
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Recipes & Baking
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Detroit-style pizza
Rectangular, airy and with caramelised cheese edges: Detroit-style pizza brings US pizza tradition into the home kitchen. Includes a recipe, baking tips and oven recommendations.
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Winter Pizza: Three Recipes for the Cold Season
When it’s cold outside, winter pizza takes centre stage: robust seasonal ingredients like pumpkin, onions, pear, kale, nuts and strong cheeses bring comforting flavours to the dough. Here are three...
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Pizza Bianca: Origin, Characteristics and Recipe
Pizza Bianca omits tomato sauce and relies on quality olive oil, cheese and herbs. Here you will find background on the Roman tradition and a practical recipe with step-by-step instructions.
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Manouche — Levantine flatbread from the oven
Manouche is a popular flatbread from the Levant — often topped with Zaatar and olive oil and baked briefly at high heat. An aromatic alternative to classic pizza, ideal for...
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Onion Tart and Federweisser
A classic onion tart that pairs perfectly with a glass of Federweisser: simple yeast dough, gently sweated onions, bacon, cream and cheese. Works in a home or wood-fired oven.
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Panuozzi with Burrata and Cherry Tomatoes
Crispy on the outside, moist inside: this Panuozzi recipe combines creamy burrata, fresh cherry tomatoes and rocket. Step-by-step for pizza oven or conventional oven.
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Mozzarella, Fior di Latte and Buffalo Mozzarella Compared
Which cheese suits pizza? We compare mozzarella, Fior di Latte and Buffalo mozzarella and offer practical tips for handling, moisture and baking results.
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Halloween pizza with mozzarella ghosts
Quick idea for the Halloween evening: a classic pizza with tomato sauce, minimal topping and mozzarella shaped into ghosts. Easy to prepare – with extras for children.
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Italian Cheeses for Your Pizza – Part 2
Italian cheeses for your pizza shape the flavour, melt and texture of your pizza. This guide introduces six classic varieties and explains how to prepare, combine and use them in...
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The Perfect Cheese Selection for Your Pizza — Part 1
Cheese selection shapes the melt, flavour and appearance of your pizza. Part 1 explains the main varieties — with practical tips on blends, preparation and baking.
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Lahmacun and Pizza: A Comparison of Turkish and Italian Flatbreads
Lahmacun and pizza compared directly: differences in dough, toppings and baking — plus practical oven tips for home baking with stone or pizza oven.
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The Secret of Pinsa
Pinsa delights with a light, crisp crust and an airy interior. Crucial are the flour blend, gentle dough handling and very hot baking — ideally in a powerful oven.
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