When we attend local pizzerias, it seems like pizza should have been extremely hard and expensive to cook it on your own. However, a usual homemade pizza doesn't require you to spend a lot of time and money.
When we attend local pizzerias, it seems like pizza should have been extremely hard and expensive to cook it on your own. However, a usual homemade pizza doesn't require you to spend a lot of time and money.
Considering including some frugal and healthy foods in your grocery list and planning the "cooking time" ahead might be a perfect way to make an incredibly delicious and cheap pizza in half an hour.
Let's get acquainted with a step-by-step process of making a homemade frugal pizza from scratch.
1. Prepare Your Grocery Checklist
Before going to a food shop, take care of including all the needed ingredients into your broke grocery list. The most important items to consider are:
- water
- flour
- olive oil
- salt
- dry yeast
- tomato sauce
- oregano or other favorite spices
- different toppings you'd like to add the most (let it be olives, sausage, or veggies)
Adding up all these ingredients will cost you no more than $10. In case if you already have some of those items in your refrigerator, then you'll have to spend less, respectively.
2. Make the Pizza Dough
When all the ingredients are already on hand, you can start preparing your future pizza dough. For this, you'll need these products:
- flour - 3 cups
- water - 1 cup
- olive oil - 2 tablespoons
- dry yeast - 1 teaspoon
- salt - 1 teaspoon
In addition, you're welcome to diversify the usual dough recipe and add some optional spices before mixing it. Let it be oregano, garlic, black pepper, basil, or any other ingredient you'll enjoy the most.
Now, mix the mass until it begins to form a ball. It should be barely sticky, so you'll be able to prepare the best crust ever.
Tip: add a tablespoon of water if it's not sticky enough or 1-2 tablespoons of flour if it's too sticky.
When the dough is completely ready, let it rest in a dark and warm place for about one hour.
3. Prepare the Crust
Tip: don't forget to pre-bake your crust for about six minutes.
After preheating your oven to 425 F°, sprinkle some flour all over a cookie sheet or pizza pan, and spread the prepared dough over it.
It takes about six minutes to bake a crust. You'll find out when it's ready when a few bubbles will appear.
4. Make a Delicious Sauce
Tip: cooking your own sauce is much cheaper than purchasing a prepared sauce jar from a grocery store.
It's the most creative step of the process as it involves mixing up different ingredients, such as tomato sauce, oregano, black pepper, and other flavored seasoning.
Don't be afraid to experiment and combine various tastes. It might come up with an incredible taste!
5. Assemble and Bake the Pizza
Add your unique sauce onto your prepared crust and then start playing around with various toppings you've already purchased. Don't forget about cheese! Add as much cheese as possible.
Tip: it's better to have a bit of sauce on the bottom of the crust. It will help to hold the crust to the added toppings.
Preheat the oven at 400 F° and start baking the pizza for approximately sixteen minutes or so.
Final Words
In case if you're a fan of self-made pizzas, but you don't have enough time to spend on making it on your own, then you'll be happy to find about different pizzerias that make pizzas in full view of all the visitors.
However, if you want to try yourself in cooking your own frugal pizza or just spend some time with your family, it will be a good reason to get everyone together and have fun cooking a budget-friendly and delicious pizza.
