Made quickly
No oven, no yeast: a quick recipe for a hearty pan pizza
The dough for the pan pizza rises wonderfully and is extra airy
© Arijuhani / stern-online
Pizza only works in the oven? Wrong thought. In this pizza recipe, the oven stays cold and the pans are heated instead. A wonderfully juicy, energy-saving treat, prepared in record speed.
Pizza is probably the easiest and most delicious dish in the world. Every year around 30 billion Eaten pizzas, most of them in the USA. There is not much left of the traditional Italian recipe; today there are countless variations of dough and toppings. In fine gourmet restaurants, the Italian specialty is served wafer-thin with a fine truffle cream, while internationally successful American fast food chains rely on a thick base, minced meat topping and top-class cheese crust.
You can now also find a wide range of different pizzas frozen. Especially when things have to be done quickly and the spontaneous pizza hunger strikes, the frozen version is the obvious choice. It’s a shame, after all, nothing beats a good homemade pizza. However, the time and effort involved in the long preparation and rising time of the dough often puts most people off.
Fast energy-saving enjoyment
With this recipe for homemade pizza from the pan, you can satisfy spontaneous pizza cravings in no time at home – without the dough having to rise and even without an oven. The pan pizza is wonderfully fluffy, versatile and easy to prepare. Another plus point: the oven is not switched off, so the pizza from the pan saves energy and resources.
The basis is a dough without yeast – there is no rising time for the dough. Instead, natural yogurt ensures that the pizza dough is airy and juicy. While making the quick tomato sauce and preparing the toppings, the pizza dough may stretch a little. In just 15 minutes it develops its flavor potential and is then more than ready to go into the hot pan. A heavy cast or forged pan is best suited here, as it can store and transfer heat evenly.
After the pizza flatbread has been baked evenly on both sides, it can be topped with homemade tomato sauce, pizza cheese and your favorite ingredients. Last but not least, the lid is placed on the pan pizza. This is particularly important because this is the only way the heat can be distributed throughout the entire pan area. Since the heat in pan pizza comes primarily from below, the cheese melts all over the dough. A highlight for everyone who can’t get enough of melted cheese.
In lightning speed, the pan pizza is steaming hot on the table and ready to eat. Bon appetit.
Recipe for one large or two small pan pizzas
Ingredients
For the dough
- 200 grams of wheat flour, type 405
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 160 grams of natural yogurt, at least 3.5% fat
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- a pinch of salt
For the tomato sauce and topping
- 1 clove of garlic
- ½ small onion
- 100 grams peeled tomatoes (can)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- ½ tablespoon oregano, dried
- salt and pepper
- 80 grams grated Gouda
- Topping of your choice e.g. mushrooms, onions, olives, salami, ham
preparation
- To make the dough, mix the flour and baking powder in a mixing bowl. Mix the yogurt with a tablespoon of olive oil and salt, add to the dry ingredients and knead everything into a homogeneous dough. Depending on the consistency, add a little more flour. Cover and let the dough rise for about 15 minutes.
- In the meantime, prepare the tomato sauce: Peel and chop the onion and garlic. Place in a tall container. Add peeled tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, salt and pepper and puree with a hand blender.
- Then prepare the chosen topping. Wash and chop the vegetables, prepare the salami and ham or cut them into pieces.
- Knead the rested dough again. Divide into two pieces and form into balls.
- Flour the work surface and roll out the two balls into a flat cake each.
- Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in each of two small pans. Alternatively, prepare the pizzas one at a time or use a very large pan.
- Bake the dough in the pan for three to four minutes on each side.
- After baking, spread the dough with tomato sauce directly in the pan, top with ingredients of your choice and spread the cheese on the pizza.
- Bake on a low heat for about five minutes. Then cover with a lid.
- Once the cheese has melted, the pizza is ready to serve.
Goes well with: a colorful salad