Frozen pizza

@SwingTheMonkey yes, I think that would work but it needs to be completely covered to stop a skin forming on the dough.

I leave it in the wrapper until the last minute and peel and flip it using thin boards. It goes on a cold oiled tray into a very hot oven.

It does taste fantastic.

I've never found a pizza I didn't like. :)

Fresh, frozen, hand-made - all of a delicious much of a muchness to me!

Franco Manca are lovely

Lidl Deluxe stonebaked frozen pizzas are pretty good.

We have a pizza shop near us and they are so bloody delicious. However dh and I always wake up the next morning with a Salt Hangover. Worth it tho.

If you are craving pizza then usually the worse for you the better.

I actually prefer supermarket frozen pizzas to dominoes and papa johns!

Aldi do a really nice flatbread pizza.

Dr oetker are nice.

But even the basics 70p ones taste fine if you sprinkle a bit of oregano on and add a handful of grated mozzarella (£1.50 a bag from Home Bargains). I can't get my head around luxury pizza lol - it's cheap easy food.

This is exactly what I do ! I wrap the pieces in plastic wrap then foil to protect against freezer burn. I always get the rectangular ones, usually on yellow sticker.

5 minutes to make the dough in a food processor-10 by hand. Raise n the fridge all day. 10 minutes to roll out and shove toppings on. 20 minutes rest. 20 minutes in the oven. One to eat and one to freeze. Minimum effort. Scheduling rather than cooking

I'm counting "all day" as 8 hours. So that's 9 hours.

9 hours!

5 minutes to make the dough in a food processor-10 by hand. Raise n the fridge all day. 10 minutes to roll out and shove toppings on. 20 minutes rest. 20 minutes in the oven. One to eat and one to freeze. Minimum effort. Scheduling rather than cooking!

That's not that quick when you've been at work all day and get home late and need to feed the kids quickly.

They're £1.95 for two now, but still very good value and surprisingly tasty, I agree!

Parmesan, which isn't usually on a Margherita anyway 🙄

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I find it unbelievable that people have never bought a frozen pizza before. But then I've only been on MN a few months so every day is still an eye opener.

Just get the cheapest cheese and tomato ones out of Lidl, they were 2 for £1.50 (probably gone up in price). Put some chopped onion and caramelised onion chutney on top before shoving in the oven. You'll thank me.

I find goodfellows a bit greasy.
Co-op black box ones are good.
Also Aldi, they do something with spinach and mozerella or similar, that's nice

Out of curiosity, what do they have in them that isn't vegetarian? Is it parmesan/non veggie cheese, or is it something else?

and it doesn't usually taste any better than shop bought,
and it is a massive faff.
The point about pizza is that it is basically NO cooking

I'm very much enjoying the thought that someone genuinely feels making pizza from scratch - washing hands, getting the stuff out, weighing, kneading, proving, shaping + washing & prepping ingredients, layering pizza and then putting it all away & washing up - is in any way comparable to opening a box & flinging the contents into an oven.

Oh to be that driven when it comes to a pizza. I wish I could capture that energy.

I love frozen pizzas, stuffed crust Goodfellas being my go to quick & dirty tea.

Mollusca is the seafood one😂

I’m intrigued…

Could you put it on the tray before you put it in the fridge though? Or does the tray have to be hot?

The Northern Pizza Dough Co do frozen pizza dough that you roll out into a base then add your own toppings. They're really nice

Crusty and molluscum is all I’m seeing now

I’ll have a massive salad instead

I generally prefer the 'best'/'finest' etc ones from the cool section (preferably with sourdough base) to frozen. Also for anyone who would prefer homemade but can't be arsed with making the dough for the base (aka me), I'd recommend using large naan breads - they come out of the oven deliciously chewy and crispy, and you can get the garlic ones if you so wish! I prefer adding my own toppings so quite regularly do this. Also a single naan is (for me) just the right size for an individual pizza serving so people can add their own toppings to each.

So funny you mention that about the Chicago Town ones. My oven is faulty and only gets to about 200 degrees or maybe less, so that particular pizza turned out horribly for me. I didn't know they were raw dough but that totally explains it. I don't normally get Chicago Town but I think this was during lockdown.

I discovered a happy accident with pizzas. It's a bit tricky and requires skilled manoeuvres but worth it.

The large Chicago town stuffed crust pizzas are raw dough. If they are left in a fridge not freezer for a few days they defrost but carry on proving.

You end up with a fantastic tasting pizza. A bit like spelt dough that's risen slowly.

Getting the wobbly defrosted pizza out of its wrapping onto a baking sheet is a big challenge that I've perfected as the taste is superb. Better than hot delivered pizzas.

I think it's all to do with the extra proving time.

Only for the brave, and use extra flour and cardboard to move it onto the tray.

crosta and mollusca
crosta mollica
Crostata and Mollica

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