Who said you shouldn’t play with your food? Making pizza from scratch is the perfect activity to do with family and friends or for a fun date night in! With homemade dough and an array of colorful and unique toppings, the possibilities are endless and always delicious. Here, local restaurants share recipes for pizza, sauce, and toppings, so you can mix and match your own playful pizza.
“You can’t have good pizza without good bread. Starting with a delicious, well-crafted dough is number one in my book. I love wood-fired pizza, but good bread and therefore good pizza can be made in any oven. Ceramic smokers and Ooni pizza ovens are great alternatives to a full-blown wood-burning oven.” – Justin Bennett
Preheat oven with pizza stone to 550° or as hot as you can get it.
Stretch dough into a 12-14 inch “pizza shape,” and place onto a floured pizza peel. Add basil oil, dollops of ricotta, basil, garlic, cheese blend, mushrooms, and oregano.
Transfer pizza to baking stone in the already preheated oven, and bake until the pizza is brown and the cheese has melted. Turn the pizza on the stone as needed; only 1-2 turns should be necessary.
Once the pizza is finished baking, move to a pizza plate or cutting board, slice, and add balsamic reduction and black pepper.
