Okay, I just made a pizza, so I figured I'd post it in here for the hell of it:
You'll need:
Dough (I used pillsbury pizza dough just for convenience.)
Cooking spray
Olive Oil
Crushed Tomatoes
Mozzarella
Parmesan
Oregano
Basil
Salt
It'd be a lot easier to just get an italian seasoning thing to have in your cabinet. Seperate Basil is recommended, though.
You'll want to spread the dough out on a cooking-sprayed cookie sheet as pillsbury recommends. You need to spread it thin so it will bake crunchy. Once you have the dough spread out, brush a thin coat of olive oil on top. If you don't have a brush, use a spoon. The spoon makes it very easy to over-oil, though, so, be careful.
Once you're done with that step, take a fork and poke the dough all over so air can escape when baking. One time, I had a giant air bubble form underneath my dough and it made all the oil drip to the corners. It was pretty funny. When you've dotted the dough with holes, you might want to preseason the dough with your italian seasoning. Use a very very small amount of seasoning if you do so.
Bake the dough until it just starts to turn golden. This will take about 5 minutes in a 400 degree oven. Wait the 5 minutes and then watch for its color. If it's not cooked enough, it still might be too soft for the next steps.
Take the now pre-cooked crust out, and then take your crushed tomatoes and spread 3 or 4 heaping tablespoons of them onto the crust. You can be a bit generous with the sauce, but too much makes eating the pizza a pain in the ass. Once the crushed tomato sauce is spread, take your seasoning and give a few dashes all around. If you have straight up oregano, only use a little bit. Too much oregano makes things bitter. Add some basil too. Taste the parmesan and the tomato sauce and, depending on how salty they are, distribute a pinch to a tiny pinch of salt around the pizza. Now sprinkle on the parmesan. Finally, throw on some mozzarella. Your amount of mozzarella should be balanced with the tomato sauce. The perfect pizza has perfect balance among ingredients while still recognizing the bread as king.
Finally, throw it in the oven at 400deg again for 8 to 10 minutes until the cheese starts to golden.
Take that sucker out, throw another touch of basil (fresh preferably) on top, cut it up, and BASK IN THE GLORY OF THE MP PIZZA.
