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no offense, but that pizza needs help.
I've been working on my pizza concepts since 1994. next time i make one i'll post a pic here. optimum pizza begins with good dough. use good spring water. warm it up, just a little. i use a bread machine, and i always get consistently awesome dough.
3 cups flour
1 cup water
2 teaspoons yeast
2 or 3 cloves finely chopped garlic
2 teaspoons oregano
3/4 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons sugar
2 tablespoons olive oil
i have a 14" pizza pan that this dough covers quite nicely. i use a rolling pin to flatten it out.
if i have time i'll make my own sauce. but much of the time i'll use pasta sauce. a thick one, like newman's own marinara, or something like that. thin pasta sauce is too watery and doesn't work.
fresh mozzarella is essential. grated mozzarella in a block is already dead. pre-grated mozzarella is not even edible anymore. parmesan in a plastic container that most people keep in the fridge: if you have some just throw it away!
get about a pound of fresh mozzarella and cut it in slices and cover that baby. put cheese under the crust and roll the crust over the cheese to make a stuffed crust. smother the crust with olive oil. fresh parmesan is good too. douse the top with it.
i put toppings under the cheese which don't need to be cooked. black olives, green olives, pepperoni, artichoke hearts, sauteed mushrooms, etc. on top of the cheese i'll put things that do need cooking: 2 or 3 more cloves of garlic, onions, peppers, etc. i'll put some spice on the top, whatever I have which happens to be the freshest: oregano, italian blend, basil.
the way you chop your toppings is key. i cut everything very small. the flavors blend well together that way. it takes extra time but it's well worth it. peppers are watery and if you cut them small, more of the water will wind up on your cutting board.
450 degrees for about 18 mins.
i make pizza like this about once a week. it totally helps my marriage.