Cheese Pizza (Indonesia)

Cheese Pizza (Indonesia)
Cheese Pizza (Indonesia)

Cheese

Created in Indonesia, this Cheese pizza is a flavorful pizza you will enjoy.

Pizza in Indonesia

A typical meal in Indonesia consists of steamed rice plus one or two main dishes made of Chicken, fish, Meat or vegetables. No, Pizza isn’t served with rice in Indonesia.

Take a look at some of the other pizzas from Indonesia here.

Cheese Pizza at a glance
Origin Indonesia
Type Vegetarian
Sauce Tomato Sauce

Cheese Pizza Recipe

There is a recipe below for you to make a Cheese Pizza from either a wood pizza oven or your kitchen oven.

Preparation time
Dough 2 hours
Assembly 10 minutes
Baking 12-20 minutes

Cheese Pizza Ingredients

Get enough of the toppings that you will need for the amount of pizzas you plan to make. The pizza sauce and dough ingredients below are designed for 3-4 pizzas, so scale up or down, based on your requirements.

Cheese Pizza

Simple Pizza dough

  • 400 g (2 2/3 cups) plain flour, plus extra to dust
  • 250 ml (1 cup) lukewarm water
  • 7 grams (2 tsps) dried yeast
  • 2 teaspoons table salt
  • 1/4 cup (3 tbsp) extra virgin olive oil

Cheese Pizza Toppings

Toppings used in this pizza recipe, are;

  • Mozzarella
  • Garlic
  • Basil

Simple Tomato Pizza Sauce

  • 1 can (6oz/170g) tomato paste
  • 1 can (15oz/420g) tomatoes, whole or crushed
  • 2 large garlic cloves
  • 1/4 a small onion
  • 1 tbsp dried Italian herbs
  • 1 tsp salt

Want to try a different sauce? See our article on the different types of pizza sauces.

TIP

You can click on any of the tags at the bottom of this page, to find other pizzas besides Cheese Pizza, that use that topping.

Homemade pizza dough

Pizza Dough Method

Purchase a premade pizza base at your local store, or if you have time, make your own homemade dough following the simple steps below. Some shops even carry pizza dough balls.

  1. Whisk yeast and lukewarm water in a jug. Stand for around five minutes.
  2. Add the salt and flour in a large bowl. Create a hollow centre in the flour. Slowly pour the liquid yeast mixture and oil.
  3. Using your hands or spatula, gently combine the flour mixture until smooth. Then turn out dough onto lightly floured surface and hand knead for roughly five minutes.
  4. Place the dough mixture in to an oiled bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Leave in a warm place until the dough has at least risen to double in size.
  5. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Hand knead gently for five minutes until reasonably smooth.
  6. Sprinkle some flour on work surface before rolling out dough to prevent any sticking.
  7. Divide dough mix into equal amounts, now roll out the bases to the desired size.

TIP: We have other dough recipes if you would like to try your hand at sourdough, poolish or more.

Simple Tomato Pizza Sauce

Tomato Pizza Sauce Method

You can make this tasty pizza sauce following the simple steps below, or you can purchase a pizza sauce at your local supermarket.

  1. Add ingredients in a large bowl, and stir or blend well.
  2. Ensure all ingredients are mixed together well.
  3. Keep mixture sitting for five minutes.
  4. Your sauce is now ready. Enjoy!
  5. Keep sauce in fridge or freeze for future use.

You can make the sauce the day before and refrigerate to save time.

Preparing Cheese Pizza

Switch oven on to at least 450 degrees and preheat for at least 30 minutes.

Stretch out dough into a circle, on a floured surface.

If you are using a pizza steel or stone, make sure it is preheating in oven.

Now it’s time to add the sauce. This recipe calls for Tomato Sauce. Spread the Tomato Sauce around the pizza base, leaving a gap at edges.

Add your ingredients in size, from the largest to smallest.

Cheese should be sprinkled on at the end.

Toppings for this pizza are;

  • Mozzarella
  • Garlic
  • Basil

This pizza is mouthwatering on its own, or why not with another style of pizza?

Cooking

Put the Cheese pizza on the middle shelf in oven, and wait ten minutes.

After 10 minutes, open the door and check the pizza.

This pizza should take approximately 15 minutes, however allow it to cook to personal taste.

About Garlic

Garlic is a plant from the onion family, and is related to leeks, onions and shallots. Garlic grows in many parts of the world and is a popular ingredient in cooking, due to its strong smell and delicious taste.
Many different ancient civilisations embraced Garlic for its for health and medicinal purposes, including the Egyptians, Babylonians, Greeks and Romans. More than 10 million tons of garlic are consumed every year around the world. Each segment of a garlic bulb is called a clove. There are roughly 10–20 cloves per bulb.

Pizza Tools

When making Cheese Pizza, it’s always handy to have the right pizza making tools. Here’s what items I always recommend…

Rolling Pin

Yes, I know, many people swear by hand stretching, however there’s times in all our lives where we need a good wooden roller.

Pizza Peel

Sometimes called a paddle or shovel, a pizza peel is a vital tool for those who make pizza regularly.

Bench Scrapers

Good quality metal or plastic bench scrapers make it so much esier to both cut your dough, and scrape your bench. I prefer plastic to avoid scratching my bench.

 

Basil

One of the most popular and easy to grow garden herbs, Basil is a sun loving herb which grows in warm weather. Originally found in India, there are between 80-150 species of Basil, which can be found in so many cuisines around the globe, including Thai and Italian foods.

Most types of Basil that we eat belong to the sweet basil species. Basil used to be used in Egyptian embalming techniques, and has been found in mummies in Egypt. Handy!

Pizza Facts

Here are a few interesting pizza facts…

Daily diet

In 2014, a gentleman from Maryland, Dan Janssen, gained a minor level of fame for having eaten pizza at least once every day for 25 years.

Love is in the air

Domino’s opened a wedding registry in 2017, to allow pizza loving couples to register for their favorite flavors.

Pizza by plane

There’s a restaurant located in Alaska, called Airport Pizza. As the name suggests, they deliver pizzas by plane.

Pizza making FAQ

Want to know how to make fantastic pizza at home? Here are some helpful answers to the most frequently asked questions.

Can I use durum wheat flour for pizza dough?

It depends; if it’s fine enough, yes. Durum wheat is a variety that is usually ground down to make semolina, which is used to make pasta. If it is ground into a finer flour, it can be used to make pizza dough and breads.

Should I double every ingredient when making pizza dough?

Not typically, no. If a pizza recipe states that, it may be inferring that to get twice the dough you need twice the ingredients. See our baker’s percentage guide on why we should use baker’s percent rather than fixed ingredient amounts. It makes a lot of sense!

How much sodium is in a slice of pizza?

Pizza has a significant amount of sodium. A typical slice of pizza can have anywhere from 600 to 1500 mg of sodium per slice. This makes it easy to hit the daily 2,300mg limit that they recommend.

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