Does any visit to your favourite pizzeria start without garlic cheese pizza?

Pizza base choices:RecipeTin classic pizza base, speedyno-yeast pizza baseor store-bought.

Its literally 100% cheese and carbs, without even an ounce of good-for-you greens.

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That pretty much sums me up.

Its not that I hate vegetables, I dont at all!

Its just……well, you know.

Garlic cheese pizza cheese bully

But for best results,grate your own cheese!

Store bought pre-grated is packaged with anti-caking agents which prevents the cheese from melting nicely.

Garlic Fresh, and only fresh!

Picking up a slice of Garlic cheese pizza

Garlic pasties jars and tubes have an unpleasant sourness to them due to the preservatives.

There is no substitution for the real thing!

Mozzarella cheese For melting perfection and lovely brown golden spots on the surface.

Making Garlic cheese pizza

Also, mozzarella is not oily like other cheeses.

Parmesan This adds flavour, because parmesan is loaded with savoury flavour and is salty.

Olive oil Mixed with the garlic to spread on the pizza base.

Making Garlic cheese pizza

Here are my options:

Classic pizza base (yeast based) Italian wood fired pizza style!

This takes 5 to 6 hours to make including 2 dough-proofing sessions but is straight forward.

Hand knead 5 minutes or 40 second food processor blitz.

Ingredients in Garlic cheese pizza

Magic no-yeast pizza base This is not a sad substitution for a classic yeast pizza base.

Store bought, or other homemade pizza base of choice.

And use a garlic press for maximum release of flavour!

Ball of Pizza dough for homemade pizza crust

Steep oil with garlic Mix the oil and garlic and set aside for 10 minutes to infuse with flavour.

Spreadthe garlic infused oil over the base.

Sprinklewith parmesan then mozzarella, leaving a border around the crust (for gripping purposes).

Making Garlic cheese pizza

You dont need to do this for yeast-based pizza dough.

Cut and devour immediately, while the cheese is at its melty, oozy perfection.

Garlic is bad for dogs!

How to make Garlic cheese pizza

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