Here's a tip: If you have an oven with exposed heating elements on the bottom, don't throw water on them (it's bad for it), instead, put a broiler pan on the rack under the pizza stone and put hot water in it just before putting the pizza dough in. This works great for nice hearty bread as well.
Donal, mate, I know you need to taste your food on cooking shows to give a sense of credibility, but...THIS PIZZA CAME STRAIGHT OUT OF THE OVEN :D I think everyone here would have been cool with you waiting a few seconds or cutting the scene to when the pizza is not a melting cheese vulcano. Anyway, looks delicious!
I have no pizza stone, my oven goes until 250 degrees and I don't precook the dough. After preheating, I just put the pizza on the lowest part of the oven (where the heat is generated) and also I turn on the heat below and turn off the grill above. I have wonderful results.
Facing the reality that I'm going to living on my own in the next few years, I've decided to really get into learning how to cook. I just discovered your channel and I'm really enjoying it so far.
I'm Italian (I live in Naples) and I must admit it's the first time in my life seeing a foreigner who really knows how to make a pizza dough properly! I'm impressed, keep up the good work, you're awesome!
You have become my favorite CZcamsr. Every video is fun to watch and every recipe I have tried has been delicious! Mad a homemade pizza today for lunch. Kids loved it!
I've always wanted to create a homemade pizza. Thanks for this! AND THIS IS ONE OF YOUR BEST VIDEOS EVER! Your rawness and your natural charm is really something. Keep it up!
I am at work, starving before my lunch break and drooling over your videos (because of the food of course!). Thank you for making me gasp out of air from laughing and taking my mind off food until my break!
It can also depend on your flour or how humid the air is. You could try only using part of the water and then adding more and more while kneading until you reach a good consistency :)
+SprinkleofWilly same, but last night I decided I would rather have a slightly dry dough that I can deal with. So, I left out the olive oil and did 1.3 cups of water to 4 cups of flour, and it turned out perfect. Keep trying!
Hands down, best cooking video on CZcams I've watched to date. "lady like screaming aside" LOL!!! Love your style, you make cooking seem fun (its obvious you enjoy it) and it's so entertaining and inspiring to watch! :) This one got me subscribed hehe
a common thing people will do if they don't have a pizza stone is get a large, non-stick OVEN SAFE pan, put it on a high heat on the stove, then put the dough on there and top the pizza. once you've got your toppings on and you're pizza's ready to be cooked, put it in the oven while still in the frying pan. SERIOUSLY. IF YOUR PAN HAS A PLASTIC HANDLE, DO NOT DO THIS.
You crack me up Donal! I love how animated you get in this video. It was almost more fun to watch you than what you were cooking! Great personality as always.
Donal, when you stretch the dough, you can do it more easily and efficient by pressing it with your fist in the center of the dough, then using the tip of your fingers to stretch it a bit and then you hold it by the borders and let the weight of the dough do the final stretching for you. Then, use your knuckles to define the crust. No need for rolling pins. That way, and if you did it correctly, you end up with better shaped pizza. Finally, no need to pre-cook the dough before you add the toppings. Just put a little bit of olive oil, spread a very thin layer of sauce and tear up a little bit of mozzarella cheese, a little bit more olive oil, add the basil, salt and pepper and into the oven! Do not overdo the topping. Too much and you DO end up with soggy dough. I hope you try this and see the difference. Sorry for my broken English. Great channel! Keep it up.
hahaha oh i love you Donal, watching your videos is a great way to start the day off! Fancy coming to Cardiff?? Welsh cakes and lamb are waiting for you! ..and a major student body missing home-made food!
My tip would be to get some fire bricks to put on a rack level just above the pizza stone. It works amazingly. Preheat the oven at 500 for an hour, and then after popping the pizza in (on the pizza stone just below the bricks), 10 minutes or less later, as close to Napoli style pizza as a conventional home oven can manage.
I'm inlove whenever he says tomatoes as "to-ma-toes" not "to-may-tos". My friends always laughed at me because that's how I pronouce it "to-ma-to" ❤❤❤❤❤ Just found out your channel and I loved it. You're having so much fun ❤❤❤. Keep it up!!!!
+Donal Skehan oh my, I fan-girled a little when I saw your reply. Anyway, I live in Brunei, and we are not well-equipped in the Western baking/cooking utensils area. Most of the time, I'd have to go on ebay to find them, or look for them outside the country. My heart is set on finding the pizza stone! 😃
omg that pizza scream made me literally lol. you earned a subscriber with that one. and also you probably won't taste anything for a week now. everyone know pizza straight out of the oven is hotter than the sun!!!
+Donal Skehan hahah and the pizza look insanely delicious.. my brother thinks he makes the best homemade pizza.. you might have given me the recipe to shut his mouth. lots of love!!!
You re so hilarious with the fast talking, laughing so hard when you screamed eating the hot pizza, pizza looks wonderful though definitely will try making this at home...thanks for the recipe Don!
Tips for homecooks: When mixing the yeast with sugar and water, the water MUST be below 120 degrees F. Yeast flourishes between 80-110F. Once the yeast gets introduced to 120F water, it begins to die. Dead yeast does not allow the dough to rise and become airy. If you keep the bottom of your hand on the dough and stretch the dough forward with your other hand, you're not kneading the dough properly. The dough should not begin to tear while kneading. From experience, pressing the dough into itself and then pressing forward in one motion allows for the gluten to develop, and allows for the elasticity that Don talks about Let the dough rest for +20-30 minutes. Resting allows the gluten to subside, maintaining the gluten content, but reduces the elasticity of the dough as it becomes "cold". If you overwork the dough after it has rested, the gluten gets a chance to reactivate, and it becomes much harder to flatten the dough to shape
I make the best homemade pizza , but would love to try your recipe as well, Thanks for sharing, always a pleasure watching your quick and energetic demos
I just found your channel and you are FANTASTIC! I love your videos- so much charisma and your recipes/style/personality are amazing! Thanks, from Canada!
OH My God! I am becoming a Fan of your videos. the recipes are easy and delectable. Tried this and was absolutely fun to make it. better than the boxed Pizza. Thanks Donal.
Here's a tip: If you have an oven with exposed heating elements on the bottom, don't throw water on them (it's bad for it), instead, put a broiler pan on the rack under the pizza stone and put hot water in it just before putting the pizza dough in. This works great for nice hearty bread as well.
that is what he did... there was a pan on the bottom rack.
well he didn't point that out very well in that case.
I can see his LOVE to cooking. so much love.. I love it
Donal, mate, I know you need to taste your food on cooking shows to give a sense of credibility, but...THIS PIZZA CAME STRAIGHT OUT OF THE OVEN :D I think everyone here would have been cool with you waiting a few seconds or cutting the scene to when the pizza is not a melting cheese vulcano.
Anyway, looks delicious!
+Ole Kasch I was thinking that would be a good place for a cut in the video and come back for the taste. He is tough!
The things he does for us haha
I love him for that but sometimes he worries me 😂
K Lu lol
Yeah really, I have burnt my mouth enough times on pizza to know that was a fool's move XD
I made this pizza yesterday, and the crust was very nice and crunchy! Thanks Donal ❤
so glad you liked it :)
❤
Ma sei matta la pizza italiana quella vera non si fa così
Ayesha Crust is easy to get crisp, how about the base? Bet it was soggy as a drowned rat.
I have no pizza stone, my oven goes until 250 degrees and I don't precook the dough.
After preheating, I just put the pizza on the lowest part of the oven (where the heat is generated) and also I turn on the heat below and turn off the grill above. I have wonderful results.
+supalognon that's a great tip :)
One of the best and vibrant cook on CZcams.. Thanks for all the recipes Donal! :)
+Ary Afzan wow thank you!
Stai zitto è anche sbagliata la cottura
È troppo dura la pizza
your family blessed having you in their kitchen.. :D
haha I'll remind them ;)
I was taking a drink of my soda when you said "lady like screaming aside"... I spit my soda out in laughter. Thanks Donal. ;P
+Taylor Jones I did a spit take as well with his "lady-like screaming aside" comment! LOL
Donal, you are the bloody cutest I swear!
Facing the reality that I'm going to living on my own in the next few years, I've decided to really get into learning how to cook. I just discovered your channel and I'm really enjoying it so far.
I'm Italian (I live in Naples) and I must admit it's the first time in my life seeing a foreigner who really knows how to make a pizza dough properly! I'm impressed, keep up the good work, you're awesome!
+Wang_Hyohyun yay thank you!
Wang_Hyohyun Che stai addì?!Ha fatto un biscotto col pomodoro sopra...
Pizza stones are the BEST! We got one for Christmas at least five years ago, and so many wonderful pizzas have been made because of it! :)
I try to make that awesome pizza.. and my friends like it so much.. thanks...
glad it's going down well!
We make homemade pizzas all the time, but sometime cheat and buy the dough from my fav pizza shop...but don't tell anyone..ok!? ;)
@1:43 "This goes into a dark warm place." *Puts it on the island basking in the skylight* I LOVE IT!
How adorable can you get Donal? I don't miss a single video of yours.
You realy remind me of Eric Forman from That 70's Show :D
Yeah he actually does haha
Thank you!
Eric knew he wasn't funny... Donal still needs to find out.
AaH I always thought he reminded me of someone and I couldn't find out who....YES Eric Forman :D
A rnold Calm down kek boy
Best pizza I've ever tried I swear!!!! And I've tried a lot of recipes
lol.
I feel sorry for you
I was 50/50 in getting a pizza stone. now I am def getting one. Great fun video. Good work
I love that you keep your videos so much fun to watch, Donal!
I am in love with your cooking videos. Thank you to the Tastemade discovery tabby tab for introducing me to this super rad lad!
+Diana Romero oh yay, thank you and welcome to the channel!
I love how quick your videos are very fun to watch.
+missbubblez100 thank you :)
Your kitchen is amazing. I really wish I had that kind of layout in my home. Pizza looks awesome, too!
Fact: Donal is the best and most creative cook on CZcams.
ur so cute it's not even fair
As Seinfeld would say, "Not that there's anything wrong with that."
IKR?! So unfair...
+archie Wow, you're pathetic
***** u don't have to. it's not your life. so cut it off
what´s wrong with you boy ?
Hahaha! That "ladylike" scream was the best! One of your most enjoyable videos ever :D
+Pramodha Weerasekera LOL thanks :)
You have become my favorite CZcamsr. Every video is fun to watch and every recipe I have tried has been delicious! Mad a homemade pizza today for lunch. Kids loved it!
I've always wanted to create a homemade pizza. Thanks for this!
AND THIS IS ONE OF YOUR BEST VIDEOS EVER! Your rawness and your natural charm is really something. Keep it up!
+Krenn Jolongbayan thank you!
THIS IS TOO CUTE HELP
Ah! Clever! Great recipe Donal! I'll be sure to try this one 👍🏼👏🏼🌟
I don't know why your channel isn't trending. Your food is delicious and your videos are entertaining. Glad to have come across your channel.
You are so charismatic and fun, Donal! I just love your videos. This looks soooo delicious!
+Ash Cox thank you!
why am I watching cooking videos when I'm hungry?!😓😂
I know, it never really helps does it :)
OMG, so hilarious! Great personality! Love watching your videos, always make me smile=)
+Valeria Rusakova thank you :)
I am at work, starving before my lunch break and drooling over your videos (because of the food of course!). Thank you for making me gasp out of air from laughing and taking my mind off food until my break!
+OakiLory Glad you like it :)
Donal you're so cheerful and kind! Love your videos!
My dough always become too wet/sticky whenever i make one. I think there's something wrong with my measuring cup. This video is too funny lol
It can also depend on your flour or how humid the air is. You could try only using part of the water and then adding more and more while kneading until you reach a good consistency :)
+SprinkleofWilly Or you could just use more flour xD. It might get your dough a bit tough but it won't affect the taste too much :3
+SprinkleofWilly same, but last night I decided I would rather have a slightly dry dough that I can deal with. So, I left out the olive oil and did 1.3 cups of water to 4 cups of flour, and it turned out perfect. Keep trying!
Lady Vetinari コアラ吸血鬼 4Nn1E thank you guys. will add the water lesser next time and slowly adding more if needed. xx
SRM Solar radiation management Geoengineering you filthy mind haha
I am going to blow on it first this time, *blows on the tip once* perfect that tiny bit of cold air should do!
Hands down, best cooking video on CZcams I've watched to date. "lady like screaming aside" LOL!!! Love your style, you make cooking seem fun (its obvious you enjoy it) and it's so entertaining and inspiring to watch! :) This one got me subscribed hehe
anyone else think that he is absolutely adorable and that his cooking skills make him perfect hubby material?
+UlzzangLuver LOL thank you :)
+Donal Skehan ^_^
It looks fantastic Donal! I love homemade pizza!!
+One Kitchen - A Thousand Ideas me too :)
a common thing people will do if they don't have a pizza stone is get a large, non-stick OVEN SAFE pan, put it on a high heat on the stove, then put the dough on there and top the pizza. once you've got your toppings on and you're pizza's ready to be cooked, put it in the oven while still in the frying pan.
SERIOUSLY. IF YOUR PAN HAS A PLASTIC HANDLE, DO NOT DO THIS.
You crack me up Donal! I love how animated you get in this video. It was almost more fun to watch you than what you were cooking! Great personality as always.
+night ankh thank you!
+Donal Skehan thank you for the entertainment!
Donal, when you stretch the dough, you can do it more easily and efficient by pressing it with your fist in the center of the dough, then using the tip of your fingers to stretch it a bit and then you hold it by the borders and let the weight of the dough do the final stretching for you. Then, use your knuckles to define the crust. No need for rolling pins. That way, and if you did it correctly, you end up with better shaped pizza. Finally, no need to pre-cook the dough before you add the toppings. Just put a little bit of olive oil, spread a very thin layer of sauce and tear up a little bit of mozzarella cheese, a little bit more olive oil, add the basil, salt and pepper and into the oven! Do not overdo the topping. Too much and you DO end up with soggy dough. I hope you try this and see the difference. Sorry for my broken English. Great channel! Keep it up.
Oh Donal wait till it cools some. We can wait! Don't want you burning your mouth off! Great looking homemade pizza! YUMO! TFS :))
+Kulinary Kreations By Kelly I know, never learn!
Donal Skehan Well next time just wait till it cools. We are patient viewers. lol
You should use the pizza peel to put the dough onto the stone in the oven. You'll retain a lot more heat like that.
hahaha oh i love you Donal, watching your videos is a great way to start the day off! Fancy coming to Cardiff?? Welsh cakes and lamb are waiting for you! ..and a major student body missing home-made food!
that trick with baking the dough first is a life saver i can now go crazy on the toppings but the pizza stays crispy
A great cooker and entertainer!
+freakInoTie thank you :)
This video made me laugh so much, pizza looks lush!
My tip would be to get some fire bricks to put on a rack level just above the pizza stone. It works amazingly. Preheat the oven at 500 for an hour, and then after popping the pizza in (on the pizza stone just below the bricks), 10 minutes or less later, as close to Napoli style pizza as a conventional home oven can manage.
I was looking everywhere for the best pizza recipe . Finally i got it and fell in love with it , but not only with the recipe ...
I dropped by for a pizza recipe and I found the cutest, funniest chef ever (super-awkward fangirling mode on) :p :v
That accent tho!😍 Your pizza looks so yummy!😌
This pizza is brilliant! The crust is so yummy and take no time! Thank you Donal 💘
I'm inlove whenever he says tomatoes as "to-ma-toes" not "to-may-tos". My friends always laughed at me because that's how I pronouce it "to-ma-to" ❤❤❤❤❤
Just found out your channel and I loved it. You're having so much fun ❤❤❤. Keep it up!!!!
the map on the wall behind you is that of UK before Brexit or after?
I really love your videos 😍
saludos desde México 😍😍😍😍😍😘😘😘
+Diana Laura Sánchez thank you!
Out of all your videos, this one is my absolute favorite. xx
WOW! Looks amazing with just a few ingredients. I've never tried pre-baking the dough before adding the toppings, will give it a try!
It looks so good!!! 😋
glad you like it!
I love this video the most!!!
+vanillaemia _ thank you!
+Donal Skehan would you have a good recipe for roast turkey,mine always comes out dry,cheers :)
Your laughter is soo infectious 😊 I really have to give this recipe a try!
+GBgirl16 yay glad you like!
ahhh you sticking your food in the gob is one of my favourite part of your videos :')
ive been exhausted and stress but this video made my day huhuuu
could you show us how to make a traditional basil pesto? im thinking of using pesto in a pasta recipe :)
Jeez Donal, will you ever learn to let things cool !!
Am I the only one who just finds him absolutely adorable? He’s so precious I love his energy
I just found your channel yesterday and i am obsessed with these videos! Thank u!
that looks delicious dude
awsomee 😊👌
thank you :)
+Donal Skehan 😊😊
Best recipe i've tried yet! (and i've tried many) the splash of water in the over really makes the difference! thanks!
glad to hear :)
+Donal Skehan glad you exist :)
+Donal Skehan Donal,Ive seen this recipe from Gennaro which is from FoodTube.It seems very similar to his recipe
Your channel is definitely one of my faves! Thank you for sharing that lovely tip, will start the hunt for the pizza stone soon! 😊
+Will Ruslan thank you! shouldn't be too hard to find!
+Donal Skehan oh my, I fan-girled a little when I saw your reply. Anyway, I live in Brunei, and we are not well-equipped in the Western baking/cooking utensils area. Most of the time, I'd have to go on ebay to find them, or look for them outside the country. My heart is set on finding the pizza stone! 😃
+Will Ruslan ah I see, hope you find one :)
Yummy !! You're so funny :) i love your channel !
+owni hanvi thank you!
+Donal Skehan mum knows how to make pizza
thank you
Where can I get this bazzle ingredient? I searched all over the internet to no avail :(
+D.D. Evergreen Basil, mate. Basil.
omg that pizza scream made me literally lol. you earned a subscriber with that one. and also you probably won't taste anything for a week now. everyone know pizza straight out of the oven is hotter than the sun!!!
I've been waiting for this video for like the past 2983472984032483206 years! thanks donal :D that was a really good looking pizza!
omhg you're funny and your accent is perfect!!!
+Jorge Guerrero LOL thanks :)
+Donal Skehan hahah and the pizza look insanely delicious.. my brother thinks he makes the best homemade pizza.. you might have given me the recipe to shut his mouth. lots of love!!!
You're frickin adorable
+Nandika Chand LOL
making a pizza dough is probably the hardest part to making a pizza and key to making a wonderful pizza
You re so hilarious with the fast talking, laughing so hard when you screamed eating the hot pizza, pizza looks wonderful though definitely will try making this at home...thanks for the recipe Don!
uagliò ma che è sta schifezz
Leonardo Cotturelli ha fatto un biscotto salato non pizza XD
حلو ويطبخ
شايفه ههههههههه
Tips for homecooks:
When mixing the yeast with sugar and water, the water MUST be below 120 degrees F. Yeast flourishes between 80-110F. Once the yeast gets introduced to 120F water, it begins to die. Dead yeast does not allow the dough to rise and become airy.
If you keep the bottom of your hand on the dough and stretch the dough forward with your other hand, you're not kneading the dough properly. The dough should not begin to tear while kneading. From experience, pressing the dough into itself and then pressing forward in one motion allows for the gluten to develop, and allows for the elasticity that Don talks about
Let the dough rest for +20-30 minutes. Resting allows the gluten to subside, maintaining the gluten content, but reduces the elasticity of the dough as it becomes "cold". If you overwork the dough after it has rested, the gluten gets a chance to reactivate, and it becomes much harder to flatten the dough to shape
2:43 - I have NEVER, EVER seen anyone spin a pizza dough with "Wheee"... it was so cute I died.
even tho your married ure soo cute#cutness
please stop with the italian jokes
I make the best homemade pizza , but would love to try your recipe as well,
Thanks for sharing, always a pleasure watching your quick and energetic demos
Yum Yum!! That looks super tasty!! Thanks Donal...your creations are simply amazing!!
terrible attempt
no, a nice try, or as you put it 'attempt'
Medically Confused well i see you are 'medically confused '.....😉
this is so far the best pizza making i ve ever seen ;)
This is the best pizza recipe I have seen on CZcams..Period..Thanks Donal:)
+Mithilesh Goswami wow thank you!
watching this makes my mouth water, oh god!
I was not ready for that scream! Way to brighten my day Donal!
+Jonathan Cao-Nguyen LOL neither was I, never learn!
4:40 is so funny when he says "lovely Mozzarella"!
His personality makes cooking seem so fucking fun haha
I just found your channel and you are FANTASTIC! I love your videos- so much charisma and your recipes/style/personality are amazing! Thanks, from Canada!
+Sam Marie thank you!
Sometimes I just watch your videos because you're such a cheerful person!!
+Navita Nadarajah yay thank you :)
and i'm super super hungry right now!!! gosh that looks sooo amazing
I followed everything exactly and yes, super crispy thin crust pizza. Thank you!
OH My God! I am becoming a Fan of your videos. the recipes are easy and delectable. Tried this and was absolutely fun to make it. better than the boxed Pizza. Thanks Donal.
+DIY adjustment organizations so glad you like it!