How to Add Garlic to Pizza Dough

Incorporate garlic into your next homemade pizza.

There are many ingredients that can be added to pizza dough to alter its taste. This can be done with handmade dough mixed in your own kitchen or with ready-made dough purchased in a local bakery or supermarket. Incorporating garlic into your pizza gives it an authentic Italian taste. Try these ways to include garlic in your next pizza dough.

Things You'll Need

• Garlic powder
• Pastry brush
• Fresh garlic
• Olive or canola oil
• Butter

Instructions

1. Place the pizza dough on a counter sprinkled with flour to prevent the dough from sticking. Sprinkle about 1 tbsp. garlic powder liberally across the pizza dough. Add more or less to taste. Stretch the pizza dough according to your preferred method. This will give the pizza dough a hint of garlic flavor.

2. Saute 6 cloves of minced garlic in a frying pan with a few drops of olive oil. Cook it just enough to brown the garlic. Stretch the pizza dough onto the pan. Let the roasted garlic cool and spread it around the surface of the pizza. The roasted garlic will give a stronger taste to the pizza.

3. Combine 1/2 cup olive or canola oil, 1 tbsp. garlic powder and 1 tbsp. butter. Heat this in the microwave for 15 seconds. Stir it together to blend the flavors. Stretch the dough and spread the garlic mixture onto the crust prior to placing it in the oven. This will make a flaky, buttery garlicky crust that is sure to add a new spin to your homemade pizza.

References

• Brown Eyed Basics: Garlic Basil Pizza Dough
• Homemade Pizza Made Easy: Garlic PizzaSauce Recipe

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish