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Homemade pizza with ham, bell pepper, and olives

Homemade pizza with ham, bell pepper, and olives

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A traditional Lithuanian family-sized pizza: a dough made with fresh yeast, thinly stretched, topped with peeled tomatoes, ham, bell pepper, olives, garli…

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Recipe from Matasg, Sniege24, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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“Picos padas” means “pizza base” in Lithuanian. This simple dough rises for an hour, after which it can be topped with whatever you like: ham, bell pepper, olives, or ground meat.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total1 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$5.95 $1.49 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 12, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people

Dough

  • $0.66
  • $0.08
  • $0.00
  • $0.04
  • $0.02

Decoration

  • $0.50
  • $0.90
  • $0.49
  • $0.05
  • $2.99
  • $0.02
  • $0.20

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 12 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the yeast and sugar together with a small amount of warm water. ≈ 4 min
  2. Mix the flour and salt, then add the yeast, followed by the remaining water gradually, and knead until a soft dough forms. ≈ 10 min
  3. Cover and let it rise for about 1 hour.
  4. Preheat the oven to 230 °C.
  5. Spread the dough thinly on a baking sheet and brush it with olive oil. ≈ 4 min
  6. Spread the tomatoes, then the ham, the bell pepper (sliced), the olives, and the minced garlic evenly over the base. ≈ 4 min
  7. Top with mozzarella and sprinkle with pizza herbs and basil. ≈ 2 min
  8. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes.

The bill

Homemade pizza with ham, bell pepper, and olives

  • 500 g of flour$0.66
  • 10 g of fresh baker’s yeast$0.08
  • 1/2 cup of sugar$0.00
  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
  • 1/4 cup of olive oil$0.02
  • 400 g of crushed, pre-cooked tomatoes$0.50
  • 1 bell pepper$0.90
  • One handful of olives$0.49
  • 1 clove of garlic$0.05
  • 200 g of mozzarella cheese for pizza$2.99
  • 1 teaspoon of herbs for pizza$0.02
  • a few sprigs of basil$0.20

Total$5.95

that's $1.49 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 500 g of flour
  • 10 g of fresh baker’s yeast
  • 1/2 cup of sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • approximately 300 ml of warm water
  • 1/4 cup of olive oil
  • 400 g of crushed, pre-cooked tomatoes
  • 150 g of ham
  • 1 bell pepper
  • One handful of olives
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 200 g of mozzarella cheese for pizza
  • 1 teaspoon of herbs for pizza
  • a few sprigs of basil

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