Pan Pizza
Pan Pizza is a homemade pizza with a thick, airy crust made from bread flour, yeast and olive oil, topped with a rich sauce of crushed tomatoes, garlic and onion, finished with melting low-moisture mozzarella. Your Thermomix TM7 kneads the dough and prepares the sauce, giving you a bakery-style pizza base with minimal effort.
About this recipe
Pan Pizza Thermomix TM7 recipes bring pizzeria quality straight into your own kitchen, and this version proves exactly why the all-in-one kitchen machine excels at pizza dough. The crust starts with bread flour, active dry yeast, a pinch of sugar and olive oil; the TM7 kneads it into an elastic dough that bakes up thick, tender and golden in the pan. While the dough rests, the same bowl blends canned crushed tomatoes with onion and garlic cloves into a silky, evenly seasoned sauce, so you get a fresh base without any jars or additives. Layered with low-moisture mozzarella that melts into gooey strings, this pizza is ideal for a relaxed weekend dinner, a family movie night or a casual gathering with friends. The thick pan-baked style gives a crisp bottom and a cloud-soft crumb that thin-crust fans will envy. Anyone searching for quick weeknight dinner ideas or homemade pizza without a stone oven will find this recipe genuinely rewarding.
Preparation tips
- Let the kneaded dough prove in a lightly oiled bowl away from draughts until it has visibly puffed; a slower rise develops the airy, bready crumb that makes pan pizza so distinctive.
- Press the dough into a well-oiled cast-iron or ovenproof pan and let it relax before topping; this prevents it from shrinking back and guarantees even edges around the mozzarella.
- Pat the low-moisture mozzarella dry before scattering it over the tomato sauce, so the pizza bakes up golden and bubbling rather than watery in the centre.
Recipe variations
- Spicy pepperoni version: add sliced pepperoni and a pinch of chilli flakes on top of the mozzarella for a classic pan-pizza flavour with slightly crispy, curled edges.
- Vegetarian garden variation: crown the pizza with strips of bell pepper, mushrooms and olives after the sauce, keeping the same thick crust but adding extra colour and bite.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Weighing flour and water directly in the bowl, the TM7 ensures your pizza dough hydration is exact every single bake. [Precision Control]
- The Thermomix kneads the bread flour and yeast into a smooth, elastic dough in minutes, ready for a perfect pan crust. [Time Savings]
- Thanks to gentle heating, the machine warms the water and yeast mixture to activate it reliably for a strong dough rise. [Multi-Function]
- Grating a block of mozzarella with the TM7 gives you even, quick-melting shreds that blanket the tomato sauce uniformly. [Multi-Function]
- Blending the crushed tomatoes with onion and garlic cloves, the Thermomix turns them into a silky smooth sauce in seconds. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- water
- active dry yeast
- sugar
- bread flour
- olive oil
- fine sea salt
- low-moisture mozzarella
- yellow onion
- garlic cloves
- canned crushed tomatoes