Tuesday, 5 July 2011

Baker's delight giveaway and win $5000

As you might know I mentioned we have been building a wood-fired pizza oven at the farm. The final render hasn't been applied so I have yet to post our Pizza Oven Project.

Over the years we have tried many store bought pizza bases to make unique home made pizzas. I enjoy adding our favourite toppings. I experiment with our own dough sometimes. In the dough experiments I haven't yet found perfection. What works one time , is not as good the next.

Generous sized base. I prepare all ingredients ready to toss on top
Since I tend to decide on pizza at the last minute I often don't have 3 hrs up my sleeve to knock up some dough.

When I heard Bakers Delight‘s had added new pizza bases to their range, I jumped at the chance to try them out.They are preservative free which it very important to me.They come in herb or plain , sold in a 2 pack. Ours were plain. I appreciate Baker's delight products are baked daily on the premises, from scratch. My experience has always been the best.

Baker's delight bases are perfect for the nights all I want to worry about is to what to top them with.We have tried everything from specialty bases to ones in the frozen section of supermarket. Baker's Delight are by far the best ever.


The males in this house are very traditional with their pizza - a mix of meat , more meat and cheese is usually the go. Usually the only vegetable is in the tomato sauce in the base.

pre Roasted chicken, BBQ base on mushroom, bacon, onion & snuck in spinach leaf & sun dried tomato,mozzarella/low fat tasty cheddar Side #2 Roasted sweet potato, feta, spinach, 2 x olives, sun dried tomato (less cheese).

My choices of flavoursome varieties are 'pfft' at. Plus it gets expensive to add 4 slices of mushroom :0 or a 2 pieces of sun dried tomato , 1-2 olives or a few spinach leaves when buying takeaway.

Fortunately at home I can experiment, use better quality meats and less cheese than 'traditional' and add a few of my own choice ingredients.

I like half and half to get more variety, exactly what I did when we tummy taste tested the Baker’s Delight pizza bases.
#1 - Leg ham, Salami, sun dried tomato, baby spinach. #2 side Cheese & Garlic
The delivery guy told my DH it was the strangest delivery he had ever made - home delivering fresh pizza bases. Our bases were family size, fresh, soft and thick, just the way DH likes them.
In the oven in under 5 mins
I am still learning the art of using just the right amount of topping ingredients so the pizza doesn't end up soggy in middle with edges too burnt crisp to enjoy.These were good.

ready in 10min or so
Even Mr Fussy wasn't missing out
The pizza bases were average thickness,we didn't try rolling them thinner; apparently you can.

Personally, I prefer a thin and crispy style. I enjoyed these though ,crispy edges with a pizza that held it's shape and toppings.


What's your favourite twist on a pizza?
Do you consider yourself a Masterchef ? (I missed that episode where the contestants created their own pizzas).

If so ~ Baker's Delight have a competiton to win $5000 + 4 home pizza ovens - they want to see the best home made pizza creations. Simply create your own pizza masterpiece using their fresh bases and upload a picture to Facebook.The pizza with most votes wins. Be quick. There are some very imaginative palates already.

Bad news ~ I don't have $5000 to giveaway, but to celebrate the release of the new range of pizza bases, Bakers Delight have given me $25 worth - 5 x $5 vouchers to giveaway.

Since $5 doesn't go far I've decided to do two prizes $15 & $10 - though conditions are one voucher per person per day.

To win , share your signature pizza toppings and any pizza making tips for me in the comments below.
Closes Tuesday July 12th.
Then use the bases to create your own signature pizza and maybe win yourself $5000.
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Yum. Now I'm hungry... We want to make a pizza oven eventually too :)
1 reply · active less than 1 minute ago
I want home-made pizzas for dinner tonight! We call them HMP's. We use a no-frills pasta sauce as the base with a bit of sliced onion, mushroom, sun-dried tomatoes, halved cherry tomatoes, bacon/ham, salami (if there's some in the fridge), some sliced capsicum and of course pineapple and cheese on top. Om nom nom!!
1 reply · active 720 weeks ago
My absolute favourite pizza topping is the traditional Napolitana tomato base sauce, garlic, mozarella (or bocconcini because in our town we can't get fresh mozzarella, but there is the bocconcini in brine), and basil on a thin base. OMG so delicious and more-ish!
Sometimes we add a bit of ham and some olives.
Pal makes most of our pizza bases, being a baker, but it would be great to have some fresh bases that didn't require proving and rolling and that are already shaped - would be much less if a clean up after dinner for me!
1 reply · active 720 weeks ago
Putting roast vegies on top is a hit here - sweet potato, zucchini, eggplant, pumpkin and then mushrooms and bacon. Too yummy! :)
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shame I don't have a Bakers Delight where I live, but there is one around the corner from my BIL and I bought yummy bread from there last week. I much prefer homemade pizza as I am highly allergic to tomato. I use a basil pesto, sometimes homemade from my own garden, and use blue cheese or brie cheese chunks, meats including left over cooked chicken, ham, low fat salami from Hans, and a sprinkling of grated cheese which I keep in the freezer. My 5 year old son loves pineapple and ham. I will make individual pizzas and sometime two or three big ones....well, I am feeding 6! Maybe we will have pizza tonight! smiles
1 reply · active 720 weeks ago
My fav is feta pumpkin pinenuts and spinach. Yum yum yum :)
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our faves here are ham and pineapple and meatlovers.
me ..............I love them with prawns or bacon.

tips.........get your hubby(who is a chef to make them.......LOL ;) )
1 reply · active 721 weeks ago
My fav pizza is one with a satay sauce base with chicken, cashews and broccoli. Yummo. I usually make my own dough but i think i'll have to give these ones a go for a quick and easy dinner.
1 reply · active 720 weeks ago
I love making Pizzas with shredded ham, pineapple chunks, sliced mushrooms and lots of mozzarella cheese on a tomato base. My only real tip would be to wait until the cheese all melted and the dough is golden and crispy. YUM!
1 reply · active 720 weeks ago
One of the best ingredients is thinly sliced potato. It is seriously yum! oh and some sour cream to top it off!
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i dont have a signature topping i like to mix it up and try new things but my pizza must have mushroom the more the better i could quite happily have just mushroom on my pizza.
1 reply · active 720 weeks ago
We love roast capsicum pesto instead of traditional pizza sauce on our home made pizza's, add some olives, feta and pepperoni with a sprinkle of mozzeralla over the top for pizza perfection :)
1 reply · active 720 weeks ago
Our favourite is chicken tandoori. Mix tandoori paste together with yoghurt in a small bowl. Cut chicken fillets into pieces and place in the mix and sit overnight in the fridge for best results. Cook in small batches in a frypan. Place on top of pizza with onions and spinach leaves. Top with cheese. Serve with sour cream and mango chutney. Yum!
1 reply · active 720 weeks ago
Our favourite is Pumpkin, Spinich and Feta and Pine Nuts. I saw another person put this as well so another favourite is Salami, Sundried Tomato and lots of Mozzerella cheese.
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Stewed apples, raisens and cinnamon sugar! Serve with whipped cream, and its the best dessert pizza ever!
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chocolate
1 reply · active 720 weeks ago
hooray we can eat easy quick pizza again without the nasty side effects, we love simply ham and pineapple or for the bigboys pepporoni mmmmmmmmmmm
I love hot pepperoni and anchovies and olives. With tomato sauce and dripping mozzarella of course. Mouth is watering now!
I love chicken and avo pizza! To make it, I mash some avocado in a bowl along with some lemon juice and pepper. On top the base, I spread a homemade tomato base, strips of marinated chicken, sundried tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, onions and olives. After baking, I spoon out the avocado to put on top and it adds a really nice, cool, creamy texture to the pizza! My only pizza-making tip is to eat it whilst it's still hot haha! (And that a pizza stone really does help get a nice, crispy base)
Onion rings, mushrooms, red bell pepper and mozrella cheese are my favourite pizza toppings. I like crust to be crunchy so i bake it for 15 min and give a 7 min rest time in the oven.
Ham, mushroom, capsicum, onion, pineapple and cheese - yum yum. not too much cheese though it makes it too soggy.
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I'm thinking about their choc mud scones already! mmmmmmm this is an awesome giveaway!

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