Pizza Toppings: 12 Ideas for Homemade Pizza

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 275°C/530°F, or as high as it will go. Place the oven shelf in the top third of the oven.

Step 2: Stretch the dough to form a pizza base and slide it onto a baking pan.

Step 3: Follow the directions for your chosen topping, then place the pizza in the oven.

Step 4: Turn the pizza at 4 minutes so it cooks evenly, and check it at 8 minutes, even if the recipe says 10 minutes. Take it out earlier if the cheese gets too brown.

Step 5: Spread pizza sauce over the base, followed by the cheese.

Step 6: Distribute the pepperoni over the pizza and bake.

Step 7: Spread pizza sauce over the base, followed by the cheese.

Step 8: Scatter the remaining ingredients over the pizza and bake.

Step 9: Spread pizza sauce over the base, followed by the cheese.

Step 10: Scatter the remaining ingredients over the pizza and bake.

Step 11: Spread barbecue sauce over the base, followed by the cheese.

Step 12: Scatter the remaining ingredients over the pizza and bake.

Step 13: Toss the prawns with the salt.

Step 14: Heat the butter over medium heat in a skillet or heavy frying pan until frothing. Add the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.

Step 15: Cook the prawns for 1 minute on one side, until just starting to brown. Flip them, cook for 1 minute more, then remove. Reserve the garlic butter.

Step 16: Spread pizza sauce over the base, followed by the cheese.

Step 17: Scatter the remaining ingredients except the rocket over the pizza, and top with the prawns. Bake until done.

Step 18: Drizzle the reserved garlic butter over the prawns and scatter the rocket over the pizza.

Step 19: Spread pizza sauce over the base, followed by the cheese.

Step 20: Scatter the remaining ingredients over the pizza and bake.

Step 21: Spread pizza sauce over the base. Drizzle 1 tbsp of oil over the base, and bake.

Step 22: After 5 minutes, remove the pizza from the oven. Tear the buffalo mozzarella into 10 pieces and distribute them over the pizza. Continue baking until the pizza is done.

Step 23: Drizzle with the remaining olive oil and scatter the basil leaves over the pizza.

Step 24: See the directions in the separate Capricciosa recipe.

Step 25: Spread the mozzarella cheese over the base. Scatter the provolone, Parmesan, and finally the blue cheese over the pizza. Bake.

Step 26: Spread pizza sauce over the base, followed by the cheese. Drizzle 1 tbsp oil over the pizza and bake.

Step 27: Two minutes before the pizza is done, remove it from the oven. Drape the prosciutto casually around the pizza.

Step 28: Continue baking until done. Scatter the rocket over the pizza and drizzle with a little more olive oil.

Step 29: See the directions in the separate cheese and garlic pizza recipe.

Step 30: Spread the mozzarella cheese over the base.

Step 31: Arrange the potato slices over the pizza, with each slice overlapping no more than one-third so it cooks through properly.

Step 32: Sprinkle the rosemary and salt over the pizza, and drizzle with the olive oil. Bake for the standard cooking time. Check with a fork or skewer that the potato is tender. If it is not fully cooked, cook for another 2 minutes.