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Doggie Pizza

A pizza dough topped with tomato paste, cheese, garlic, mushrooms, and optional raisins, baked for dogs.

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Why it works: Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,093 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Doggie Pizza

Oven325 F
Time25-30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the dough

  1. Mix ingredients together in a large bowl.

  2. Knead it for 4 to 5 minutes.

Bake and finish

  1. Roll out on a pizza pan and put in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.

  2. Put back in oven at 200 °F for 10 minutes then let cool for 5 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

691Calories
33 gProtein
15 gFat
105 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Toppingnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Parmesan cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Parmesan cheese + mushroomtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,199 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  4. Garlic + mushroomtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,700 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Tomato + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,719 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Flour
Forms gluten, giving the crust its structure and chew.
Cornmeal
Adds a coarser texture and slight crunch to the crust.
Baking soda
Helps the crust rise and promotes browning.
Tomato paste
Adds concentrated tomato flavor and moisture to the topping.
Mozzarella cheese
Melts and stretches over the topping, browning as it bakes.
Parmesan cheese
Adds savory, salty flavor and browns on the surface.

The step that matters

Kneading the dough. Kneading for the full 4 to 5 minutes develops gluten, which gives the crust its structure. Stopping early leaves a weak dough that tears when rolled out.

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, mushroom):

  1. Basilfits better
  2. Garlicthe original
  3. Oreganofits about as well
  4. Thymefits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, mushroom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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