Pizza

So my friend is known for her yummy homemade pizza and she shared her recipe with me, and even taught me a few tricks of the trade. We have started a new tradition of pizza and movie night on fridays and the kids are loving it!

I think thus far topping wise my favorite is the veggie loaded pizzas, peppers, onions, tomatoes, olives, mushrooms, you name it we throw it on. SO good! The kids like the basic ham and pineapple, but soon we will try a bbq chicken one

too!

The secret honestly is the oven temp. High and fast, seems to do the trick. Here is the recipe I use:

Pizza

Dough

Dissolve 1 tsp sugar in 1 cup warm water and 1 T yeast. Wait for it to bubble (I do it in the blender). Add 1 t sale, 1 T oil, 2 1/2 cups flour. It always takes more flour. Let it mix and add more flour until it pulls away from the sides and 'cleans' the sides off. You can't really over knead the dough. It can be sticky. Put it on a floured surface and let rise for 10 to 15 minutes. Punch it, roll out to fit pan. I grease my pans and dust them with cornmeal. Roll the edges of the pizza up to form the crust. (She said they have even rolled cheese into the crust to make it a cheese filled one. Yum.

Sauce for one pizza

1 small can tomato sauce

1 t Italian seasonings

1/2 t garlic salt (I use garlic powder and add a bit of salt separately)

1/2 t oregano

I also add some ground pepper. A few grinds of it.

Then you just add sauce cheese and toppings. We bake pizza at a high temp. 480 for 12 to 14 minutes.

Mini Deep Dich Pizzas

  My kids love pizza and so do Ryan and I.  We all LOVE pizza.  Who doesn't.  I decided that we would make Friday's pizza nights, and we can have a different pizza recipe each week.  I will be honest, I wasn't really expecting much from these little tortilla pizzas.  I mean, the crust is a tortilla how good can they be.  I thought  that they looked cute and that the kids would enjoy putting their own toppings on their little mini pizzas, but besides that I didn't think that they would be that wonderful.   Well, I was wrong.  These were delicious.  Everyone ate them up and we ended up having to make more.  The kids had pepperoni and olives on theirs, but Ryan and I did peppers, mushrooms, olives, and pepperoni.  These will definitely be a frequent on our Friday pizza nights!

 

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray a 12 count muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.

2.  Start by laying each tortilla out individually on a flat surface, and use an empty can, cup, or cookie cutter to cut 3-4 medium circles out of each wrap. I used the empty pizza sauce can, which worked well! Press firmly enough, using a rocking motion, until it cuts through the wrap.

3.  Press each wrap circle into muffin tin using your fingers. Note: it doesn’t have to cover the entire side of the tin, it should just fit snuggly!

4.  Meanwhile, pour pizza sauce, parmesan cheese, and the spices into a medium sized bowl. Stir until everything is well combined.

5.  Drop about 1-2 tbs of sauce in each wrap, this really varies according to how much sauce you like!

6.  Divide mozzarella cheese evenly over each mini pizza.

7.  Place 4 mini pepperoni’s on top of each pizza.

8.  Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and lightly browned.

9. Wait for pizzas to cool, and remove from muffin tin using a fork or knife. Pizza’s should pop out with ease!

10.  Serve warm and enjoy!

 Recipe from:

 http://dashingdish.com/recipe/mini-deep-dish-pizzas/

Bubble Pizza

Bubble Pizza

(Here is another recipe that most my kids will actually eat. It's easy and it's one that they can make themselves.)

2-3 cans of refrigerated biscuits
1 jar of spaghetti sauce
1 pkg. of shredded mozzarella cheese (I like to grate my cheese from a block, I think it melts better.)
Any favorite pizza toppings: pepperoni, ham, pineapple, sausage (browned and drained), bell peppers, olives, mushrooms, onions, etc...

Preheat oven to 400 F degrees.

Prepare any pizza toppings: slice, dice, chop veggies, etc... and set aside.

Remove biscuits from can and cut each biscuit into quarters. Place them a medium sized mixing bowl. Poor spaghetti sauce over biscuits and toss to coat. Add sauce until the biscuits are no longer sticking together. Pour into a 9 x 13" baking dish. Top with ground meat, toppings and cheese. Bake in oven for 15-20 minutes. Remove and let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

(I've also poured the sauce on top of the biscuits after I have cut them and placed them in the pan. Either way...it works.)