Brats Kraut Pizza Recipes

SAUERKRAUT PIZZA

Steps:

• Press pizza dough onto a lightly greased 14-in. round pizza pan. Bake at 450° for 4 minutes; set aside. , In a large skillet, cook the sausage, onion, 1 teaspoon fennel seed, oregano, basil and garlic until the sausage is no longer pink and onion is tender; drain. , Sprinkle crust with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Spread with pizza sauce, sausage mixture, tomatoes, sauerkraut and remaining fennel seed and mozzarella. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. , Bake at 450° for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.

PIZZA WITH SAUSAGE, SAUERKRAUT AND SWISS CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425¡F. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and caraway seeds and sauté until onion just begins to brown, about 7 minutes. Transfer onion mixture to large bowl. Mix in sauerkraut and 1 tablespoon sauerkraut juice. Cool to lukewarm, then mix in cheese. Season generously with pepper.
• Place pizza crust on baking sheet. Spread with Dijon mustard and top with sausage, then sauerkraut mixture.
• Bake pizza until cheese melts, topping begins to brown and crust is crisp, about 15 minutes. Transfer pizza to work surface; cut into wedges and serve.

SAUERKRAUT PIZZA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven at 450°.
• 2. Press pizza dough onto a lightly greased 14-in. round pizza pan. Sprinkled with cornmeal. Bake for 4 minutes. Set aside.
• 3. In a large skillet, cook the sausage or kielbasi, onion, 1 teaspoon fennel seed, oregano, basil, and garlic until the sausage is no longer pink and onion is tender. Drain.
• 4. Sprinkle crust with 1/2 cup Mozzarella or Swiss cheese. Spread with pizza sauce, sausage mixture, tomatoes, sauerkraut, and remaining fennel seed and mozzarella.
• 5. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake for 18-20 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.

BRATS & KRAUT PIZZA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2. Prepare your pizza crusts and put on pizza pans or baking sheets.
• 3. Choose what kind of sauce you want, and spread it onto the crust. "Fluff UP" the prepared sauerkraut, sprinkle evently over the two pizza crusts. Evenly distribute the brat coins on top of the sauerkraut layer. Sprinkle the cheeses over the pizzas.
• 4. Bake for 18 minutes or until the cheeses are melted, and browned slightly. Remove from oven, cut into wedges or squares... serve!
• 5. *** You can either bake both pizzas now... or bake one and freeze one... I bake both right away and have left overs during the week.

GERMAN OKTOBERFEST PIZZA

Steps:

• Unroll dough into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan; flatten dough and build up edges slightly. Bake at 425° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly golden brown. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute kielbasa in butter until browned. Spread mashed potatoes over crust. Layer with sauerkraut, kielbasa, cheese and caraway seeds. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.