Easy Pizza In A Pinch Recipes

EASY PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• 1. Mix yeast and warm water let sit 10 minutes
• 2. Mix flour, salt, and garlic powder
• 3. add flour mixture to proofed yeast mixture
• 4. Knead 10 minutes or until smooth coat with olive oil
• 5. place in a bowl that has been oiled with olive oil
• 6. Let rise for 1-1 1/2 hours, punch down and roll out dough place on pizza pan add your favorite sauce and toppings, bake at 400 degrees 30 minutes or until edges are golden brown and cheese has melted.

EASY DEEP-DISH PIZZA PIE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees, spray 9-in glass pie plate with cooking spray.
• 2. cook beef and onion over med-high heat, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain, stir in pizza sauce mix well
• 3. carefully unroll dough into pie plate so edges are extended over the sides pat dough in bottom and up the sides of pan, leaving dough extended over the sides. spoon beef mixture into crust. Top with half of the cheese , the pepperoni and remaining cheese.
• 4. in small bowl, slightly beat egg and water. fold extended edges if dough up and over the filling. seal all edges. Brush crust with egg mixture.
• 5. Bake 38-48 minutes or until a deep golden brown, cool 15 minutes. cut pizza into wedges, serve with additional pizza sauce.

EASY-CHEESY HERB PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• 1. In a bowl of a stand mixer, mix together yeat, water and honey; let stand for 5 to 10 minutes to proof until mixture is foamy and bubbly.
• 2. In the meantime, combine in a medium bowl, 2 cups flour, salt Italian seasoning, rosemary, garlic powder and cheese. Reserve the remaining ½ cup of bread flour on the side.
• 3. Insert the dough hook; pour olive oil and 2 cups flour mixture to the yeast (reserv ½ cup). Mix on speed 2 for 2 minutes. Increase to speed 3 and continue mixing by adding 1 tbsp. of remaining flour at a time until dough ball forms and cling to the dough hook, cleaning the sides of the bowl. Increase speed to 4 and kneed for 4 minutes.
• 4. Meanwhile, lightly coat a large bowl with olive oil; set aside. Transfer dough to the work surface and form a ball by folding under. Place it to the prepared bowl and turn to coat with oil from the bowl; cover with a tea towel. Transfer bowl to an unheated oven for 1 hour until doubled in volume.
• 5. Punch dough to deflate, form a ball by folding under, turn it over and transfer back to the oven for another rise of 1 hour, covered with tea towel.
• 6. Punch once again and transfer onto a work surface sprinkled with flour. Divide dough into 2 equal pieces and form 2 balls by folding under. Place one ball on the floured mat, flour the rolling pin and roll into a 14-inch diameter.
• 7. Preheat oven to 500ºF. Transfer each rolled dough onto a corn meal dusted pizza pans. Add pizza sauce, leaving about 1-inch around the edge and adding toppings of your choice. Transfer topped pizza to preheated oven and bake for 7-12 minutes or until dough is lightly browned and crisp.
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EASY PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450. In medium bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water (no hotter than 140 degrees). Let stand until creamy (10 min).
• 2. Stir in flour, salt, water and oil. Blend until smooth and let rise for 5 minutes.
• 3. Turn dough out on lightly floured surface and kneed (doesn't need much). Roll out and top. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

PERFECT PIZZERIA PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• 1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until foamy, 5-10 minutes. ( Make sure it foams. If it doesn't foam, your yeast may be outdated.)
• 2. In bowl of food processor fitted with large blade, combine flour and salt. Pulse 3-4 times. With motor running (on dough setting, if you have one) slowly add yeast mixture, allowing each addition to mix before adding the next. Continue processing until dough forms a ball and cleans the sides of the bowl. After the ball forms and cleans the sides, process for a few more minutes. If dough seems dry, add warm water 1/2 TB. at a time until a ball forms. If it's too wet (ball of dough doesn't form) add flour 1/2 TB. at a time. You will know you have the right consistency when the dough ball forms, the dough ball cleans the sides of the bowl and the dough is as smooth as a baby's bottom. =) If it's not a really smooth dough ball, return it to the bowl and follow instructions for too wet or too dry above.
• 3. Coat inside of large bowl with olive oil. Place dough in bowl. Turn once to coat and cover with sprayed saran wrap. Set in warm place and allow to rise for 1 1/2 hours.
• 4. After 1 1/2 hours, your beautiful dough is ready to be placed on a 16 inch pizza pan oiled with 1 TB. of olive oil. (Can sprinkle with yellow corn meal, if you wish.) Press evenly to sides of pan. Don't leave the dough too thick. Add your desired toppings and bake at 400 degrees. No par-baking required. The photo at left is my BLT Pizza... Perfect crust every time!
• 5. *** I like to warm a few TB. of olive oil with a halved garlic clove in the micro until very warm and then brush this on the crust right when it comes out of the oven. Yum!
• 6. ~Just A Few Tips On Yeast Doughs~ ( ...or why it took me so many years of making bad pizza dough. lol) I sure can't speak for everyone, but I made some kind of dumb mistakes (...over and over) when attempting yeast doughs. Let me go over a few so that it won't take you as long to figure it out as me. I am by no means an expert yeast bread maker. There are many outstanding cooks on here who could run circles 'round me. But, I was making some very common, newbie mistakes and it took me awhile to get my act together. So here goes... * Water temp is very important! Too hot or too cold and your dough will not rise and your pizza crust will be hard and chewy. Think very warm bath water. * YES, you do have to proof your yeast. Always. lol Give those little guys a warm bath with a little sugar and you will "wake them up" so that they are ready to get to work on your dough. If it bubbles, your yeast is happy as can be and ready to get to work. No bubbles? Stop right there. Your yeast is either old, or your water temp is off. Buy fresh yeast for the best result. (Throw out the stuff from 3 Christmases ago!) * Use Red Star "Quick-Rise" Yeast. It's wonderful and forgiving if your water temp is too high, another of my newbie mistakes. Not a paid spokesperson and I own no stock in the company (...but I wish I did. Red Star... Give me a call and we'll talk... lol.) * Allow enough time for the dough to rise! If the recipe says rise for 1 hour, it means 1 hour... not 30, 35, 40 minutes. If you don't have time to let it rise, but figure it will be okay anyway, it won't. Save the recipe for another day. * Use the right size pan. If the dough is for a 16 inch pan and you use a 12 inch pan and figure that it's fine... nope. Smaller the pan, thicker the dough. Thick dough equals "bready" crust. Too thin it can be too thin to hold up and may burn. Just like The Three Bears... not too thick and not too thin. Medium is just right. Happy Pizza Making! Peg =)

EASY FRIDAY NIGHT PIZZA

Steps:

• 1. Combine 2 C. flour and all other ingredients in a KitchedAid mixer with bread hook attatchment. Mix well, adding enough flour to make a soft dough. Total mixing time should be 5 minutes. Cover and let rest 10 minutes.
• 2. Roll dough out on a floured surface in a circle about 1/2 inch larger than your pizza pan. You can make it as thin or thick as you want. Place on your greased pizza pan, add toppings and bake at 400 degrees for 10 min. (thin crust) up to 20 min. (thick crust). Family pizza night is on!

PIZZA DIP

Steps:

• 1. Soften cream cheese. Add garlic and onion powder and Italian seasoning. Spread in a dish that can go in the oven or microwave.
• 2. Spread pizza sauce over cream cheese mixture covering well.
• 3. Mix cheeses and sprinkle over top covering sauce.
• 4. Place pepperoni on top of the cheese.
• 5. Place in a 350 degree preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbly OR alternately instead of the oven, microwave until cheese is bubbly and melted.
• 6. Serve with French bread (or crackers of your choice). Enjoy :)

EASY PICANTE PIZZA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450^. Place tortillas onto 2 baking sheets covered with foil-spray foil with cooking spray- the spray tortillas with the cooking spray on both sides. Bake for 5 minutes or until the tortillas are golden. Spread about 1/4 cup picante sauce onto each tortilla to within 1/2 inch of the edge. Top with the chicken, cheese and onions. Bake for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted. --- This is a great way to prepare your nacho pizza too. Tortillas make a great crust for all you pizza snack concoctions!! Enjoy!!

PIZZA IN A PINCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 420°F/215°C.
• Spread pizza sauce on crust being sure to leave about 1 inch of outside crust without any sauce.
• Toss shredded mozzarella cheese with oregano and salt.
• Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese over sauce.
• Place on a baking sheet or in a cast iron skillet.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until cheese is fully melted.
• Slice, serve and enjoy!