Pizza Recipes

Recipes include Pop-Up Pizza, Vegetarian Pizza, Vegetarian Tomato-And-Onion Pizza, Peppy Pizza Pie, Deep Pan Pizza, Crazy Crust Pizza, Easy Pizza Sauce, Mushroom Turkey Swiss Cheese Pizza, Tex-Mex Pizza, Baboli Pizza Crust, Brown Rice Pizza Crust, and Easy Pizza Crust, plus links to lots more pizza recipes.

Title: Pop-Up Pizza

Filling
  1 1/2 lb Hamburger
      1 c  Onion; chopped
      1 c  Green pepper; chopped
      1 ea Garlic clove
    1/2 t  Oregano
      1 ds Salt
    1/2 c  Water
    1/8 t  Hot pepper sauce
      1 pk Spaghetti sauce mix (1.5oz)
Batter:
      1 c  Milk
      1 T  Oil
      2 ea Eggs
      1 c  Flour
    1/2 t  Salt
Misc:
      7 oz Jack/Mozz. cheese slices
    1/2 c  Parmesan cheese; grated

Pre-heat oven to 400f.

For the Filling:
In large skillet, brown hamburger and drain. Stir in onion, green pepper, garlic, oregano, salt, water, hot pepper sauce and sauce mix; simmer about 10 min stirring occassionally.

For the Batter:
In a bowl, combine milk, oil and eggs; beat 1 min on medium speed. Add flour and salt; beat 2 min or until smooth.

Assembly:
Pour hot meat mixture into 13x9 pan; top with cheese slices. Pour batter over cheese, covering filling completely; sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Bake at 400 degrees F. for 25-30 min or until puffed and brown.

Store tomatoes with stems pointed down and they will stay fresher, longer.

Title: Vegetarian Pizza

Dough:
      1 ea cake yeast
  1 1/2 c  lukewarm water
  3 1/2 c  whole wheat flour
      1 t  garlic powder
      1 t  salt
      2 T  oil
 Cheeses:
      8 oz Mozzarella, sliced
    1/2 c  Parmesan, grated
Sauce:
      1 ea clove garlic minced
    1/4 t  basil
      1 c  mushrooms, sliced
      1 T  butter
      2 T  olive oil
      1 ea bell pepper, chopped
    1/2 c  parsley, chopped
      3 c  plum tomatoes, chopped
      1 t  salt

For Dough:
In bowl, dissolve yeast in lukewarm water.

In another bowl, combine flour, garlic powder, and salt. Add dissolved yeast.

Knead dough on floured board or table for 5 mins. Add oil and form dough into a ball. Place in bowl (or basket!) Cover, keep warm about 2 hours until almost doubled.

For Sauce:
In pan, saute garlic, basil and mushrooms in butter and oil for 5 minutes. Add pepper, parsley and tomatoes. Stir in salt. Cover, cook over low flame for 45 min.

Preheat oven to 350, place dough on oiled pizza pan or cookie sheet, stretching into desired shape. Put cheese slices over dough, pour sauce over slices, sprinkle Parmesan cheese over sauce.

Bake for 1/2 hour; turn oven to low and bake for 15 minutes more.

Title: Vegetarian Tomato-And-Onion Pizza

      1 lb Plum tomatoes
      2 tb Olive oil
      1 lb Onions; sliced
      1    Garlic clove; minced
    1/2 c  Dry white wine
      1 ts Rosemary
      1 tb Olive puree
      2    Pizza Crusts
      1 ts Oregano

Preheat oven to 375F.

Wash tomatoes and cut off the stem ends. Cut into 1/3-inch lengthwise slices.

Heat oil in a non-stick saute pan and saute the onions over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes.

Add the garlic, white wine and rosemary and reduce heat to medium; cover and cook about 10 minutes or till liquid is mostly absorbed. Stir in the olive puree.

Spread the onion-olive mixture over the pizza. Place the tomato slices on top and brush with remaining olive oil. Sprinkle with oregano and bake.
 
Makes 2 Pizzas.

Title: Peppy Pizza Pie

      1 lb Lean Ground Beef
      2 oz Pepperoni; Chopped
    1/3 c  Bread Crumbs; Dry
      1 ea Egg; Lg
    1/2 t  Oregano Leaves
    1/4 t  Salt
      8 oz Tomato Sauce; 1 Cn
      8 oz Mushroom Stems Pieces; *
    1/4 c  Ripe Olives; Pitted, Sliced
      1 c  Mozzarella Cheese; Shredded

*Use 8-oz can of Mushroom Stems and Pieces that has been drained.
Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Mix ground beef, pepperoni, bread crumbs, egg, oregano leaves, salt and half of the tomato sauce.

Press the mixture evenly against the bottom and sides of an ungreased 10-inch pie pan.

Sprinkle the mushrooms and olives in the meat lined pan then pour the remaining tomato sauce over the vegetables.

Bake uncovered for 25 minutes.

Sprinkle the pie with the shredded cheese and bake an additional 5 minutes.

Cool for 5 minutes then cut into 6 wedges.

Note: If a 10-inch pie pan is not available, use a 9-inch one but put a pan under it to catch the run off of juices.

Also you can use an 8 oz can of cut green beans or whole kernel corn in place of the mushrooms if desired.

Title: Deep Pan Pizza

Crust:
      1 c  Warm tap  water*
      1 ts Active dry yeast
  3 1/2 c  Flour, divided
    1/2 c  Coarse ground cornmeal
      1 ts Salt
    1/4 c  Vegetable oil
Filling:
      1 lb Sausage
      1 cn Whole tomatos, drained and crushed
      1 lb Mozzarella cheese, sliced
      2 c  Garlic cloves, peeled and minced
      3 ts Dried oregano
      3 ts Dried basil
      4 tb Parmesan Cheese, grated

*110-115 degrees.
Pour the warm water into a large mixing bowl; add the yeast and stir.

Add 1 cup of flour, cornmeal, salt, and, vegetable oil. Mix well with a spoon.

Continue stirring in the rest of the flour 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl.

Flour your hands and the work surface and knead the dough until no stickiness remains.

Place the dough in an oiled bowl and let rise, covered with a dish towel, in a warm place until doubled in bulk (about an hour).

Punch dough down and knead briefly.

Press dough evenly into an oiled 15-inch deep dish pizza pan

Set dough aside and allow to rise for 15 to 20 minutes before filling with pizza ingredients.

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
 
While the dough is rising, prepare the filling.

Remove the casing from the sausage and cook until it is no longer pink in color; drain excess fat.

Drain and chop the tomatoes.
 
Lay the mozzarella over the crust; add the sausage and garlic. Top with the tomatoes. Sprinkle on the oregano, basil, and Parmesan cheese.
 
Bake for 15 minutes at 500 degrees. Then lower the temperature to 400 degrees and bake for 25 to 35 minutes longer.

Serve immediately.

Title: Crazy Crust Pizza

  1 1/2 lb Ground beef
      1 c  Green pepper, chopped
      2    Cloves of garlic
      1 c  Flour
    1/2 ts Oregano
    1/2 ts Basil
    1/4 ts Rosemary
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Pepper
      2    Eggs
    2/3 c  Milk
      1 c  Pizza sauce
      1    Small onion, sliced thin
      1 c  Mushrooms, sliced
      1 c  Grated mozzarella cheese

Brown ground beef, green pepper, and garlic in a medium skillet; drain the grease and set aside.

Mix together the flour, oregano, basil, rosemary, salt, pepper, eggs, and milk and pour into a greased pizza pan; tilt the pan so batter evenly covers the bottom.

Add the pizza sauce and arrange the ground beef/green pepper mixture, onion, and mushrooms evenly over the sauce.  Sprinkle with the mozzarella.

Bake at 425 degrees F. for 20 to 30 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.

Title: Easy Pizza Sauce

      2 c  Tomato sauce
    1/2 c  Tomato paste
    1/2 ts Basil
    1/2 ts Oregano
    1/2 ts Garlic powder
      1 ts Onion powder

Combine the tomato sauce, tomato paste, basil, oregano, garlic powder, and onion powder in a saucepan and simmer over low heat about 30 minutes.
 
Will keep in refrigerator for several weeks.

Title: Mushroom Turkey Swiss Cheese Pizza

      4 oz Mushrooms, sliced
      1    Garlic clove, minced
      2 ts Olive oil
      1 sm Pizza shell (6" round)
      3 sl Turkey, thinly sliced
      1 md Tomato, thinly sliced
           Salt and ground pepper to taste
      2 ts Basil, chopped
      3 sl Swiss cheese thinly sliced

Preheat oven to 450'F.
 
Heat oil in a small skillet. Add mushroom and garlic and cook over high heat for 2 minutes; set aside.
 
Cover pizza shell with turkey slices; top with mushroom mixture and slices of tomato.

Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and basil. Top with the swiss cheese.
 
Bake 8-10 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly.

Serve immediately.

Title: Tex-Mex Pizza

      1    Pizza dough, 12"
      2 lg Tomatoes, diced
      1 tb Chopped jalapeno pepper
      4    Green onions, chopped
      2    Cloves garlic, minced
      2 c  Cheddar cheese, shredded
      2 tb Grated parmesan cheese
           Salt and pepper to taste
      1    Avocado, chopped
    1/2 c  Sour cream
    1/4 c  Fresh parsley, chopped

Spoon tomatoes over pizza dough, leaving a 1/2" border.

Top with jalapenos, onions, and garlic.

Sprinkle with cheddar and parmesan cheeses; season with salt and pepper to taste.

Bake in 500 degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until cheeses are bubbly.

Top with the avocado, a big dollop of sour cream and parsley.

Pass extra sour cream.

Title: Baboli Pizza Crust

      1 pk Yeast
    1/4 c  Water; warm
      6 tb Olive oil;+ extra for pan
      6 c  Flour
    1/2 ts Salt
  2 1/4 c  Water; warm
Toppings:
      4 tb Olive Oil
      2 tb Water
           Sea Salt or Kosher Salt
           Pepper; ground
           Chopped Rosemary and Thyme

Mix together the yeast and 1/4 cup warm water.  Add the olive oil, flour, salt and water; let rise for 30 to 40 minutes.

Divide dough into 3 parts and place in 3 olive-oiled pie pans.

Mix olive oil and water, brush tops with this mixture.

Sprinkle on top the sea salt, pepper, rosemary and thyme.

Let rise 50 to 60 minutes.

Bake at 350 degrees F. for 25 minutes.

Title: Brown Rice Pizza Crust

      2 c  Brown Rice, cooked
      1    Egg, beaten
    1/2 c  Mozzarella Cheese

In a bowl, combine the rice, egg and cheese.

Press evenly into an oiled 12" pizza pan.

Add topping of your choosing.

Bake at 350 degrees F. for 12 to 20 minutes depending on the toppings.

Title: Easy Pizza Crust

      1 tb Sugar
      1 pk Dry yeast
      1 c  Warm water
      3 c  All-purpose flour, divided
    1/4 ts Salt
      1 ts Olive oil
           Vegetable cooking spray
      1 tb Cornmeal

*105 degrees F. to 115 degrees F.
Dissolve sugar and yeast in warm water in a large bowl; let stand for 5 minutes.

Stir in 2 3/4 cups flour, salt, and olive oil to form a soft dough.
 
Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface.  Knead about 5 minutes or until dough is smooth.  If dough sticks to hands just dust them with a little flour.
 
Place dough in a bowl coated with oil, turning dough to coat with the oil.

Cover and let rise in a warm place for about an hour or until dough is doubled in bulk.
 
Punch dough down, and divide in half.

Roll each half into a 12" circle on a lightly floured surface.

Grease two 12-inch pizza pans and sprinkle lighly with cornmeal.

Place dough on pans and spread evenly. Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 1/2 hour.
 

Top pizza dough with favorite toppings and bake according to recipe directions.