I used to make homemade pizza quite often. We would make one pizza for the adults and another for the kids. Then it got to where the kids couldn't agree on what toppings they wanted. I got a little frustrated and we just quit doing "pizza night" (which led to "quesadilla night" so it wasn't all bad!).
Now "pizza night" has returned! To get around the topping arguments, each kid gets their own "personal pan" pizza. Rebecca usually has just garlic and cheese, the older two boys like just tomato sauce and cheese, and Noah is a meat lover! Terry and I have tried all kinds of creative toppings.
I start with a homemade crust. Here are the ingredients:
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And no, I don't use quite that much garlic and salt! That would really be over the top. Here is the recipe I use:
6 c. flour (I sometimes use a little whole wheat)
2 T. sugar
1 t. salt
2 t. minced garlic
1/2 c. oil
2 c.water
2 T. yeast
Mix. Knead a few minutes and let rise one hour before rolling out for crust.This makes enough for two very large pizzas or an assortment of sizes. I usually make 4 pie-size pizzas for the kids and two more large pizzas.
The crust is really quite easy and very good. I love the garlic!
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Here's a finished pineapple and peppered-bacon pizza. It got a little overdone. The stones work best for pizza, but I haven't found them in the "personal pan" size, so the kids just stick with pie pans.
Terry and I have some favorites:
Thai Chicken pizza (peanut sauce or just a little peanut butter spread on the crust as a base, Thai BBQ chicken, bacon, green pepper, onion, and extra red pepper flakes)
Chicken & Spinach Alfredo (alfredo sauce, leftover grilled chicken, spinach, onion and mushroom)
Sausage & Spinach Alfredo (same as above but with sausage)
Pineapple and Ham or Bacon
When I have to make a little alfredo sauce for a pizza, I make what I call 3-2-1-1 sauce:
3 T. butter, melted
2 T. flour
1 c. milk
1 c. parmesan cheese
Incidentally, this is the same sauce I use for mac&cheese - I just use Velveeta in place of the parmesan.
Our pizza night isn't always on the same night of the week - but the kids always love to hear "pizza night!" because they know it means good food and usually a movie or cool sporting event watched in HD.
4 comments:
Looks good! We love pizza night too!
I've found that a quick and easy way to make personal pizzas with a very thin crust is to use flour tortillas for the crust.
I love the idea of garlic in the crust. We're going to have to try it. Eileen and I want to set up a virtual pizza night for the LiHD families- we could use our blu-ray players to synch up a movie (Sleeping Beauty, WALL-E, Bolt...something appropriate for teh little ones...) and all enjoy it together. We'll work on it a bit and let you know.
Thanks for the pizza ideas!
We're about to be inducted into the LiHD Family crew (we'll be family #50), so I've been reading some of your blogs lately. I am going to have to try out this pizza dough recipe very soon... I bet the crust is yummy with the garlic!
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