02.18.10

make your own pizza

Make your own pizzas:

  1. I totally cheat and use Bridgford Bread loaves.  I love to make my own pizza dough, but this is such an easy way and you ALWAYS have it when you need it.  Bridgford Bread loaves are sold in the freezer section at most grocery stores.  You can use it to make bread, pizzas, cinnamon rolls, etc.  And if you forget to set a frozen loaf out to defrost in the morning, then defrost in a couple minutes in the microwave and you’re good to go!
  2. As far as toppings – totally up to you!  You can go more CPK with BBQ Chicken, BLT, or Thai Chicken…or you can use more of the traditional toppings.  We just did this for my husband’s birthday party in December. Classico Marinara Sauce, Classico Alfredo Sauce, Italian Sausage, Bacon, Ham, Pineapple, Sliced Peppers, Sliced Mushrooms, Diced Tomatoes, Italian Seasoning, Shredded Mozzarella, Grated Parmesan, Red Pepper Flakes…
  3. I cut each loaf into thirds, rolled it out and placed it on a piece of parchment paper, just scatter the paper with cornmeal to help the pizza come off easily once it’s baked.  I had each person write their name with a sharpie on the paper, and put 2 to a baking sheet in the oven.  I very easily did 4 pizzas at a time and just switched the baking sheets from the top and middle rack 1/2 way through baking.  I do not follow the directions on the package. I just roll out, top and bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes.  Make sure your oven is preheated and that you use cornmeal between the pizza and your pan, stone or parchment paper.

We ended up having extra pizza dough, so after the guests left I quickly melted butter and spread on each dough circle, scattered sugar and cinnamon, rolled, sliced and placed in a buttered baking dish (probably took me 15 minutes).  I covered it all with a tea towel and baked them off in the morning!  What could be better than warm cinnamon rolls on a cold morning??

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2 Comments

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    Robin says:

    Have you tried biscuit pizzas??? YUMMY. They are just little individual pizzas & the crust is made of the canned biscuits (I prefer butter flake) & you separate the biscuits & press them out just a tad onto a pizza stone or cookie sheet. You can then put your pizza sauce & whatever toppings you prefer. This is a great quick dinner idea especially if you have a household full of folks who prefer different pizza toppings. My hubby can have his pepperoni & x-tra cheese, I can have my supreme the boys can have their cheese. It’s always a hit at our house! There is just something about the buttery flavor to the crust that I think, dare I say, is better than regular pizza crust. LOVE IT!

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    Shanna

    I have nto tried it this way, but it does sound like a great and quick crowd pleaser! Thanks for sharing the tip!

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