In our family, pizza is a FAVORITE thing. Â We usually like to goto our local pizza buffet because they have so many different varieties that the family likes. Â Well this week, I decided to take on our local pizza place and copy some of their recipes.
I was glad that I did.
First things first, you need a good pizza crust recipe. Â We made one for years and it is made with white whole wheat flour, which is good because it is healthy. For this attempt I was going for “copying” the restaurants, so I went with regular white flour. Â Here is the recipe that I used:
- 2 pkg yeast
- 2 2/3 cups water
- 3 T sugar
- 3 T vegetable oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 6 1/2 cups to 7 cups of flour
Combine yeast, water, and sugar. Â Let stand for 5 minutes. Â Stir in the remainder ingredients. Â Knead until smooth and let rise until double. Â Punch down and roll out into pan. Â Bake at 425 for 8 minutes before adding toppings. Â This gives you 2 large pizzas.
Here is your dough all nice and spongy. Â I like my white whole wheat flour, but using this white flour makes it taste just like the restaurant in time, I will transfer back to my other flour.
I made 2 jelly roll style pans that are very large with one batch. Â For our family of 12 I did this recipe double.
Here is pizza #1 our supreme pizza. Includes the following toppings:
- pepperoni
- ham
- ground sausage
- green peppers
- onions
- mushrooms
- mild peppers
- mozzarella cheese
We used regular pizza sauce for the base of our toppings.
Bake it for about 20 minutes until your cheese is melted. Â On to the next one…….
For our #2 pizza we went with the macaroni and cheese pizza that is ALL of our little ones favorite.
What I did was cook 1/3 a pkg of rotini pasta until done. Â Then I added some nacho cheese that we had on hand for nachos the night before, but you can mix it with Velveeta cheese or make a quick sauce with some milk and shredded cheddar cheese.
For the base of the pizza we put Alfredo sauce, the macaroni and cheese noodles, and then topped it with cheddar cheese shredded.
Bake it at 350 for 20 minutes until your cheese is melted. Â A favorite for sure!!! Â Try it before you think it would taste weird. Â I know I did:)
For our #3 pizza I went with an Italian sub style pizza. Â This was one that I wouldn’t normally just make because I didn’t think it sounded very good, but this is the pizza that went the fastest.
For your base we used Alfredo sauce. Â Then we topped it with the following:
- cooked ground sausage
- ham
- onions
- green peppers
- light sprinkle of mozzarella cheese
We then put it into the oven for about 15 minutes to cook the cheese.
Then when we took it out we added the following to the pizza:
- shredded lettuce
- chopped tomatoes
- mild pepper rings
- drizzle with Italian dressing
- drizzle with some miracle whip. Â I put mine in a ziploc bag and then cut the corner off and squeezed it out like I would frosting.
So good, this was BY FAR my favorite pizza and I wouldn’t think it would be.
For the last part of our dough we split it into 2 pans and made cinnamon sticks and cheese sticks.
For the cinnamon sticks, I brushed some melted butter onto the dough and sprinkled it with cinnamon and sugar. Â I baked it at 350 for 30 minutes. Â **This dough was not precooked. Â Immediately after coming out of the oven I mixed up about 1 cup of powdered sugar with enough water to make a drizzle frosting. Â I drizzled that over the bread and then sliced it up.
For the cheese bread, I brushed the dough with some melted butter. Â Sprinkled some garlic powder and Parmesan cheese on it. Â Topped it with shredded cheddar cheese and then baked at 350 for 30 minutes. Â **This dough was not precooked.
There you have it, pizza for a large family. Â I can honestly say that we did not have many leftovers with this batch. Â I look forward to making this again in a few weeks.
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As a family of 8, I am always looking for large batch/large family meals and I stumbled on your site via Pinterest. So happy that I follow you now! We just made a couple of pizzas for lunch….such a huge hit!! Thanks so much for sharing!
I am so glad that you are here and that you found me:) We love the pizzas:)
I made the mac & cheese pizza, a supreme and the deli sandwich pizza tonight. All were great. Thanks so much for the recipes!
You are very welcome! Our favorite!
I want to try your pizza recipe, and am wondering how long (in aprox. Minutes) do you let it sit to double in size? Just trying to budget my time!
It depends upon your humidity and heat in your kitchen:) If it is warmer it won’t take long at all. I would say 15-20 minutes. On my bread setting in the oven I think it takes 30 minutes. HOpe this helps
Thank you!!! I deff will be making these!!!!
Thank you so much for sharing! Love your channel on YouTube <3
I am glad you enjoy watching us!
Hi Amy,
Thank you for sharing your videos! We’re about to be a family of 5 and I’ve been hunting down some good freezer meals to make before our new little arrives. I have a question about your freezer pizza, do you let it thaw and then what temp would you bake it, or is that a pizza by pizza type situation?
If you remember to let it thaw than great but if you forget to…then cook at a lower temp like 300 to thaw it and then turn up to 350-375.
Hello, I want to try your pizza dough recipe but was wondering what the t ment next to a couple of your ingredients? I’m from the UK so maybe I’m missing something. Thank you
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I made this tonight with our 20 month old. It was awesome and she was able to help with the entire recipe. We will be having pizza night every week. Thank you for sharing!!
You are welcome!
Quick question. Do you pre bake your pizza dough before freezing? Last time I tried it uncooked it Rose in the freezer and my freezer drawer got jammed shut
Yes precook. If you are going to freeze them in balls, you have to get them in the coldest part of your freezer and keep watching to make sure they don’t rise before they freeze:)
Thank you so much for a reply. That’s great. We have a party soon for my son’s first communion and my other sons baptism so I am hoping to make some pizza in advance for the kids and find some other options for the adults. Take some pressure off me for catering for 40-50 people. We love your pizza dough recipe . Thansk for sharing x
you are welcome
Hi Amy,
When you make the pizza dough with the white whole wheat flour, do you make the recipe the same as the one you have posted with the same amounts of everything? I am planning to try it with the white whole wheat flour. Thank you so much. Love watching you and your family.
Yes….as you are mixing in the flour….add the flour slowly so you can see what it is going to do….sometimes my wheat flour gets thick quickly and some days I have to add more:) you got this!
Thank you. I appreciate your response.
Dear Amy,
I follow you all the way from Germany even though I only two kids, a dog and 2 piggies, my husband eats for 3 so…. I am grateful for you.
How many grams are in your dry yeast package?
Love
It is so nice to meet you. I don’t know about the grams because I buy in bulk my yeast.
Hey Amy!! Wow, I am so blessed to have found your site! Quick question, can you give detailed info on your process to put these in the freezer? Like, how do you wrap them, how long are they good in the freezer for. What is fash freezing. Things like that. I’m so excited to explore your site more!
I am glad you have:) FLash freezing is freezing without wrapping…till they are solid and then bag or wrap:) cover with wax paper and wrap in plastic wrap or foil.
Hey Amy! So glad I found you! Just curious if you could expand on how you freeze these? What do you wrap them in? Do you freeze them before you cover them? How long can they be stored in the freezer? Thanks so much!
You can make the crusts…wrap and freeze….or you can make them with the toppings…and then freeze..just let thaw before you bake them:)
Do you know how many 12 I’m h pizza crust this recipe makes?
Did I understand correctly? You make the dough, roll into the pan, and bake for 8 minutes at 425F. Then add the toppings. If freezing ahead, this is when you’d wrap the pizza and freeze it.
When ready to use, let thaw completely. Then bake for 20 minutes at 350-375F?
I’m a little unsure about how to reheat it after it’s thawed. Appreciate the help and love your blog and YouTube channel. (Just found you!)
Thanks so much!
So nice to meet you. If you make the pizza completely with toppings it will be about 30-40 minutes 350-375..depending upon how crunchy you like your pizza….if you don’t put toppings on when you freeze and add fresh it is only about 20 minutes:)
Amy, I have a question about your Coconut Curry Chicken Recipe (this was the only place I could find to ask you – sorry about that!).
Your recipe says to place all ingredients into a freezer bag, and the next instruction says to bake it at ? degrees in the oven. Are you just placing it inn the freezer to chill it, or is this like a prepared freezer dinner that will be in there a while? Also, do I thaw it before baking in the oven? Help please! This looks like a recipe we’d really enjoy!
Thank you!
put in crock pot or oven and cover it…out of the bag:) If you don’t want to freeze it…just place all in a covered pan or crockpot…and bake…so good
Thank you for sharing. Will be trying this one in future.
thank you for sharing.
Amy, I have been using this recipe for almost 2 years now. My teenagers absolutely love it. Thank you so much for sharing. You are a true blessing.
You are so welcome