For lunch today I whipped up a couple of homemade pizzas. The pickins’ in the freezer are looking rather slim {well, I suppose that’s all in my head. There is stuff in the freezer, just nothing I really care to eat. Especially the ground pork {yuck} that I don’t want to have anything with} and so that is how I came about making pizzas for lunch. If you have never made a pizza before you need to give it a go. Trust me, if this desperate housewife can make one, so can you.
Make dough.
Brush olive oil on the pizza pan and sprinkle a little corn meal over it.
Roll out the dough.
Pizza #1 Sliced tomato, fresh basil and mozzarella cheese.
Pizza #2 Crushed pineapple, ham and mozzarella cheese.
Bake according to the directions below. Cool 5 minutes, slice and serve.
If you have a favorite vegetarian pizza I’d love to hear about it. Something tells me we are going to be eating a lot of homemade pizza from here on out. After all, I’m going to have to do something with all those vegetables I’ll be growing this summer.
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Recipe: How to Make a Pizza From Scratch
Ingredients
1 {.25 ounce} package active dry yeast or 2.5 teaspoons if you are using bulk yeast
1 cup warm water
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Cornmeal
Instructions
1. In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the oil, sugar, salt and 1-1/2 cups flour. Mix until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a firm dough. Turn onto a floured surface; cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
2. Roll into a 13-in. circle. Brush a 12-in. pizza pan with olive oil and sprinkle with cornmeal. Transfer dough to prepared pan, building up edges slightly. Do not let rise.
3. Bake at 425 degrees F for 12-15 minutes or until browned. Add toppings; bake 10-15 minutes longer.
Heidi says
Yum I’ll give this a try soon. I made pizza a couple of weeks ago (I used a recipe from “The California Pizza Kitchen” cookbook). Thai chicken pizza. It was soooo good. Just like at the restaurant but it had a long list of specialty ingredients that were very expensive. It may have been cheaper to buy it at the restaurant. I used some extra Pillsbury biscuits that I had on hand for the crust and it tasted great.
Mavis says
Thai chicken pizza sounds so good. I’ll have to look into it. Thanks!!
Heidi says
You could easily make it vegetarian. It has carrots, bean sprouts, peanuts, scallions and the tastiest sauce. Mmmm, mmmm, mmmm. Thanks for all of your inspiration 🙂
Leanna says
Can you mix that pork with ground beef? I have a recipe for meatballs with Stove Top Stuffing and I always mix ground beef and ground turkey. I’m not at home otherwise I would post the recipe for you.
Mavis says
Yahoo! Leanna please send me the recipe when you get home. bet I could make meatballs with it.
Jennifer Jo says
I keep ground pork in the freezer specifically for meatballs. Here’s my recipe: http://bit.ly/JRIylT
The pizzas look great! You go, Desperate Housewife!
Mavis says
I just took some ground pork out of the freezer. Thanks!
Leanna says
Wasn’t sure exactly how to send this except this way.
This comes from the Kraft Foods food & family magazine Fall ’09 issue (it used to come free but now they charge) 🙁
2 lb ground beef
1 pkg (6oz) Stove Top Stuffing mix for chicken
1 and 1/4 cup water
2 eggs
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Line 2 (15 x 10 x 1 inch) pans with foil; spray with cooking spray. Mix ingredients until blended; shape into 32 (1 and 1/2 inch) balls, using 1/4 cup for each.
Place 16 meatballs in each prepared pan. Bake 16 to 18 min. or until done. (160 degrees).
I usually make smaller meatballs and serve them as appetizers with cranberry sauce and chili sauce mixed together for the sauce but we have been known to eat them for dinner without any sauce.
They freeze real well and it makes a lot so it’s easy to pull out a few for dinner.
Mavis says
Thanks Leanna! 🙂
Ayrie Joyce says
Pesto pizza with roasted tomatoes basil and goat cheese is a perfect late summer pizza. A white pizza (olive oil and lots of garlic) covered with goat cheese or ricotta is another fantastic one.
Sarah C says
You could mix that ground pork with some spices and make sausage! Maybe something like this: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/homemade-pork-sausage/ Though you could totally customize it. Yum!