Pizza Crust Recipe

I make my own pizzas all the time and I use Jiffy pizza crust mix. It is ridiculously cheap and tasty. I roll it out a little with a rolling pin then stretch it to fit my pan. It is thin. I also use corn meal on the bottom of my pan for more flavor. I have also used store brand with the same success.

hey girl - we make pizza from scratch once a week & i love the recipe i use:

Ingredients:
- 3 c flour (you can get 25 lbs of flour at costco for 6.99 - we have bunch of small containers we keep ours in - i bought some in jan & will probably need to buy another one late this month)
- 1 pkg active dry yeast (2 & 1/4 tsp) - you can get a 32 oz package at costco for less than $5 - the one i bought a few months ago should last me at least a year
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 c warm water
- 2 TBS olive oil (again very cheap at places like costco)

Directions:
- mix 1 & 1/4 c flour, yeast & salt together
- add water & olive oil - beat with whisk for 3 min
- stir in another 3/4 c flour
- place dough on lightly floured surface
- knead in another 3/4 - 1c more flour, stop when lump free
- let rest 10 min
- split into 4 even pieces (we have 4 in our family - when i'm just making it for the boys, i'll freeze the leftover 2 pieces)

Cooking:
- set oven to 425 degrees
- using rolling pin, roll each piece flat - i usually make it to thickness of my choice - i try to make it so that all four crusts will fit on my 2 stones
- transfer to baking stone
- build up edges slightly, prick bottom of crusts
- bake 8 - 10 min
- spread sauce & toppings onto crust & bake for another 8 - 10 min

i love this recipe - i usually will make the dough in the morning/late afternoon, then refrigerate it until dinner time - this is great for after swimming lessons/baseball games - i have my husband (or whoever gets home first lol) roll out the dough & throw it in the oven & by the time the kids get home they can throw their toppings on, wash up, set the table & dinner's ready!

HUGS!
~T.

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Try going to Pillsbury.com or maybe the TASTE OF HOME Website. I've made a really good one and I THINK it might have been a TASTE OF HOME recipe.

Don't forget you can ALWAYS use pitas as crust or English muffins for individual pizzas (especially if you have kids, it's fun for them, too)

I haven't tried it but I hear that the pillsbury roll-up dough works good.

I like to cook alot too. But best pizza crust I have found is at Alesci's deli. The dough is premade and kept refrigerated. It is $0.99 per crust. Use it. oR Freeze it. It is awesome! eNJOY!

I love to make homemade pizza! Here is my recipe:

Crust:

1/2 square package dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water (not too hot!)
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar (real sugar, not Splenda, etc)
1 tablespoon oil

Mix it all together in a big bowl, and let it rise for about fifteen minutes.

Punch it down, knead for a few minutes (I usually knead through one song) and let it rise another fifteen minutes.

Thoroughly grease a pizza pan, dump the dough in the middle, and begin to spread it out with your fingers. You'll think there isn't enough dough, but there always is.

Make a bumpy surface all over the dough with your fingers.

Pizza:

1 can tomato sauce
1 tiny can tomato paste
Oregano
toppings (whatever your family likes!)
Shredded mozzarella cheese, to taste

Dump a can of tomato sauce on the dough, spreading it with a spoon. Put your pizza toppings - except for the cheese - on the sauce. Sprinkle with oregano (do not omit; oregano makes pizza taste like pizza) and place on bottom oven rack for about 20 minutes. (After fifteen minutes, keep checking) Remove pizza from oven, and add cheese. Dot with tomato paste. Return to oven for just a few minutes, until the cheese has melted.

You've got pizza.

I use the Jiffy pizza crust mix in the box. I use two boxes because we have a pretty big pizza pan. It's super simple to make and takes almost no time or effort. You could probably just use one box if you wanted a thin crust. I think if you want it crispy you may have to pre-bake the crust, then add your toppings. If I remember correctly the Jiffy stuff is less than 1.00 a box. Do they make frozen pizza crust? If so, you could get one of those, thaw it out and then thin it out with a rolling pin. I do that with frozen pie crust and everyone thinks they're homemade. Happy pizza making! :)

I like to compromise and buy the Kroger crusts that are 2 in a package for a few dollars. It's nice and easy, thinner, and I still control what goes on top :)

I've used Martha White Pizza Crust Mix and the Jiffy pizza crust mix - both are pretty good. Even the Pilsbury kind is good - although with that kind, we'll "unroll it" onto a piece of parchment paper and stretch it out to make it thinner. You can also try to shape it to the diameter of a pizza stone...that way it's on the parchment paper, and you can use a cookie sheet as a "pizza peel" to slide it onto a pizza stone or onto a pizza pan already warmed up in the oven. (I know of a lot of pizzarias that bake their pizzas on parchment paper, so don't worry about that.)

If you use the Martha White or Jiffy brand mixes, after I put them on the pizza pan or parchment paper, I'll "fork" some holes into it, then pre-bake it for about 5 minutes. Then I'll put the sauce on, sprinkle on extra garlic powder, maybe a few red pepper flakes, then parmesan cheese, shredded cheese, then the other toppings like pepperoni. Sometimes, I even "pre-bake" the pepperoni's in the toaster oven in a little pan lined with parchment paper. That way you won't have as much grease from the pepperoni's on the pizza.

For what it's worth - and good luck!

I make a couple of these at a time and keep them in the freezer to top and enjoy when the urge strikes.

Boboli-Style Pizza Crust

Yield: 8 servings

1 c Water
3 c Flour, all-purpose
1 ts Salt
2 tb Olive oil
1 tb Sugar
2 ts Yeast; red star active dry
1 ts Minced garlic
2 ts Parmesan cheese
1/2 ts Italian seasoning
Parmesan cheese to sprinkle

Make dough following mixer or processor instructions.


When complete, form two crusts on pizza pans, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, cover and let rise again.

Bake 5-10 minutes at about 450 F until light brown. Cool. Wrap tightly in foil and freeze until you get the pizza urge.

Great to have around for easy last minute dinners. Good way for kids to make pizza too.

I use Betty Crocker but have also used the Jiffy crust. I add 1 tbsp of olive oil to the dough ball before rolling it out so it won't stick and so it will get a little crispy. To get the crusts thin, press it out really thin and cook the crust by itself for 5-6 minutes or golden. Then add your toppings and bake until cheese is how you like it. This prevents the crust from baking into the toppings like a cake. When my boys were small I would make mini pizzas by pressing small amounts of dough into the bottom of a muffin tin and prepare the same way. You can also freeze the crusts instead of adding toppings right away. Good luck!

Sounds like you have gotten lots of good recipes but I thought I would throw mine into the mix.

2 1/2 cups of flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp orgegno
1 tsp basil
1 tsp garlic powder
2 1/2 tsp yeast
1 cup warm water

Sift first six ingredients. Melt yeast in the warm water and combine with dry ingredients. Form into a dough and let rise (if I am in a hurry I don't give it much time) up to 1 hour. Roll out, add sauce, and toppings. I use this to make 1 1/2 pizzas (perfect for our family) but could be spread a little thinner if you like. If you let it rise on the stone for a bit before cooking, the crust will be a little "lighter".

Enjoy!

Trader Joes also has great pizza crust for $1. It comes in bags, ready to go. I can't imagine making my own crust because their's is so easy, cheap, and yummy! If one is near you, I'd try that first!