Pizza Kit

The great thing about pizza kits is mixing and matching doughs, toppings and sauces that you like best! I included our family's favorites. Let me know how this worked out for you. What is the old standby in your house?!

In the Kit

·       Dough: Makes 2 medium thin crust pizzas or 1 large thin crust or 1 deep dish medium pizza

·       Sauce: Crushed tomatoes w basil, onion, garlic

·       Topping: Mozzarella cheese

·       Topping: Pepperoni

·       Topping: Spinach, tomato, parmesan, onion, garlic mix

Servings: 6-8, 2 slices per serving

Cost per kit: approx. $4.70 (most ingredients bought in bulk not including freezer bags) 

Whole Wheat Herbed Pizza Dough

(adapted - a small change :-) from  Once A Month Mom)

Ingredients:

•   3 cups white whole wheat flour

•   1 teaspoon salt

•   1 teaspoon garlic powder

•   1 teaspoon Italian seasonings

•   1 cup warm water (105-110 degrees)

•   1 teaspoon honey

•   1 tablespoon dry active yeast

•   2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, garlic powder, and Italian seasonings. In a graduated measuring cup stir together warm water, honey, yeast, and olive oil. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until a stiff dough forms. Turn out on a lightly floured surface and knead about 5 minutes or until smooth and elastic. (You can also use a stand mixer or food processor with a dough attachment.) Divide dough in half and allow to rest for 15-20 minutes. Roll out dough on a sheet of parchment paper or a pizza peel sprinkled with cornmeal. Then use as directed in recipes or add your favorite toppings, and bake at 500 degrees on a preheated pizza stone for 7-10 minutes. Crust should be lightly browned and cheese will be bubbly

Freezing Directions:

Prepare as directed above, but skip resting period. Wrap with two sheets of plastic wrap. Store in freezer bag. To serve: Thaw in refrigerator overnight or at room temperature for 3 hours. Preheat oven and baking stone at 500 degrees. Roll out dough on a piece of parchment paper or a pizza peel sprinkled with cornmeal. Add desired toppings. Transfer to preheated baking stone and bake at 500 degrees for 7-10 minutes or until crust is browned and cheese is bubbly.

*Notes: 

1. This dough isn’t very crispy so if you prefer a crispier crust I recommend rolling out the dough, spreading a thin layer of olive oil and par-baking it for 3 minutes at 500 degrees. Top as desired and bake directly on the oven rack so the bottom can crisp.

2. Freeze the dough immediately. If you don't, it will begin to rise and BUST through your plastic wrap!

3. You can roll out your dough and par-bake your crust as described in note 1 wrap and freeze that. It works very well! Homemade Boboli crusts :-)