Pizza anyone???

[barefootfarmer]

Has anyone made pizza dough in their bread machine? If so, how did you go about doing it?

 

[Joel_BC]

You may get better answers from others here, but...

There was a stretch of my life when I had some free time and felt like trying my hand at homemade bread. I used recipes from a book. We didn't have a bread-making machine, and I kneaded all my dough. I made pizza crusts using a loaf-bread recipe. The crusts were a byproduct of making loaves.

I just let the dough go through a couple risings, and then rolled some out quite thin. You can either then build your pizza on top of the unbaked round, flat dough or bake it part way, then dress the half-baked dough and put it all back into the oven until the topping is ready.

We were happy with the result. So I don't see why you could not use your bread-making machine to take some of the labor out of the process.

 

[Wannabefree]

I only used the dough cycle on my machine for bread and pizza crusts. I just made the dough and then rolled it out on a pizza pan, stuck it in the oven for the final rise for about 30 minutes or so, then prebaked so the sauce and toppings doesn't weigh down the dough in the middle. The prebake is IMPORTANT, as I have had thick crust on the outside and paper thin in the middle due to not prebaking it first. I hope that is what you were asking, and that helps.

 

[moolie]

I used to work in a pizza place when I was a university student and got pretty good at making pizza dough. (I actually worked two jobs back then, my other job was in a fabric shop.)

I've never used a bread machine to make pizza dough, but it only takes 5 minutes to mix it up with a spoon, another 5 to knead, let rise 20 minutes, stretch on pan, top and bake at 450F for 20 minutes.

This is a completely fool-proof recipe that I've used for home made pizzas since I was 12 years old.

Pizza Dough

1 1/2 cups warm water
1 tbsp yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
3 cups flour, white or whole wheat or both
1 tbsp olive oil + more for bowl

Soften yeast in warm water for 5 minutes, mix in rest of ingredients in order. Knead for 5 minutes till smooth and elastic, pour another 1 tbsp oil into large clean bowl, place dough ball in bowl turning to coat with oil.

Cover bowl with a plate or clean towel and let rise 20 minutes in a warm place. Punch dough down, cut in half, and spread each half (stretching it with your fingertips) over 2 lightly oiled 10" pizza pans sprinkled with corn meal.

Spread with sauce, sprinkle with italian herbs (basil, oregano), top with meat and veggies of your choice and shredded mozzarella cheese, sprinkle with Parmesan.

Bake 20 minutes at 450F.

 

[terri9630]

I used to work in a pizza place when I was a university student and got pretty good at making pizza dough. (I actually worked two jobs back then, my other job was in a fabric shop.)

I've never used a bread machine to make pizza dough, but it only takes 5 minutes to mix it up with a spoon, another 5 to knead, let rise 20 minutes, stretch on pan, top and bake at 450F for 20 minutes.

This is a completely fool-proof recipe that I've used for home made pizzas since I was 12 years old.

Pizza Dough

1 1/2 cups warm water
1 tbsp yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
3 cups flour, white or whole wheat or both
1 tbsp olive oil + more for bowl

Soften yeast in warm water for 5 minutes, mix in rest of ingredients in order. Knead for 5 minutes till smooth and elastic, pour another 1 tbsp oil into large clean bowl, place dough ball in bowl turning to coat with oil.

Cover bowl with a plate or clean towel and let rise 20 minutes in a warm place. Punch dough down, cut in half, and spread each half (stretching it with your fingertips) over 2 lightly oiled 10" pizza pans sprinkled with corn meal.

Spread with sauce, sprinkle with italian herbs (basil, oregano), top with meat and veggies of your choice and shredded mozzarella cheese, sprinkle with Parmesan.

Bake 20 minutes at 450F.

Thats pretty close to the recipe I use. I use more yeast though. I use fresh ground wheat and it doesn't rise as well.

 

[moolie]

We use fresh ground as well, but usually mix in a third to half unbleached organic white flour for better gluten chains

 

[Charlesdparker]

I am crazy about pizza's, wish I could be owner of Domino's or Pizza hut, its always better to make it at home, since the prices of pizza's are very high. It's just impossible to spend daily money on it.

 

[k15n1]

I am crazy about pizza's, wish I could be owner of Domino's or Pizza hut, its always better to make it at home, since the prices of pizza's are very high. It's just impossible to spend daily money on it.

I worked at a pizza joint in college. The box was the most expensive part. The cheese was second, followed by meat.

I was learning about Indian breads the other day. It struck me that most cultures have some kind of quick-cooking flat bread. I imagine that's how pizzas started out.

Point is, pizza and other traditional flat breads were always meant to be good cheap food.

I still haven't figured out to make them without a lot of fuss, though, so pizza is a weekend-only type food for us.

 

[moolie]

If you slightly underbake and freeze some crusts ahead of time, and freeze shredded cheese, then making pizza on short notice is as simple as spreading canned sauce, frozen cheese, and whatever other toppings you'd like onto the frozen crust and baking it HOT (450F) till the bread is thawed and the cheese is melted

 

[baymule]

I make small pizzas on flour tortillas!