S'mores Pizza

Remember my chocolate chip pizza? Anyone? Humm? Oh come on, someone has to remember it! *glares around the room* Anyway, This is the same recipes with the addition of crushed graham crackers. And marshmallows.

The Details:

Take 1/2 of a boxed cake mix. (I've used white and yellow, and for this one actually used a pound cake mix.) Mix in 1/2 cup melted butter. Spread evenly over your favorite pizza crust. (I use the same recipe I used for my homemade pizza.) Sprinkle with 1 cup of mini chocolate chips and 1 cup crushed graham crackers(about 6 squares). Bake for 15 to 20. Add one cup mini marshmallows and bake 5 more minutes.

You can add more of the marshmallows. Or the graham crackers. Or the chocolate chips. Yeah, more chocolate is always good

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what was I saying?

Happy Cooking!

Mini Party Pizza

I've started making these and freezing them to pop in the oven for a quick snack for the kids.

The Details:

Divide dough for one pizza crust into 8 pieces. Roll each into a ball and flatten. Top with sauce and toppings. Grease pan and sprinkle with cornmeal. Place mini pizzas on pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.

Ready to eat

To freeze, place pan in freezer until pizzas are frozen. Place pizzas in bags and leave in freezer until ready to cook. To cook, place on pan and cook at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.

Ready to freeze

Simple and easy. I used the same crust and sauce I used here. If you use that recipe, it will make a total of 16 mini pizzas. You can make these ahead of time and use for parties, appetizers, or just about anything.

You can also make the crust and let everyone add their own topping before you bake them!

Happy Cooking!

Chocolate Chip Pizza

Just when you thought pizza couldn't get any better, they added chocolate chips.

The Details:

Take 1/2 of a boxed cake mix. Mix in 1/2 cup melted butter. Spread evenly over your favorite pizza crust. I use the same recipe I used for my homemade pizza. Sprinkle with 1 cup of mini chocolate chips, about half a 12 oz bag. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or as directed for your crust. I also like to sprinkle a little powdered sugar over it after it's done.

If you're using a crust recipe that makes two pies, you can save the extra dough, cake mix, and chocolate chips for another pizza! Now excuse me while I go find a plate. Yum.

Happy Cooking!

Homemade Pizza

Love pizza but don't want to pay to have it delivered? Don't want frozen pizza either? Then make your own! It's not all that hard and you can make it the way you like it. You can buy pre-made crust and sauce, but today I'm going to include some recipes to make your own.

The Details:

Pizza Sauce

1 (25 ounce) can tomato sauce

1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste

1/3 c. oil

2 tsp. oregano

1 Tbsp. garlic

2 tsp. basil

salt and pepper to taste

Stir together tomato sauce, tomato paste, and oil in sauce pan over medium heat. Add rest of ingredients and simmer for 10 minutes.

You can vary the amount of spices to your own taste, or add different ones. If you don't want to cook the sauce, it also works fine to just mix the ingredients together and use. Any sauce you don't use can be refrigerated or frozen to use at a later time.

Pizza Crust

2 1/4 tsp. yeast (1 packet)

1/2 tsp. sugar

1 1/2 c. warm water

2 Tbsp. vegetable oil

3 1/3 c. flour

1 tsp. salt

cornmeal

Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water until foamy. Combine oil, flour, and salt. Add yeast mixture. Knead until smooth, about 8 minutes. Placed in greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover, and let rise until doubled. Punch down and let sit for one minute. Divide in half and form two crusts. Grease pan and sprinkle with cornmeal. Place crust on pan and let rise for 15 to 10 minutes. Top with sauce and favorite toppings. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese starts to brown.

To form crusts, you can either form dough into a ball and roll out to desired size, or try to toss it! If you don't have a pizza pan, you can simply form the dough to fit a cookie sheet and use it that way. I also like to sprinkle garlic salt with parsley on the outer crust. I use about 1 cup sauce and about 2 cups mozzarella cheese for my toppings. The pictured pizza has Canadian bacon cut into quarters.

If you don't need to cook two pizzas, you can put the remaining dough in a freezer bag and freeze. To use, place in the refrigerator overnight to thaw, then form and cook pizza.

You can also use the crust to make personal sized pizzas. Divide the recipe in 8 to 10 sections, depending on how big you want the individual pizzas. Let every family member make their own pizza, or even set out sauce and toppings at a birthday party or sleepover and let all the kids make their own. If making personal sized pizzas, remember they probably won't take as long to cook

Happy Cooking!