Recipe: Mini Pizza Crusts (6-inches, make ahead, freeze ahead)
Pizza/FocacciaMINI PIZZA CRUSTS
"Set out your favorite pizza toppings and let everybody top their own!"
FOR THE CRUST:
3 1/4 to 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided use
1 envelope Fleischmann's Pizza Crust Yeast OR RapidRise Yeast
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/3 cups very warm water (120 to 130 degrees F)*
1/3 cup oil
TOPPINGS:
1 to 2 cups pizza sauce
Other toppings as desired
1 pound (4 cups) shredded mozzarella cheese
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Combine 2 cups flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add 1 1/3 cups very warm water and oil; mix until well blended, about 1 minute. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Dough should form a ball and will be slightly sticky.
Knead** on a floured surface, adding additional flour if necessary, until smooth and elastic, about 4 minutes. Divide dough into 8 portions; cover. (If using RapidRise yeast, let dough rest at this point for 10 minutes.)
Pat each portion of dough with floured hands into an 8-inch circle on a greased baking sheet. Form a rim by pinching the edge of the dough. Add a second crust to the same baking sheet.
Bake for 6 to 7 minutes, dough will be just set and only lightly browned on the bottom. Remove crusts to a wire rack to cool. Continue with remaining pizza dough. (Works best to use several baking sheets.)
(May use crusts immediately or place in freezer bags and freeze for up to 1 month. If making a day ahead, place crusts in resealable plastic bags and refrigerate.)
WHEN READY TO BAKE:
Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.
Spread each crust with pizza sauce. Top with desired toppings and sprinkle with cheese. Repeat with remaining pizzas. Place on a baking sheet.
Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, until cheese is melted and lightly browned and bottom of crust is browned.
*If you don't have a thermometer, water should feel very warm to the touch.
**To knead the dough, add just enough flour to the dough and your hands to keep the dough from sticking. Flatten dough and fold it toward you.Using the heels of your hands, push the dough away with a rolling motion. Rotate dough a quarter turn and repeat the "fold, push and turn" steps. Keep kneading dough until it is smooth and elastic. Use a little more flour if dough becomes too sticky, always working the flour into the ball of dough.
Makes: 8 (6-inch) pizzas
Source: Fleishmann's Yeast, ACH Food Companies, Inc.
"Set out your favorite pizza toppings and let everybody top their own!"
FOR THE CRUST:
3 1/4 to 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided use
1 envelope Fleischmann's Pizza Crust Yeast OR RapidRise Yeast
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/3 cups very warm water (120 to 130 degrees F)*
1/3 cup oil
TOPPINGS:
1 to 2 cups pizza sauce
Other toppings as desired
1 pound (4 cups) shredded mozzarella cheese
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Combine 2 cups flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add 1 1/3 cups very warm water and oil; mix until well blended, about 1 minute. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Dough should form a ball and will be slightly sticky.
Knead** on a floured surface, adding additional flour if necessary, until smooth and elastic, about 4 minutes. Divide dough into 8 portions; cover. (If using RapidRise yeast, let dough rest at this point for 10 minutes.)
Pat each portion of dough with floured hands into an 8-inch circle on a greased baking sheet. Form a rim by pinching the edge of the dough. Add a second crust to the same baking sheet.
Bake for 6 to 7 minutes, dough will be just set and only lightly browned on the bottom. Remove crusts to a wire rack to cool. Continue with remaining pizza dough. (Works best to use several baking sheets.)
(May use crusts immediately or place in freezer bags and freeze for up to 1 month. If making a day ahead, place crusts in resealable plastic bags and refrigerate.)
WHEN READY TO BAKE:
Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.
Spread each crust with pizza sauce. Top with desired toppings and sprinkle with cheese. Repeat with remaining pizzas. Place on a baking sheet.
Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, until cheese is melted and lightly browned and bottom of crust is browned.
*If you don't have a thermometer, water should feel very warm to the touch.
**To knead the dough, add just enough flour to the dough and your hands to keep the dough from sticking. Flatten dough and fold it toward you.Using the heels of your hands, push the dough away with a rolling motion. Rotate dough a quarter turn and repeat the "fold, push and turn" steps. Keep kneading dough until it is smooth and elastic. Use a little more flour if dough becomes too sticky, always working the flour into the ball of dough.
Makes: 8 (6-inch) pizzas
Source: Fleishmann's Yeast, ACH Food Companies, Inc.
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