Ingredients
Crust:
2 ⅔ flour
¾ cup powdered milk
2 T sugar
1 packet of quick rise yeast
1 tsp salt
1 ⅔ cup warm water (105-110 degrees)
2 T vegetable oil
Filling:
½ pound ground chuck½ tsp salt½ tsp pepper1 8oz block mozzarella cheese – grated yourself (To be authentic school pizza, you will have to use imitation mozzarella shreds.)Sauce (I make sauce the day before):6oz can tomato paste
1 cup water
⅓ olive oil
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
½ tbsp dried oregano
½ tbsp dried basil
½ tsp dried rosemary crushed
Directions
Crust:
Step1: Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Spray pan with Pam and lay Parchment paper down (Pam makes it stick)
Step2: In a large bowl – flour, powdered milk, sugar, yeast, salt – whisk to blend
Step3: Add oil to hot water (110-115 degrees) – pour into your mixture
Step4: Stir with a wooden spoon until batter forms – don’t worry about lumps – you just want no dry spots
Step5: Spread dough into pan using fingertips until it’s even. If dough doesn’t want to cooperate, let rest 5 minutes and try again
Step6: Bake just the crust for 8-10 minutes – remove from oven and set aside.
Step7: Brown meats until it resembles crumbles – set aside and drain meat
Step8: Get out the pizza sauce – to partially baked crust, assemble:
Step9: Sauce – spread all over crust
Step10: Sprinkle meats
Step11: Sprinkle cheese
Step12: Bake at 475 degrees for 8-10 minutes until cheese melts and begins to brown
Step13: Remove from oven – let stand 5 minutes
Step14: Cut in slices and serve!