SCHOOL PIZZA RECIPE

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

Directions

1. ½ tsp dried rosemary crushedCrust:Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Spray pan with Pam and lay Parchment paper down (Pam makes it stick)
2. In a large bowl – flour, powdered milk, sugar, yeast, salt – whisk to blend
3. Add oil to hot water (110-115 degrees) – pour into your mixture
4. Stir with a wooden spoon until batter forms – don’t worry about lumps – you just want no dry spots
5. Spread dough into pan using fingertips until it’s even. If dough doesn’t want to cooperate, let rest 5 minutes and try again
6. Bake just the crust for 8-10 minutes – remove from oven and set aside.
7. Brown meats until it resembles crumbles – set aside and drain meat
8. Get out the pizza sauce – to partially baked crust, assemble:
9. Sauce – spread all over crust
10. Sprinkle meats
11. Sprinkle cheese
12. Bake at 475 degrees for 8-10 minutes until cheese melts and begins to brown
13. Remove from oven – let stand 5 minutes
14. Cut in slices and serve!