Personal Pizza Recipes

PERSONAL PIZZAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven 425 degrees.
• In a large bowl whisk together 1 cup flour, yeast, sugar, and salt.
• Add water and oil and mix well until blended.
• Gradually add more flour, 1/4 cup at a time, until dough forms into a ball. (Dough will be quite sticky but with you should be able to handle it with floured hands)
• Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead for 4-6 minutes until smooth and elastic.
• Place dough in a bowl, cover tightly and allow to rise in a warm place for 10 minutes.
• Divide dough into four equal-size pieces and roll or pat each into a 10-inch circle.
• Spread pizza sauce on top of each pizza, followed by cheese, and desired toppings. (See notes for ideas)
• Bake in preheated oven on the lowest rack for 12-15 minutes until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted. Serve warm.

PERSONAL PORTOBELLO PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place the mushroom on a baking sheet, and bake for 5 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from the oven, and spread spaghetti sauce in the cup of the cap. Top with cheese, olives, pepperoni and garlic.
• Bake for an additional 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and golden.

HOMEMADE PIZZA

Steps:

• In large bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in water; let stand for 5 minutes. Add oil and salt. Stir in flour, 1 cup at a time, until a soft dough forms. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 2-3 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, cook beef and onion over medium heat until beef is no longer pink, breaking meat into crumbles; drain. , Punch down dough; divide in half. Press each half into a greased 12-in. pizza pan. Combine the tomato sauce, oregano and basil; spread over each crust. Top with beef mixture, green pepper and cheese. , Bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until crust is lightly browned.

CRISPY PERSONAL PITA PIZZAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Brush both sides of each pita round with a liberal coating of olive oil and place all 4 rounds onto a baking sheet. Sprinkle the shredded cheese in an even layer on each pita. Place a single layer of tomato slices on top of the cheese and sprinkle garlic salt over top of each.
• Bake until the bottoms are golden brown and the pitas are crispy, 15 to 20 minutes. Top with fresh basil.

GRANDS!™ MINI PIZZAS

Steps:

• Press each biscuit into 6-inch round. Place on 2 large or 3 small greased cookie sheets. Top each round with pizza sauce, cheese and pepperoni.
• Bake at 375°F 10 to 15 minutes or until bottoms are deep golden brown and cheese is bubbly.

PERSONALIZED INDIVIDUAL PIZZAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray; sprinkle with cornmeal. Do not unroll dough. Cut roll of dough into 4 equal pieces; shape each piece into a ball. Roll or press each ball of dough into a 5-inch round making edges slightly thicker to form a rim. Place the rounds on the prepared cookie sheet; brush each with oil.
• Bake 6 to 8 minutes. Top each round with 1 of the variations below. Bake 10 to 13 minutes longer or until crust is deep golden brown and cheese is melted and bubbly.

PERSONAL PIZZA

Steps:

• Prepare both packages of pizza dough according to directions. On a floured surface, knead dough several times; divide into six portions. Roll each into an 8-in. circle. Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 425° for 10 minutes. , Spread pizza sauce over crusts to within 1/2 in. of edge. Top with beef, onion, green pepper, olives and cheese. Return to the oven for 10-15 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.

AIR FRYER PIZZA

Steps:

• Prep: Preheat air fryer to 375°F (190°C). Spray air fryer basket well with oil. Pat mozzarella dry with paper towels (to prevent a soggy pizza).
• Cook Crust: Roll out pizza dough to the size of your air fryer basket. Carefully transfer it to the air fryer, then brush lightly with a teaspoon or so of olive oil. Cook for 3 minutes.
• Assemble: To the precooked crust, spoon on a light layer of tomato sauce and sprinkle with chunks of buffalo mozzarella.
• Bake: For about 7 minutes until crust is crispy and cheese has melted. Optionally top with basil, grated parmesan, and pepper flakes just before serving.

HOMEMADE PERSONAL PIZZA

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let sit until creamy (about 10 minutes).
• Stir in olive oil, whole wheat flour, salt and 4 cups of white flour into yeast mixture.
• Mix in remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition.
• When dough has pulled together, put onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic (about 4 minutes).
• Lightly oil another large mixing bowl, place dough in bowl and turn to coat.
• Cover with damp cloth and put in warm place until dough has doubled in size (about 1 hour).
• Deflate the dough and put onto lightly floured surface. Divide dough into 3 equal parts and form into rounds. Cover rounds and let them rest for about 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Use a rolling pin to roll the dough into desired shape. Cover dough with your favorite toppings and bake for about 20 minutes or until crust and cheese are golden brown.

HOMEMADE INDIVIDUAL PIZZAS

Steps:

• (this dough can also be made in a bread maker):
• Put warm water in a large bowl, add the yeast and let stand for about 7 minutes for the yeast to activate. Don't use hot water or you will ruin the yeast.
• Whisk in honey and olive oil. Add flour, then the salt and knead until well-combined (use a dough hook on speed 2 if using a mixer). The dough should be sticky.
• Cover with plastic wrap and leave in a warm place until doubled in volume (45 min to 1 hr at room temp or 25-30 min in a warm 100˚F oven).
• Combine all sauce ingredients in a small sauce pan.
• Simmer over medium/low heat until it is reduced by about a third. It needs to thicken or the pizza will be too juicy. If you need to cool sauce to room temp faster, transfer sauce to a bowl and place in a bath of ice water.
• Generously sprinkle baking pans with cornmeal; this keeps the crust crisper and prevents sticking to the pan. You can also oil pans if you don't have cornmeal.
• Grease a clean work surface and your hands with olive oil. Transfer dough to oiled surface and cut into three even pieces. Form each piece into an 8" round pizza crust using your hands and transfer to baking pans lined with cornmeal.
• Spread 1/3 pizza sauce on each pizza leaving a 1/2" border of dough all the way around. Add plenty of mozzarella cheese and any of your favorite toppings; this is where it gets really fun! (See list of toppings above for supreme pizza or Greek Pizza).
• Bake pizzas at 415 degrees F for 15 minutes or until the crust is crisp and toppings are cooked. Cheese will be melted and turn golden in a few spots.
• (Tip for the Greek Pizza: once the toppings are on, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. After the pizza comes out of the oven, sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese. It's so good!)

PERSONAL PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a medium bowl, stir in yeast, water, sugar, salt, and oil. Mix in enough flour to make a dough that can be kneaded .
• Turn dough out onto the board and quickly knead for 3 minutes, adding more flour if the dough is too sticky to knead.
• Place dough in a greased bowl and flip dough over in bowl so that dough top is also lightly greased.
• Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place until it doubles in size, which should take about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 F.
• Divide dough into 3 equal parts. Grease the pizza pan or baking sheet. Press 1 dough part into a 9-inch circle on greased pan. Put on the sauce and desired toppings.
• Bake pizza in a heated oven for about 20 minutes or until pizza edges are lightly golden.
• Enjoy.