Pizza Cuppers Recipes

PIZZA MARINARA WITH TUNA AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Place a pizza stone, if you have one, on the middle rack of the oven. Preheat the oven to 450°.
• If using drained canned tomatoes, season with half the garlic and salt to taste.
• Break up the tuna in a bowl with a fork and add the remaining garlic and half the thyme and rosemary.
• Spread the tomatoes or tomato sauce over the pizza. Distribute the tuna over the tomato sauce. Sprinkle on the remaining thyme and rosemary, the pepper flakes, capers, and strips of sweet red pepper. Drizzle on the olive oil.
• Place the pizza pan on the stone in the hot oven. Bake 10 to 15 minutes, until the crust is brown. Remove from the heat, cut into wedges (I use kitchen scissors for this), and serve.

PIZZA POPPERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 2 cups of flour, sugar, yeast, oregano and salt. In a saucepan, heat water and shortening to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat until moistened. Add egg; beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Stir in cheese and pepperoni; mix well. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into four pieces. Divide each piece into eight balls. Roll each ball into a 12-in. rope. Tie into a loose knot, leaving two long ends. Fold top end under roll; bring bottom end up and press into center of roll. Place on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with pizza sauce.

PIZZA CUPPERS

Steps:

• Spray muffin tin with cooking spray. preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Roll out pizza dough on lightly floured surface. cut dough into 12 even sized pieces. place one piece in each hole in the muffin tin and press dough to bottom and sides to make a little cup.
• Place 1 to 2 tsps sauce in each dough cup, spreading on bottom and on sides. (Do not use more sauce or they will be soggy.) You will have sauce left over! Add toppings of your choice: cut up pepperoni, small pieces of italian sausage, vegetables, etc. Divide cheese evenly over all 12 cups, sprinkling on top.
• Bake in preheated 400 degree oven - use time listed on pizza dough to check for doneness. Add time as needed. Sides of dough cups should be lightly browned and cheese and sauce should be bubbly hot.
• Allow to cool a bit before removing from pan (just a few minutes). Serve with extra sauce if desired. Enjoy!