Pizza Crust

Pizza Crust (from Janet)

1 1/2c warm water
2tsp yeast
4 1/2c flour (I use 1/2 whole wheat)
5-6 cloves pressed garlic
2T sugar
2tsp salt
1/4c olive oil

(Many times I will sub Penzey's garlic salt for the salt and garlic)
 Combine water with yeast
Whisk rest of ingredients except flour
Add flour and knead

Cover and rise 1H, until double

Preheat oven to 400
Punch dough and cut in half. Shape on pizza pan and bake for 7min.
Then top the pizzas and bake until browned to liking.

Pizza Muffins

*Blend DRY:
1 1/2c flour (I use whole wheat)
1/2c corn meal
1T sugar (I only use 1-1 1/2tsp)
2tsp baking powder
1/2tsp salt

*In separate bowl Blend WET:
1 egg
1 1/4c milk
1/2c oil (I like olive oil)

*Blend wet with dry

*Fill 12 sprayed or lined muffin tins 3/4 full of batter

*TOPPING:
spoon on sauce of choice, speghetti sauce or spiced tomato sauce, or pizza sauce
sprinkle top with cheese (I like Mexican blend, but any including Parmesan will work)

Bake at 400º for 15min.  Cool a few minutes before trying to remove from tins.

Upside-down Pizza

1# bulk sausage (or ground beef, or shredded chicken)
1 med. onion, chopped
1/4 c green pepper, chopped
2T plus 1c flour (can use WW)
1/2tsp dried basil or 1tsp It. seasoning
1/2tsp fennel seed, crushed
1 (15oz can) tomato sauce
2c (8oz) mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 eggs
1c milk
1T vegetable oil
1/2tsp salt
2T parmesan cheese, grated (optional)

*cook meat, onion and green pepper until meat is cooked through
*stir in 2T flour, basil and fennel, mix then add tomato sauce and boil 2min
*spread meat mixture into 9x13" pan
*sprinkle cheese over meat mixture
*in bowl place remaining flour.  Beat in eggs, milk, oil and salt until smooth.  Add in parmesan.
*pour over cheese in pan
*bake uncovered at 425 for 24-30min, until browned slightly

Whole Wheat Pizza Crust (ONE rise time)

Mix:
1 pkg (2 1/4 tsp) dry yeast
1 1/2 c warm water

Mix:
2 T oil (I use olive oil)
1 1/4 c wheat flour
2 T sugar
1/2 tsp salt

-add yeast water to flour mixture

-add up to 2 c more flour (can use WW or white) and knead 6-8min
-let rise 15-20min

How I use it:
-after rise time I form crust on pizza pan and bake @ 350º until dough dries out (about 8min)
-add toppings and bake until cheese is browned

Into the dough I add oregano & garlic sometimes

Topping ideas:
BBQ chicken; I cook chicken in BBQ sauce and shred then spread on pizza crust, add cheese

Thai chicken; use some thai peanut sauce as the sauce for the crust and add chicken chunks, onion and cheese

Spinich (like Sbarro); saute garlic in olive oil and add frozen spinich (thawed and squeezed out,) heat through and put on pizza crust, add mozzerella cheese.  At Sbarro they do not put sauce on it, but serve it on the side

Once I even cooked Asian noodles and spread teriyaki sauce on the crust, added the noodles, then broccoli and cheese

Vegetable crescent pizza (cold)

Crust:
2 cans crescent rolls

Grease cookie sheet.  Line with flattened crescent roll dough.  Bake @ 400º for 10min.  Cool completely.

Filling:
2 (8oz) cream cheese, room temperature
1 1/2 tsp dill weed
1 1/2 tsp onion powder
1c mayonnaise

Mix and spread on crust

Chop veggies of choice and spread over filling. 
ie; 1/2c each of: mushrooms, carrots shredded, broccoli cuts, cauliflower, green onion, black olive, red pepper

Top with mozzarella cheese if desired