Chris has been experimenting with homemade pizza for years. He’s tried homemade dough, store bought dough and ready-made crusts, all the while hoping to find something we’d all love. In the end, it turns out that the store bought dough turns out amazingly well if you follow some simple tricks. The Stow kids beg for this pizza once a week and they insist on it always being “Daddy’s pizza.” Don’t get me wrong, we all love Papa Gino’s now and again, but Daddy’s pizza really is the best. It also makes for some great leftovers for school lunches. We really hope you try this!
Ingredients
- Pre-made pizza dough (available in the grocery store refrigerator case)
- Pizza sauce. I highly recommend Casa Visco Pizza Sauce.
- Mozzarella cheese
- Olive oil
- Flour
- Corn meal
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Turn the pizza dough out onto a floured surface.
- Form the dough into a rough ball.
- Using fingertips, pat dough down into rough oval.
- Using a rolling pin or your hands, shape the dough into a large rectangle. If dough resists stretching, let it sit for a few minutes to rest.
- Prepare an 11x17 baking sheet by sprinkling lightly with cornmeal. This will prevent the dough from sticking.
- Transfer the dough onto the baking sheet and gently stretch to the corners.
- Prick dough all over with a fork to prevent bubbles.
- Pre-cook dough in oven for about 10 minutes.
- Remove baking sheet from oven and brush dough with olive oil, paying special attention to the edges.
- Add a thin layer of pizza sauce to the dough.
- Sprinkle with cheese.
- Add other toppings, if desired.
- Bake pizza for 10-15 minutes until lightly browned.
- Transfer pizza to cutting board and allow to sit for a couple of minutes before cutting.
Notes
If using fresh toppings like our favorites, spinach and mushrooms, then pre-cook them in a frying pan beforehand so the pizza doesn't get soggy during cooking.
We also use the ball of premade dough from our local market. I’ve found letting it come to room temperature for a while works best. These look delicious!
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WE make homemade pizza alot. IT looks like you all put all the works on yours.
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We make homemade pizza all the time. It’s so much better when it’s made with love.
I worked in a pizza place and could even toss a pie pretty well! The corn meal and the olive oil are key as well as lots of toppings!
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We love homemade pizza. We will have to try these!
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That looks amazing! Will have to share this with my husband, who has really gotten into making pizza lately!
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Yum! This looks so tasty! I want a pizza with non-soggy topics right now!
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I haven’t made my own pizza in the longest time – I’m going to try this with my daughter.
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Yummy!! It may be very five year old of me, but pizza is hands down my favorite food!! LOVE it! Thanks for these great homemade ideas.
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Even I can do this! I’m going to try it with dairy free cheese!
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it’s been long time since i’ve made homemade pizza. It is so much better then frozen.
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Oh! That looks like a thick crust pizza! How yummy! And I love that it’s full of goodies on top too!
We’re into making our own pizza these days too and think that it’s so much easier with pre-made dough although I think I’m going to take the leap and try making my own dough in our bread machine!
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Thanks for the awesome recipe. Pizza is one of my guilty pleasures!
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I like making homemade pizza no complaints and as many toppings as I want.
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The pizza looks delicious – I think I will try to make a pizza at home – I have never done that!
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Homemade pizza is the BEST! I love adding veggies and chicken to mine!
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I love homemade pizza. Thanks for the recipe!
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I’ll have to try that sauce! We love making homemade pizza!
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I love making homemade pizza. Your pizza looks fantastic.
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Thanks for the tips on how to get the most out of store bought pizza dough! Sometimes I just don’t have the energy (or time) to do it all from scratch.
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Pizza is my favorite food and your pizza looks amazing. We eat pizza at least once a week. I would love to try out this recipe sometime. Thanks for sharing.
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I’ll have to give this a try myself. I love pizza, but I don’t exactly love going out and buying it. It would just be easier with my kids to just make it at home. That being said, I’m not the best cook. Do you have any other articles about how to cook delicious pizza? http://www.ventospizzapgh.com
So many great ideas! Thanks!