Michelle F.

To change it up a bit, I would cut wedges of cheese (usually mozzarella) and lay them about 1″ away from the edge. Then I take the edge and roll it over the slices of cheese and tuck the dough firmly around the cheese. Then go ahead with the sauce and toppings and bake. Ta-Da! Stuffed crust pizza! Another HUGE hit with hubby and our friends. Although we live back in the States now, I used to make our own pizzas here (so much easier!)…until Papa Murphy’s Take and Bake Pizza came to town. I’m in love! I do still love my crust recipe though! Good luck and have fun!

The above recipe has literally been a life changer for me. This is for the white version; whole wheat version is 5 c whole wheat flour, 2.5 c white flour(or I use spelt flour), 2 tbsp yeast, 2 tbsp vital wheat gluten flour(Fred Meyer has it), salt and four cups lukewarm water. Mix with spoon, let stand two hours, and refrigerate. The whole wheat recipe yields 2 loaves of bread or 3 – 4 pizzas. You don’t have to knead it; just take it out, let it stand for an hour, and bake it. Now I bake fresh bread for everyone and never buy it. Cornmeal on the baking sheet will prevent it from sticking.

Pizza Crust:
1 Tbsp. active dry yeast
1 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees F.)
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. vegetable or olive oil
2 1/2 cups flour

Dissolve the yeast in the water. Add the rest of the ingredients in and mix.

Dump onto a floured surface .

Knead into a smooth dough (five minutes or so).

Roll out and press down onto a greased pizza pan.

Add toppings.

Bake at 450 degrees F. for around 12-15 minutes until the crust looks crispy and lightly browned.

*** For thin crust pizza, one recipe makes two crusts, and works best to roll out each crust, bake at 450 degrees for 7-10 minutes, then top and finish baking.

Then for the sauce. It is the absolute best pizza sauce recipe in the world. I make a huge (like x12) batch every month and then freeze in portions for 2 pizzas at a time. It really is out of this world!

SERVES 4 , 1 -2 pizzas

* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 tablespoon butter
* 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
* 1/4 cup celery, finely chopped
* 1 garlic clove, minced
* 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
* 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
* 1 teaspoon dried basil
* 1 teaspoon dried oregano
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon sugar
* 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
* 1 small bay leaf
* 1 teaspoon fennel seed

1. In a large skillet, melt butter with the oil. Add the onion, celery and garlic and saute until soft and transparent.
2. Add tomato sauce and tomato paste and stir until smooth.
3. Add remaining ingredients and bring to slow simmer.
4. Simmer for 30-60 minutes.
5. Remove the bay leaf and spread the sauce on your prepared pizza dough.

We will never order out or buy frozen pizza again! Hope you all enjoy!