Garlic Pizza Crust Recipes

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in water and add sugar.
• wait a few minutes.
• add oil and salt and garlic .
• mix in 3 cups flour and whip about 10 min till it leaves the side of the mixer bowl.
• add remaining flour w/ dough hook or by hand.
• knead till smooth.
• allow to rise twice in the bowl.
• punch down.
• (I rush this a bit) oil baking sheets .use fingers press out to edges.
• Makes 2 pizzas, cookie sheet size, let rise a bit and top.
• bake at 425* 20min.this is fantastic.
• crust smells slightly like garlic bread.
• but is notstrong.
• We usually make one cheese and the other with ground.
• beef, ham, onion and mushroom.
• Even the kids say it is the best crust so far.
• This makes 2 cookie sheet sized or 12 after school snack size I form them in thebottom of a cheapo pie pan, top and bake completely and put them in zip bags.

Steps:

• At least 45 minutes before baking pizza, put a pizza stone or 4 to 6 unglazed "quarry" tiles arranged close together on oven rack in lowest position in oven and preheat oven to highest setting (500°-550°F).
• Finely chop garlic and in a small bowl combine with oil, oregano, red pepper flakes, and coarse salt.
• On a lightly floured surface pat out dough evenly with your fingers, keeping hands flat and lifting and turning dough over several times, into a 9-inch round. (Do not handle dough more than necessary. If dough is sticky, dust it lightly with flour.)
• Dust a baker's peel or rimless baking sheet with flour and carefully transfer dough to it. Jerk peel or baking sheet once or twice and, if dough is sticking, lift dough and sprinkle flour underneath it, reshaping dough if necessary. Working quickly, top dough with oil mixture, spreading with back of a spoon to within 1/2 inch of edge.
• Line up far edge of peel or baking sheet with far edge of stone or tiles and tilt peel or baking sheet, jerking it gently to start pizza moving. Once edge of pizza touches stone or tiles, carefully pull back peel or baking sheet, completely transferring pizza to stone or tiles (do not move pizza). Bake pizza 6 to 7 minutes, or until dough is crisp and browned, and transfer with a metal spatula to a cutting board.
• Cut pizza into wedges and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Place the ingredients into the pan of a bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Close the lid, select the Dough cycle, and press Start.
• When the machine signals the end of the cycle, remove the dough and knead into a tight ball on a lightly floured surface. Let rest for about 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Stretch the dough out to fit your desired pizza pan. Let rise for about 20 minutes for a thicker crust.
• Top with sauce, cheese and desired pizza toppings. Bake for 10 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the crust is lightly browned on the bottom when you lift up to take a peek.

Steps:

• Allow pizza dough to be in the refrigerator for at least one day so it will be defrosted.
• Allow pizza dough to sit out for 30 minutes.
• Combine margarine, 2 tbsp. parmesan cheese and garlic powder.
• Brush margarine mixture onto pizza dough using a pastry brush, allow for about 1 inch for crust.
• (all of it will not be used--you will have extra!).
• Sprinkle w/extra parmesan cheese, if desired.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 10 minutes or until cooked through.