Miss Lorenas Homemade Thick Crust Italian Pizza Recipes

Steps:

• Pour yeast and water in large bowl.
• Stir and gradually add flour.
• Knead the dough.
• Coat the bowl with oil and pat on the dough.
• Cover and let rise (approximately 4 hrs).
• Heat oil in a large pot.
• Add onion and saute.
• Add the tomatoes, oregano and salt.
• Stir.
• Bring to a boil and then turn heat to low.
• Stir often.
• Once it starts to thicken, add brown sugar to taste.
• Once dough has risen, divide in half and spread out on 2 cookie sheets.
• Add grated mozzarella and toppings.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to the lowest setting possible.
• Combine 4 cups flour and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment; turn mixer on low speed. Crumble yeast into small pieces and add to the flour. Slowly pour in water. Scrape the sides to make sure all flour is incorporated and mix until dough begins to pull away from the sides and form a ball. Drizzle in oil and mix until fully incorporated.
• Knead on low speed for 5 or 6 minutes, adding 1 to 2 tablespoons extra flour if needed. Remove dough from the bowl and use your hands to form a ball. Return dough to the bowl and score the top with an "x." Cover with a damp cloth.
• Turn oven off and place dough in the oven to rise for at least 1 hour, or up to 8 hours.
• Remove dough from the oven and reattach the bowl to the stand mixer. Uncover and punch down dough. Knead on low speed for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place a pizza stone or tray on the bottom oven rack and preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Cut dough into 4 equal pieces and roll each one into ball. Dust with flour if needed. Place balls on a sheet pan and cover with a damp cloth. Roll out each ball into a 9-inch circle and top with desired toppings (no more than 1 cup sauce per pizza).
• Place pizza on the pizza stone in the preheated oven. Immediately lower the temperature to 410 degrees F (210 degrees C) and bake for 10 to 12 minutes; actual length of time will depend on your toppings. Repeat to make remaining pizzas.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 deg F.
• Mix together all the dry ingredients. Add the warm water and oil, mix well. Knead dough a few times on a lightly floured surface. Put dough back in bowl, and lightly coat dough with oil. Cover and let rest or 5 minutes. While dough is resting, mix together all ingredients for the pizza sauce.
• Divide dough in half, and press each half into an oiled pizza pan. Cook dough for 2 minutes, then take out and let cool. Put sauce then desired toppings on pizza. Cook for 18-20 minutes or until crust is lightly browned and cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Pour water into bowl.
• Sprinkle with yeast and leave for five minutes.
• Stir and add sugar, salt, and olive oil. Beat well.
• Stir in half of flour.
• Beat until smooth.
• Add as much of the rest of the flour as needed to make the dough just firm enough to manage.
• Knead for five minutes.
• Roll it into a ball and flatten.
• Sprinkle corn meal over pan and stretch dough over it. Make ridges at the edges.
• Let rise for fifteen minutes.
• Lightly brush or spray the dough with some oil.
• Add your choice of toppings. Heat for 20-30 minutes at 425°F.

Steps:

• Move oven rack to lowest position. Heat oven to 425°. Mix Bisquick, water and oil until dough forms; beat vigorously 20 strokes. Let stand 8 minutes.
• Grease bottom and sides of jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1 inch, or cookie sheet with shortening. Press dough in bottom and up sides of pan, using hands dipped in Bisquick. Or press into 13x10-inch rectangle on cookie sheet; pinch edges to form 3/4-inch rim. Spread pizza sauce over dough; top with pizza toppings. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until crust is brown and cheese is melted.