Making Pizza

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I received a question from “anonymous” about making pizza after posting my weekly menu….


Crystal,
how much sauce do you put on the pizza. I am trying to make home made pizza with your dough recipe but I can not achieve what we buy at the store. I wonder what I am missing.
I just flat the dough, put 1 can of pizza sauce and 1 pound of mozzarella shredded.
What should I put?
thanks 


I have never measured out how much sauce to use.  I just put on what looks right which I guess comes from experience in making pizza.  You may just have to try different amounts each time you make pizza until you reach your preference.   


I also do not use canned sauce, I make my own.  Occasionally I have purchased a can of pizza sauce from my food co-op but have never really cared for that as much as home made.  Here is the sauce I made for our pizza this last week.. 


3- 8oz cans tomato sauce
1- 6oz can tomato paste
1T Italian seasonings
1t minced garlic, heaping
1t salt
pinch or two of cane juice crystals (or sugar) - according to your own tastes


I heated this up on the stove on low until it was hot.   


This was enough to put on 3- 14” pizzas.   


For dough I used this recipe:  http://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/wwpizzacrust.htm  


Lately I have been pre baking the crusts.  I roll out the dough, put it on the pizza pan and bake it (at the temp in the recipe) for about 6 min.  Then I pull it out and begin assembling the pizza.   


We have never made just a cheese pizza.  We always add lots to ours.  This last week our pizzas had: pepperoni, salami, olives, pineapple, onions, peppers and fresh tomatoes.  You can add whatever your family likes to your pizza. 


I few years ago I took a pictures of my kids and I making pizza so if you would like to see it being done in pics you can find that HERE.   


Hope that helped to answer your questions!! 


 


 


 


 

Comments

  1. AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 6:16 AM

    I would say that anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2 cup of sauce would be more than enough for one pizza. And as far as cheese, probably 1/2 pound is good per pizza.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 17, 2009 at 1:45 AM

    I'll give it a try

    Thank you Chrystal

    --Agnes.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 20, 2009 at 3:38 PM

    Your pizza looks delicious. Thanks for sharing your sauce recipe. I've been making a pizza that my husband and I really like, but my son complains that he doesn't like the sauce (he says it's too sweet). I'll give yours a try :) Thank you!

    lynn@www.queenofthecastlerecipes.com

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