Friday Recipe - Bread Machine Pizzas

I have tried several recipes over the years for pizza dough, but this one is by far the easiest with very good flavor. I have tried over night doughs, lower fat dough, regular dough being mixed by hand, but none of them were as easy to make as this one and none met the "family approval" rating!

This took about an hour to make in the bread machine and then by the time we all made our pizzas and baked them it was another hour. Definitely can be done on a Friday night or Family Movie/Game Night.

Bread Machine Pizzas

From Good Cheap Eats.com

CRUST INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 c water

1/4 olive oil

2 Tbls honey

4 1/2 c flour

1 Tbls salt

1 Tbls yeast

TOPPINGS INGREDIENTS:

Pizza sauce

Mozzarella cheese

pepperonis, sausage, bacon, mushrooms, onion, diced tomato, sliced black olives, bell pepper, etc. any toppings you like



A preheated oven is key to a great crust, so I recommend turning the oven on while the dough is mixing in your bread machine. Preheat to 475 degrees.



Combine the crust ingredients in the bread machine pan according to the order listed above. Set machine to the dough setting and start machine. Check it after 10 minutes to make sure all the ingredients have been incorporated and not stuck to the side of the pan (if it is stuck mix it in with your hand or a wooden spoon.

Grease your cookie sheets or pizza pans and sprinkle with cornmeal or flour.

When dough is ready, divide it into portions. This recipe says it makes 6 individual pizzas or 3 large - we made 6 personal size pizzas and one large pizza. Shape each portion into a flat, round shape. Place on a cookie sheet or pizza pan. Spread pizza crust with sauce (about 2/3 c for large pizzas and about 1/3 c for smaller ones)

Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over top of sauce. Added any combination of toppings that you would like (our favorites are tomato and crumbled bacon or traditional cheese and pepperoni).

After you get your toppings on then top with a little more mozzarella cheese.

Bake pizzas for 8-15 minutes, depending on the size.