Individual Pizza Food

HOMEMADE INDIVIDUAL PIZZAS

Steps:

• (this dough can also be made in a bread maker):
• Put warm water in a large bowl, add the yeast and let stand for about 7 minutes for the yeast to activate. Don't use hot water or you will ruin the yeast.
• Whisk in honey and olive oil. Add flour, then the salt and knead until well-combined (use a dough hook on speed 2 if using a mixer). The dough should be sticky.
• Cover with plastic wrap and leave in a warm place until doubled in volume (45 min to 1 hr at room temp or 25-30 min in a warm 100˚F oven).
• Combine all sauce ingredients in a small sauce pan.
• Simmer over medium/low heat until it is reduced by about a third. It needs to thicken or the pizza will be too juicy. If you need to cool sauce to room temp faster, transfer sauce to a bowl and place in a bath of ice water.
• Generously sprinkle baking pans with cornmeal; this keeps the crust crisper and prevents sticking to the pan. You can also oil pans if you don't have cornmeal.
• Grease a clean work surface and your hands with olive oil. Transfer dough to oiled surface and cut into three even pieces. Form each piece into an 8" round pizza crust using your hands and transfer to baking pans lined with cornmeal.
• Spread 1/3 pizza sauce on each pizza leaving a 1/2" border of dough all the way around. Add plenty of mozzarella cheese and any of your favorite toppings; this is where it gets really fun! (See list of toppings above for supreme pizza or Greek Pizza).
• Bake pizzas at 415 degrees F for 15 minutes or until the crust is crisp and toppings are cooked. Cheese will be melted and turn golden in a few spots.
• (Tip for the Greek Pizza: once the toppings are on, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. After the pizza comes out of the oven, sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese. It's so good!)

INDIVIDUAL PIZZAS WITH PECORINO, ARUGULA, AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Turn a large baking sheet upside down; rub with oil. Using your hands, crush tomatoes into a pulp in a small bowl; season with salt and pepper.
• Spread crushed tomatoes on pizza shells; sprinkle with red-pepper flakes. Bake until crusts are golden, 18 to 20 minutes.
• In a bowl, toss arugula with Pecorino; top pizzas with salad. Drizzle with vinegar and, if desired, oil.

INDIVIDUAL FRUIT PIZZAS

Steps:

• For the cookie crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar, orange zest and vanilla thoroughly. Add in the eggs and beat until light and fluffy. Add in the milk and mix.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt). Then blend this into the cream mixture. Wrap in plastic wrap and flatten into a disc, and then refrigerate for 1 hour (or freeze for 20 minutes).
• Roll out the dough into one large rectangle. Then, using a 4 1/2-inch cutter, cut out circles of dough.
• Bake until the cookie dough is cooked and golden brown, but not overly crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
• For the topping: Using a mixer with a whisk attachment, whip together the marshmallow creme and cream cheese until light.
• Serve the cooled crusts with the cream mixture and a platter of fruit. Let everyone build their own pizza by spreading the cream mixture on the crust and then decorating with as much fruit as desired!

MINI TOP-YOUR-OWN PIZZAS

Steps:

• Put the flour in a large bowl. Add a little salt to one side of the bowl and the yeast to the other side. Sprinkle over the sugar, together with a spoon, and add the oil and 190ml warm water. Combine with a spoon until all the flour comes away from the sides of the bowl, then tip onto a floured surface. Knead for 5-10 mins or until smooth and elastic. Lightly oil a clean bowl, add the dough, cover with cling film and leave to rise for 1 hr.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce. Pour the passata into a saucepan, add the basil and mixed herbs, then season and bring to the boil over a low heat. Simmer gently for 5 mins, then set aside to cool. Chop the toppings.
• Once the dough has risen, tip it out, knock out the air and divide into 6 equal parts. Heat oven to 240C/220C fan/gas 9 and place 2 large baking sheets in the oven.
• Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a circle around 15cm in diameter. Pick up the circle of dough and toss about a metre up, spinning it in the air. Catch it on the back of your hand, so your fingers don't poke through the dough. Do this at least 3 times to achieve a thin central base and a thicker outside crust. Alternatively, you could carry on rolling, but it's not as much fun!
• Lay the bases onto baking parchment (2 bases on 1 piece of parchment) and carefully slide each pair inside a plastic bag 'tent' for 15 mins to prove again.
• After the second rise, spread the sauce over the bases and add the and mozzarella. Take the baking sheets out the oven and quickly slide the pizzas (still on their baking parchment) on top. You can cook 2-3 pizzas per tray. Return to the oven and bake for 12 mins. Take out, slice and eat.

PERSONAL PIZZA

Steps:

• Prepare both packages of pizza dough according to directions. On a floured surface, knead dough several times; divide into six portions. Roll each into an 8-in. circle. Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 425° for 10 minutes. , Spread pizza sauce over crusts to within 1/2 in. of edge. Top with beef, onion, green pepper, olives and cheese. Return to the oven for 10-15 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.

INDIVIDUAL PIZZAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook ground beef in a skillet.
• Separate biscuits and put them on a sheet of waxed paper or foil.
• Flatten each biscuit with palm of your hand until thin but not too thin.
• Place each one on a cookie sheet or pizza pan.
• Spread approximately 1 tsp tomato sauce on each"pizza" evenly, depending how saucy you want them.
• Put a spoonful of hamburger on each pizza.
• Spread evenly.
• Sprinkle each pizza with cheese, depending on how cheesy you want them.
• Bake in oven for 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
• Cool for a few minutes before serving.

EXOTIC INDIVIDUAL PIZZAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees or if you are are baking a single pizza use a toaster oven. Spread the sauce or other exotic jarred ingredients over the pita. Top with main ingredient and top with cheese. Set on baking sheet and bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until crust is crisp, filling is hot and cheese has melted.

INDIVIDUAL PIZZA WITH ARUGULA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Divide dough into four equal pieces. Using your hands, stretch each piece into a 5-inch disk.
• Brush two rimless baking sheets with oil. Place disks of dough on baking sheets; brush dough lightly with oil. Using your hands, crush tomatoes in a bowl; season with salt and pepper. Spread tomatoes on dough; sprinkle with red-pepper flakes. Bake, rotating sheets from top to bottom and front to back halfway through, until crusts are golden, 18 to 20 minutes.
• Toss arugula with cheese; divide among pizzas. Drizzle with vinegar and oil.

GRANDS!® MINI PIZZAS

Steps:

• Press each biscuit into 6-inch round. Place on 2 large or 3 small greased cookie sheets. Top each round with pizza sauce, cheese and pepperoni.
• Bake at 375 degrees F 10 to 15 minutes or until bottoms are deep golden brown and cheese is bubbly.

INDIVIDUAL ROAST BEEF PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly brush the pita rounds with 1 teaspoon of the olive oil and sprinkle with Italian seasoning blend.
• Preheat remaining oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat; add onion and cook until onion begins to brown lightly.
• Add the green bell pepper and cook until crisp tender.
• Add the roasted red pepper and leftover roast beef, cook stirring frequently until warm.
• Divide the meat and vegetable mixture evenly between the pita rounds, top with shredded cheeses.
• Bake in oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese melted and pita rounds are hot.
• Sprinkle with crushed red pepper and serve immediately.

PERSONAL PAN PIZZA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a mini frying pan over low heat.
• Place the pizza dough in the pan and let brown, 3-5 minutes.
• Flip the dough and use a spatula to press the dough against the bottom of the pan and up the sides.
• Spread marinara sauce in the center of the dough and top with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni.
• Cook for 10 minutes, until the dough is crispy and cheese is melted.
• Enjoy!