Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Pizza Food

PIZZA HUT STUFFED CRUST PIZZA

Steps:

• For the crust: Make one day prior to baking. Combine warm water, sugar, and yeast in a small bowl.
• Stir until combined.
• Let mixture sit for 5 minutes, until foam begins to build on surface.
• In a large bowl sift flour and salt and make a deep depression in the center of the mixture.
• Add oil and yeast-water mixture to the depression and combine using a fork until you can use your hands.
• Dust a clean flat surface with flour and kneed the dough until the dough has a smooth consistent texture. This should take about 1 minutes.
• Rub a light coating of oil on dough and put in air-tight container and store in warm place for 2 hours, until it doubles in size.
• Punch down dough, put back in air-tight container and store in refrigerator for 24 hours. (if you do not have that time you can use the dough now).
• When ready to use roll out to 18 inches.
• Place dough on pan and make a ring around the edge with string cheese.
• Moisten the outering with water and fold over the dough to cover cheese and score the center of dough with a fork.
• Finally, lightly brush the dough with olive oil.
• For the sauce: Combine tomato sauce, water, sugar, lemon juice, and spices in a sauce pan over medium heat.
• Once it starts to bubble, drop heat down and simmer for 30-60 minutes until desired thickness is reached (this makes sauce for two pies).
• Assembly: Heat oven to 475°F.
• Spread 1 cup of pizza sauce to the edges of the pizza crust.
• Add 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheese and toppings.
• Bake for 12 to 16 minutes.

COPYCAT PIZZA HUT'S PIZZA STUFFED CRUST PIZZA DOUGH RECIPE

Steps:

• Stir the water, yeast, and sugar altogether, set aside for 5 minutes until foamy.
• Add 2½ cups of the flour, salt, and oil, and stir until the dough comes together.
• On a floured surface, knead the dough for about 8 minutes, until smooth and elastic.
• Add more flour if the dough is sticky.
• Place the dough in an oiled bowl and turn to coat all over.
• Cover and set aside in a warm place until it doubles in size, approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Roll the dough out so it's about two inches larger than the pizza pan.
• Line string cheese along the edge of the pan and spoon pizza sauce over cheese.
• Fold over the edges to form a ring and press to seal.
• Prepare the remainder of pizza as you like it.
• Bake on a pizza stone or cookie sheet in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until bubbly and golden.

PIZZA HUT STUFFED CRUST PIZZA

Steps:

• Make the Pizza Dough: Combine the wet ingredients in the bowl of a Kitchen Aid mixer. Knead in the flour over low for 5 minutes. Shape into a ball and place into a greased bag. Refrigerate overnight.
• To Assemble Stuffed Crust Pizza: allow the dough to rest at room temperature for 5 minutes. Roll the dough out to a 16-inch circle. Place the string cheese around the edge leaving a 1-inch border. Wrap dough over the string cheese and pinch down to seal.
• Run a docker wheel over the dough reaching the crust.
• Spread the pizza with marinara sauce and top with the pizza toppings.
• Brush the crust with cooking oil and bake on the bottom rack of a pre-heated 500°F oven for 7-9 minutes or until golden and done.
• Brush the crust with additional oil right out of the oven. Serve.

JAN'S COPYCAT VERSION OF PIZZA HUT®'S STUFFED CRUST PIZZA

Steps:

• Combine 4 cups bread flour, beer, water, shortening, yeast, brown sugar, salt, garlic powder, and onion powder in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Mix, adding remaining flour a little at a time, until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl and forms into a ball, about 2 minutes.
• Lightly grease a large bowl with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Add dough. Cover with a clean towel and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Grease 2 pizza pans with remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil; dust with cornmeal.
• Punch dough down gently and divide into 2 portions. Place dough on the prepared pans. Cover and let rest, about 5 minutes. Stretch dough out 1 inch past the edge of the pans.
• Arrange 8 sticks of cheese, ends touching, around the edge of 1 pan. Fold overhang over cheese and press dough to seal. Repeat with second pan.