Family Pizza Recipe

Elise founded Simply Recipes in 2003 and led the site until 2019. She has an MA in Food Research from Stanford University.

Well, not of course, actually. I didn't think of it until we exhausted Sorry, Monopoly, and gin rummy. But it did turn out to be a brilliant idea as my father had just received a baking stone for Christmas, and my nephew loves pizza.

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I told him if he helped me make it I would talk about him on my website and he would be famous. That seemed to get his attention. He thought the dough was slimy and gross but he loved picking his own toppings, and the finished product was awesome.

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The following method I patched together from recipes in both Joy of Cooking and Cook's Illustrated's The Best Recipe. The pizza dough recipe makes enough dough for two 10 to 12 inch pizzas.

Bread flour is the best flour for homemade pizza dough. You can use all-purpose flour instead of the bread flour called for in the recipe, but bread flour is higher in gluten than all-purpose flour and will make a crispier crust for your pizza.

Pizza dough is a yeasted dough that requires active dry yeast. Make sure the check the expiration date on the yeast package! Yeast that is too old may be dead and won't work.

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Also, if the yeast does not begin to foam or bloom within 10 minutes of being added to the water in Step 1 of Making the Pizza Dough, it is probably dead. You'll need to start over with new, active yeast.

Cup measurements can vary depending on how you are scooping the flour (we fluff the flour, lightly scoop it, and level with a knife). So I recommend using a kitchen scale to measure out the flour amounts by weight. This is the only way you'll get a consistently accurate measurement.

You don’t have to let your pizza dough rise overnight – or up to 48 hours – in the refrigerator, but if you do, it will develop more flavor and air bubbles that will puff up when the pizza is cooked. (Some people fight over the slices with air bubbles.) Make sure to take the dough out of the refrigerator an hour before using it to bring it to room temperature.

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There are some toppings that should be cooked first before topping a pizza because they won’t cook fully before the pizza is done cooking. Raw meat should be fully cooked before adding it as a topping. Any vegetables that you don’t want to be raw on the cooked pizza such as onions, peppers, broccoli, or mushrooms should be sautéed first.

After the pizza dough has risen, you can freeze it to use later. Divide the dough in half (or the portion sizes you will be using to make your pizzas). Place on parchment paper or a lightly floured dish and place, uncovered, in the freezer for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the freezer and place in individual freezer bags, removing as much air as you can from the bags. Return to the freezer and store for up to 3 months.

Thaw the pizza dough in the refrigerator overnight or for 5 to 6 hours. Then let the dough sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before stretching it out in the next steps.

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*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2, 000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.

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We LOVE pizza! Like could eat it for every meal kind of love! The options are endless and pizza is pleasing to pretty much everyone!

Pizza night is one of our favorite ways to spend an evening as a family. We put on our pajamas, pick out a fun movie, and pop a pizza in the oven. We usually do it on a Friday night after a long week of work and play. It’s a great way to wind down and ring in the weekend together.

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Nobody ever complains about eating pizza, but there are definitely differences when it comes to everyone’s favorite toppings. Someone wants cheese only, another wants just pepperoni, I like a few veggies on there, and Brandon’s all about the meats. So instead of making five different pizzas, I came up with the idea to partially bake a large cheese pizza, cut it into slices, and let everyone create their own slice with their favorite toppings before we put all the slices back together to bake it into a yummy masterpiece that we created together.

We’re always so proud when it comes out of the oven and we all get so excited as we search for our slice(s)! This little idea has transformed pizza night into an activity that’s exciting and enjoyable for all of us!

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If you follow us, you know that Brandon is pretty passionate about his pizza. From Neapolitan to New York Style, he’s put many a hours and love into creating the perfect crust. His pizzas are absolutely amazing, but they’re also time consuming and requires 3-5 days for the dough to rise, so we really have to plan ahead. Therefore, we save his “fancy” crust for dinner parties or date nights in. When it comes to family pizza night, when we need a crust that’s quick and delicious, Pillsbury’s Classic Pizza Crust is the way we go!

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The boys can easily help every step of the way. Opening the can of dough is definitely a highlight of pizza night! 🙂

Bakerman and Dada usually get the crust in the oven, while the twins run around yelling “pizza! pizza!” and I prep all the tasty toppings. Sure, it can get a little loud & crazy, but it’s tons of fun!

We start by forming the dough into a large circle on a baking pan and then spread it with a little pizza sauce and a generous sprinkle of shredded mozzarella cheese.

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A quick 10 minutes in the oven gets the crust a little baked and the cheese a little melted. Just enough to be able to cut it into slices so each person can create their own slice.

I put out a variety of everyone’s favorite toppings in a 12-cup muffin pan so that it can easily be passed from one person to the next. I also set out a variety of shredded cheeses for us to choose from.

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The boys get really into this. Sure, they stuff some of the toppings into their mouths and some (okay, a lot!) end up all over the floor, but our little kitchen is filled with so much excitement and laughter, which makes the mess so worth the memories!

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Once everyone’s finished topping their slice(s), we put them all back together on the pizza pan to make the pizza whole again. I like to brush the outer crust with a little melted butter and sprinkle it with some grated Parmesan cheese for extra yumminess.

By the time we all settle in at the table, the pizza is ready to serve up. We let each of the boys take the spatula and pick up “their” slice to put on their plates. Smiles of satisfaction all around!

I’m so glad Pillsbury asked us to share our pizza night tradition and hope that you’ll find it as fun and memorable as we do! For more great pizza night recipes and ideas, be sure to check out the Pillsbury Pizza Site.

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