Best Miss Lorenas Homemade Thick Crust Italian Pizza Recipes

PIZZA MARINARA (AKA REAL ITALIAN PIZZA!)

Steps:

• Pour water into bowl.
• Sprinkle with yeast and leave for five minutes.
• Stir and add sugar, salt, and olive oil. Beat well.
• Stir in half of flour.
• Beat until smooth.
• Add as much of the rest of the flour as needed to make the dough just firm enough to manage.
• Knead for five minutes.
• Roll it into a ball and flatten.
• Sprinkle corn meal over pan and stretch dough over it. Make ridges at the edges.
• Let rise for fifteen minutes.
• Lightly brush or spray the dough with some oil.
• Add your choice of toppings. Heat for 20-30 minutes at 425°F.

THICK CRUST PIZZA CRUST

Steps:

• Combine the first 4 dry ingredients in a large bowl. I prefer to use the Kitchen Aid mixer.
• Combine water and oil, then add to the dry ingredients. I use my KitchenAid mixer to mix then use the dough hook to knead for about 5 minutes. You can mix by hand then knead on a lightly floured surface until the dough is smooth and elastic.
• Grease a bowl with olive oil and put ball of dough in it. Toss it around to coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise 20 minutes. I use the same mixer bowl so I don't dirty another dish. In a rush, I sometimes skip this rise. The dough will still be good, just not as thick or pliable.
• Grease a 12" or 16" pizza pan and spread dough out with your hands on the pan. Don't use a rolling pin. Let rise for 15 more minutes.
• Top pizza with olive oil, Italian spices, garlic powder, salt. Then add your favorite pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, toppings and parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 11-15 minutes.

PIZZA - HOMEMADE, THICK CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 deg F.
• Mix together all the dry ingredients. Add the warm water and oil, mix well. Knead dough a few times on a lightly floured surface. Put dough back in bowl, and lightly coat dough with oil. Cover and let rest or 5 minutes. While dough is resting, mix together all ingredients for the pizza sauce.
• Divide dough in half, and press each half into an oiled pizza pan. Cook dough for 2 minutes, then take out and let cool. Put sauce then desired toppings on pizza. Cook for 18-20 minutes or until crust is lightly browned and cheese is melted.

V'S STRAWBERRY PIZZA (THICK CRUST)

Steps:

• Preheat oven 325'.
• In a bowl, combine sugar cookie mix and graham cracker crumbs.
• Add 1 cup melted butter, and fold until completely combined.
• Press evenly into 9 x13 glass baking dish.
• bake at 325' for 20 minutes. (Crust will be soft, no worries - it's suppose to be like this ;) cool completely.
• Meanwhile, clean strawberries and slice. Mix in 1/2 container of strawberry glaze and refrigerate until you are ready to assemble.
• Mix Cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla until creamy.
• Spread cream mixture on top of cool crust. (I spread just up to the edge, leaving the crust visible.
• top with layer of glazed strawberries.
• Carefully add remaining glaze.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• Enjoy with those you love!
• refrigerate any leftovers -- if you have any!

MISS LORENA'S HOMEMADE THICK CRUST ITALIAN PIZZA

Steps:

• Pour yeast and water in large bowl.
• Stir and gradually add flour.
• Knead the dough.
• Coat the bowl with oil and pat on the dough.
• Cover and let rise (approximately 4 hrs).
• Heat oil in a large pot.
• Add onion and saute.
• Add the tomatoes, oregano and salt.
• Stir.
• Bring to a boil and then turn heat to low.
• Stir often.
• Once it starts to thicken, add brown sugar to taste.
• Once dough has risen, divide in half and spread out on 2 cookie sheets.
• Add grated mozzarella and toppings.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.