Pizza Dough Recipes

Pizza is one of my favorite foods. There are so many versions to make and ways to prepare it. Pizza has styles, different tomato sauces, some are made with a rich garlic sauce called white pizza. Margherita Pizza style pizza has just slices of tomatoes fresh basil and cheese. The list goes on and there are so many topping variations to choose from. Pizza is pure Italian comfort food at it's finest. Here is a wonderful collection of recipes we love and the most versatile dough you will ever need right here in this recipe post. Stroll down to the end to see two recipes that we love the most.

Margherita Pizza

Margherita Pizza is made with Fresh Tomato and shredded whole milk mozzarella, slices of fresh garlic, sprinkle with oregano and top with fresh basil drizzled with olive oil.


A fresh delicious combination of flavors.


I have heard the best Margherita pizza in Italy is in Naples, Italy.


People stand in line in a cobblestone street just off of Via Tribunali in the historic neighborhood and are known for having the best pizza places in the entire world.

Double Cheese

This pizza was made with some tomatoes sliced a little sauce, lots of fresh basil and cheese first and then on top of the crust.


A favorite of my sons, he loves the double cheese on top.

Pizza Comfort Food

Everyone loves comfort food. I think pizza is the ultimate comfort food.


I can even eat leftover pizza right out of the refrigerator.


I guess you can say I am a pizzaholic!

Pizza Comes in All Shapes and Sizes

Pizza can be made in any kind of shape.


Square, round rectangular, even in a pie pan, anything you have will work that stainless steel of cookie sheet style pans.


Cooking pizza on a pizza stone on high heat is the best results.


Pizza ovens are over 800 degrees, so the hotter the best and crispier crust.

For Garlic Pizza See Recipe After the Pizza Dough Below

If you love white pizza I have that at the end of the post and photos.


The pizza is an oil and garlic base on pizza dough and very good.


You can also spread some homemade ricotta cheese on top.

Regular Pizza With Sauce and Other Toppings

There are so many pizza version, thick crust, thin crust. You decide on when you rise the dough how you would like it.


Roll it out thin for thin crust Neapolitan style. Thick for thick crust around 1 and a half inches high or more if you like.


Thick Sicilian style pizza or however your family tradition is, this Italian style pizza dough is versatile and perfect for anything you do with it.

Sauces to use on Pizza

I love all kinds of sauce.

Marinara, Pizza Sauce homemade, Bolognese sauce with meat in it, Traditional Sunday Italian sauce.


Fresh tomato slices and mozzarella on top (margarita style).


Garlic sauce pizza is shown below with recipe.


You can choose any sauce you like store-bought or homemade.

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Dough

This pizza dough can be baked, fried and used in so many recipes.


You can also use this to make rolls, hamburger buns and garlic knots.

Pizza Fritte

Variations: Take 2 to 3 tablespoons of dough depending how big you want these, and make doughnut-shaped rings, or solid shape depending on what you like.


Place on waxed paper let rest about 15 minutes.



Fry in deep, hot oil. While warm, traditional Italian Zeppole, fried dough and what we bought at the feast in Upstate N.Y. you would shake or sprinkle with powdered sugar, regular sugar or cinnamon sugar... taste the best eating while still hot



My kids loved to spread peanut butter and cinnamon sugar on them not the traditional way to eat them!

Pizza, Sausage Rolls, Stromboli and Calzones

Pizza is dough with sauce and toppings.


Stromboli is a pizza dough stuffed with meats and shredded cheese and even vegetables.


Calzones typically have ricotta cheese in them with mozzarella and you can add other meats if you like, but ricotta cheese is the main filling with mozzarella.

Try Some Of Our Favorite Recipes

Antipasto Roll

Sausage Roll

Tomato Pie

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Pizza Fritta

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Pizza Dough Recipes

prep time: 15 min cook time: 45 min total time: 60 mins

Pizza Dough (use for pizza, calzones, pizza fritta, garlic knots, stromboli, sausage rolls.)

ingredients:

• Pizza Dough Recipe
• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 pkg dry yeast dissolved in 2 cups warm water
• 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• Other toppings can include, peppers, eggplant, mushrooms, meatballs, olives, anchovies, zucchini, chicken, shrimp, feta, cheddar, fontina or mozzarella cheeses combined.

instructions:

1. Mix until forms a ball, knead until smooth and elastic, add more flour if the dough is sticky, this should not be dry but firm until ball forms.
2. Rise in a bowl covered with a wet towel, until doubled in size in a warm spot, away from draft.... stretch out on a large cookie sheet.
3. Brush top with olive oil, top with tomato sauce, cheese and any other meat toppings of choice suggestions:
4. sausage, pepperoni, mushroom, peppers, olives, (ham, pineapple),( spinach, broccoli, ricotta, garlic ), sliced tomatoes and feta cheese, or any combo of your choice... 
5. Bake until crisp and brown on 430 degrees, keep checking for desired crispiness
6. For the Sausage Roll Recipe:
7. Sausage roll or loaded with options below
8. 1 lb of fresh pizza/ bread dough
9. 1 1/2 lbs of Italian sausage cooked and casing off cooled
10. 4 eggs raw or in some Regions substitute raw for chopped boiled eggs is another option, one more way is to omit the eggs and use just cheese and sausage for the filling
11. 2 cups of mozzarella
12. 4 tablespoons of grated cheese or more to taste
13. 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
14. 1/4 teaspoon oregano
15. 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
16. Mix sausage, eggs, spices and cheeses in a bowl set in the refrigerator. Roll out dough about 1/4 inch thickness into approximately 12 x 12 rectangular. 
17. Spread mixture over the dough, roll up and place seam down on a cookie sheet, place in a warm area, to rise around an hour. 
18. Brush tops with egg whites or beaten eggs.
19.  Bake at 450 for 10 minutes and lower to 375 degrees for the remaining time. 
20. The sausage roll is done when crispy and brown. 
21. Slice and enjoy. 
22. You can make individual mini ones as well using a handful of dough for each one.
23. Variations: Add to sausage omit the eggs, add mozzarella cheese, grated cheese, and spices along with any combo below. 
24. These are called adding the ricotta cheese in the pocket. Calzones.
25.  Stromboli is with meats, peppers, mushrooms, chopped tomatoes, black or green olives, onions, mortadella, salami prosciutto... I
26. If using vegetables saute' vegetables with sausage and drain (always cook raw meats). 
27. You can also add Ricotta cheese, fresh chopped parsley, basil, chopped tomato, fresh garlic chopped, greens like spinach or escarole.   
28. You can also add ham and mozzarella, ricotta with grated cheese into the dough to make a cheese and meat Calzone. You can also substitute Pepperoni for Sausage.

calories
425

fat (grams)
12

sat. fat (grams)
8

carbs (grams)
21

net carbs
11

protein (grams)
5

sugar (grams)
18

Created using The Recipes Generator

Garlic Pizza

Garlic White Pizza Bonus Recipe

Make a round pizza pan stretched out thinly in a pizza pan greased with olive oil and floured hands.


Rise till double or line with parchment paper so it won't stick.


Note for a very thick pizza use a greased deep cake pan.


Garlic Pizza sauce: 1 pound of pizza dough 2 tablespoons melted butter, 2 tablespoon olive oil.


2 cloves finely minced garlic 3 tablespoons olive oil


Sprinkles evenly with oregano, basil, parsley, salt, and pepper if you love garlic add some garlic powder too.


Sprinkle evenly with Romano grating cheese


Top generously with mozzarella shredded cheese and bake in a hot oven of 430 degrees preheated hot oven and bake until browned.


Optional: Thinly sliced beefsteak tomatoes then topped with cheeses, or 1/2 cup of whole milk ricotta cheese mixed with 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil, place random spoonfuls over the pizza before topping with mozzarella cheese.

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