Pizza

[MotherOfGizmo]

Re: Pizza

Barb, good looking pizza and great looking Young Man! What a great smile he has!

Ok, now which recipe did you use? The one posted on page one?

[Barbde]

Re: Pizza

Thanks Mog. I will tell him you said that. He works hard on those teeth!!
Yup, this is the recipe I followed. And I did refrigerate the crust. Ended up being overnight, so I did loosely cover it.

http://users3.ev1.net/~fontlady/deep_dish_pizza.html

[Heidi3]

Re: Pizza

[QUOTE=kkat55]Here's something for ya:



DEEP DISH PIZZA
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1/4 cup parmesan cheese, 1 ounce (I used the kind in a can)
1/4 teaspoon oregano or Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
8 ounces Italian cheese blend or mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/4 cup pizza sauce
4 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
Assorted toppings: pepperoni, ham, sausage, 4 ounce can mushrooms, green peppers, bacon, ground beef, etc.
Dash of garlic pepper or garlic powder and some Italian seasoning for top of pizza

In a medium bowl, whisk cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Whisk in eggs until mixture is well-blended and smooth. Add the parmesan and seasonings, then stir in the 8 ounces of mozzarella until completely moistened. Spread cheese mixture evenly in a well-greased 9x13" glass baking dish or lightly greased and lined with parchment paper (see note below). Bake at 375º 20-25 minutes or until evenly browned, but not too dark. Let cool completely on a wire rack. When nearly cooled, take a metal spatula and carefully pry up the edges to loosen from pan. Ease the spatula under the whole crust to loosen. Keep crust in the pan. This makes it easier to remove the finished pizza later. Refrigerate, uncovered, until shortly before serving time.

Spread chilled crust with pizza sauce, then cheese and toppings of your choice. Lightly sprinkle with seasonings of your choice. Bake at 375º about 15-20 minutes or until toppings are bubbly. Let stand a few minutes before cutting.

Makes 8 servings
Can be frozen

Per Serving: 304 Calories; 25g Fat; 17g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 2g Net Carbs


I don't recommend making this in a metal baking pan as it will stick making the pizza very difficult to remove and the pan very hard to clean.

I think I may have discovered the secret to a crispy crust. I left the baked crust uncovered in the refrigerator for several hours. I think that allowed it to dry out a bit so that it became crisp during the second baking with the toppings. I was able to pick the pizza up in my hands.

NOTE: If you lightly grease the pan and line it with parchment paper, you'll have no trouble removing the pizza from the pan later. Greasing the pan makes the parchment stick to it so you can easily spread the crust batter.


THIS SERVES 8 no way really????

[Heidi3]

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this is the nicest kid ...Barb has great kids I tell you I know first hand!!!

[Heidi3]

Re: Pizza

I just made the crust btw it smells good!

[Barbde]

Re: Pizza

[QUOTE=Heidi3]

Here's something for ya:



DEEP DISH PIZZA
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1/4 cup parmesan cheese, 1 ounce (I used the kind in a can)
1/4 teaspoon oregano or Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
8 ounces Italian cheese blend or mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/4 cup pizza sauce
4 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
Assorted toppings: pepperoni, ham, sausage, 4 ounce can mushrooms, green peppers, bacon, ground beef, etc.
Dash of garlic pepper or garlic powder and some Italian seasoning for top of pizza

In a medium bowl, whisk cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Whisk in eggs until mixture is well-blended and smooth. Add the parmesan and seasonings, then stir in the 8 ounces of mozzarella until completely moistened. Spread cheese mixture evenly in a well-greased 9x13" glass baking dish or lightly greased and lined with parchment paper (see note below). Bake at 375º 20-25 minutes or until evenly browned, but not too dark. Let cool completely on a wire rack. When nearly cooled, take a metal spatula and carefully pry up the edges to loosen from pan. Ease the spatula under the whole crust to loosen. Keep crust in the pan. This makes it easier to remove the finished pizza later. Refrigerate, uncovered, until shortly before serving time.

Spread chilled crust with pizza sauce, then cheese and toppings of your choice. Lightly sprinkle with seasonings of your choice. Bake at 375º about 15-20 minutes or until toppings are bubbly. Let stand a few minutes before cutting.

Makes 8 servings
Can be frozen

Per Serving: 304 Calories; 25g Fat; 17g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 2g Net Carbs


I don't recommend making this in a metal baking pan as it will stick making the pizza very difficult to remove and the pan very hard to clean.

I think I may have discovered the secret to a crispy crust. I left the baked crust uncovered in the refrigerator for several hours. I think that allowed it to dry out a bit so that it became crisp during the second baking with the toppings. I was able to pick the pizza up in my hands.

NOTE: If you lightly grease the pan and line it with parchment paper, you'll have no trouble removing the pizza from the pan later. Greasing the pan makes the parchment stick to it so you can easily spread the crust batter.


THIS SERVES 8 no way really????

NO way, not at my house!

[Heidi3]

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OMG I read through it and thought from the quantities maybe 2 ..
thanks for validating me OOOXXX

I am putting it in the frig like you guys did

[ValidRouge]

Re: Pizza

I found another site with basically the same recipe, but it gives a little different cooking directions for a crispier crust.

Preheat oven to 400°F-200°C
Bake for about 20 minutes until lightly browned.
Put under broiler/griller for about 3 minutes to be even crisper.
Let sit 5 mins then lift out of pan with a spatula, flip over onto pizza pan, broil/grill again for a few minutes to brown the underside.
The "crust" will be very thin and crispy around the edges.

[Barbde]

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Ohhh good idea there Joy. I'll try that next time.

[Heidi3]

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this was only as big as a cake pan is that correct??? how can it feed 8 people????

[Barbde]

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You better make 3 or 4 of them!!! ;-)

[Heidi3]

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I am going to cut this in exactly 8 pieces and then only eat one and see if I am satisfied I will report back

[Barbde]

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Or make a nice salad with it.

[Barbde]

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well the 3 of us ate the one with a salad. I know Tony would have had more. and he had about 1/2 of it!

[Heidi3]

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I am sure I will this thing is tiny!!! but maybe it is filling .. I am going to make it for breakfast if I can find some mozerella in there