If you love take out Deep Dish Pizza, you need to try this homemade pan pizza recipe. It's easy so easy to make your own at home and the kids can personalize them with their favorite toppings.
premade pizza sauce or use my favorite Pizza Sauce Recipe
12oz.mozzarella cheese, grated (about 2 cups)
favorite toppings, sausage, pepperoni, black olives etc.
Garlic Butter
4Tbspbuttermelted
1Tbspgarlicminced can also use 1 tsp garlic powder.
Instructions
Put yeast, sugar, and dry milk into water, stir and allow to proof for 5 minutes until foamy and bubbly.
In a bowl combine oil, flour and salt.
Pour in yeast mixture and stir to combine.
Turn out on to a flat surface and knead for about 10 minutes or use stand mixer
Divide dough into three balls. In three 8" cake pans ( or can use 1 - 8 inch pie plate and 1 - 9 x 13 dish) , put 2 Tbsp of oil in each making sure it is spread evenly
Put 2 Tbsp of oil in each pan making sure it is spread evenly
Using a rolling pin, roll out each dough ball to about a 8" circle
Place dough into pan.
Cover with a plate or towel and allow to rise in a warm place for 1- 1 1/2 hours
Spoon 1/3 cup sauce on each pizza and spread to within 1 inch of edge
Distribute 3 oz. of shredded mozzarella cheese on each pizza
Add favorite toppings (sausage, pepperoni, etc.)
Top with 1 oz. mozzarella cheese
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Cook until cheese is bubbling and outer crust is brown - about 15 minutes
I then brush outer edge of crust with garlic butter
Garlic Butter
Combine butter and garlic and allow to sit for 20 minutes so that garlic flavor infuses butter.
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Notes
If you don't have dried milk, just use 1 1/3 cups of warm milk instead of the water and the dried milk.If you don't have three 8 inch cake pans you can use a 8 inch pie plate along with a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. You can also use a two 9 -10 inch cast iron skillets or you can use a combination of various pans.