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EACH MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD IN
AMERICA EATS AN AVERAGE OF 46 SLICES
(23 POUNDS) OF PIZZA A YEAR.

perfect pizza crust

PREP:20 MIN. + RISING BAKE:10 MIN.
YIELD: 8 SERVINGS
Lesli Dustin
NIBLEY, UT
“I have spent years trying different
recipes and techniques to achieve the
perfect pizza crust, and this is it! My
family actually prefers it to the pizza My daughter
parlor’s!”
created this
1 Tbsp. active dry yeast savory pizza
1-1/2 cups warm water as an appe-
(110° to 115°)
tizer. It’s smoked gouda pizza shop pizzas
2 Tbsp. sugar
cheesy with a spinach pizza
1/2 tsp. salt PREP:40 MIN. + RISING BAKE:15 MIN.
wonderfully YIELD: 2 PIZZAS (8 SLICES EACH)
2 cups bread flour PREP/TOTAL TIME:30 MIN.
smoky flavor. YIELD: 10 PIECES
1-1/2 cups whole wheat flour Melody Mellinger
There’s never MYERSTOWN, PA
Cornmeal Marie Hattrup
a crumb left! THE DALLES, OR “This is absolutely the best home-
Pizza toppings of your choice
1 tube (13.8 oz.) refrigerated made pizza I’ve ever tried! Even the
In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in Marie Hattrup pizza crust sauce is made from scratch. It’s so
warm water. Add the sugar, salt, THE DALLES, OR 1/2 lb. sliced fresh mushrooms easy to make, too.”
1 cup bread flour and the whole 1 small red onion, chopped 2 pkg. (1/4 oz. each) active
wheat flour. Beat until smooth. Stir dry yeast
in enough remaining bread flour to 2 Tbsp. butter 2-2/3 cups warm water
form a soft dough (dough will 2 garlic cloves, minced (110° to 115°)
be sticky). 1 cup Alfredo sauce
4 Tbsp. olive oil, divided
Turn onto a floured surface; knead 1/2 tsp. dried thyme 2 Tbsp. sugar
until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 1 pkg. (6 oz.) fresh baby spinach
minutes. Place in a greased bowl, 1/2 lb. Italian chicken sausage links, 2 tsp. salt
turning once to grease the top. cooked and sliced 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
Cover and let rise in a warm place 2 cups (8 oz.) shredded smoked
until doubled, about 1 hour. Gouda cheese
Punch dough down; roll into a KIDS Unroll dough into a greased 15-in.
15-in. circle. Grease a 14-in. pizza BETWEEN x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan; flatten
pan and sprinkle with cornmeal. THE AGES OF dough and build up edges slightly.
Transfer dough to prepared pan; Bake at 425° for 10-12 minutes or
build up edges slightly. 3 AND11 until lightly browned.
Add toppings of your choice. Bake PREFER PIZZA Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute
at 425° for 10-15 minutes or until OVER ALL mushrooms and onion in butter
crust is golden brown and toppings until tender. Add garlic; cook
are lightly browned and heated OTHER FOOD 1 minute longer. Stir in Alfredo
through. GROUPS FOR sauce and thyme. Spread over
LUNCH AND crust. Top with spinach, sausage
and cheese. Bake for 10-15 minutes
DINNER.
or until crust and cheese are lightly
browned.
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