Description
School pizza combines classic comfort with nostalgic flavors that transport diners back to childhood cafeteria memories. Crispy crust, melted cheese, and simple toppings create a perfect lunch classic you’ll savor with pure culinary joy.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 2/3 cups (318 grams) flour
- 1 2/3 cups (395 milliliters) warm water (110-115°F)
Dough Enhancers:
- 1 package quick rise yeast
- 3/4 cup (75 grams) powdered milk
- 2 tablespoons (25 grams) sugar
- 1 teaspoon (6 grams) salt
Liquid Ingredient:
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) vegetable oil
Instructions
- Prepare a spacious baking sheet by coating with cooking spray and lining with parchment paper, ensuring complete coverage.
- Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, whisking flour, powdered milk, sugar, yeast, and salt until thoroughly integrated.
- Create a liquid mixture by blending warm water with vegetable oil, then pour into the dry ingredient mixture.
- Stir the batter using a wooden spoon, focusing on eliminating dry patches while accepting minor lumps.
- Gently manipulate the dough across the sheet pan using fingertips, allowing brief resting periods if the dough resists spreading.
- Place the uncovered crust in a preheated 475F oven, baking for 8-10 minutes until lightly golden, then remove and set aside.
- In a skillet, thoroughly cook Italian sausage and ground chuck over medium-high heat, breaking into fine crumbles and seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Drain excess fat from the meat mixture and set aside for later use.
- Craft the sauce by combining tomato paste, water, olive oil, minced garlic, and dried herbs in a saucepan.
- Simmer the sauce on low heat for approximately 20 minutes, allowing herbs to infuse and flavors to develop.
- Generously spread the prepared sauce across the partially baked crust, ensuring even coverage.
- Distribute the seasoned meat mixture uniformly over the sauce layer.
- Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese across the top, covering the entire surface.
- Return the pizza to the 475F oven, baking for an additional 8-10 minutes until cheese melts and develops a light golden-brown color.
- Allow the pizza to rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving, enabling the cheese to set and flavors to stabilize.
Notes
- Enhance dough elasticity by letting it rest if it’s challenging to spread, allowing gluten to relax and making manipulation easier.
- Control moisture by draining meat thoroughly, preventing soggy crust and ensuring crispy texture.
- Customize pizza by experimenting with different meat combinations like chorizo or ground turkey for varied flavor profiles.
- Boost nutritional value by adding vegetable toppings like spinach, bell peppers, or mushrooms for extra nutrients and color.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 230 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg