Super Yummy Pan Pizza at Home for a Fraction of the Cost

Next you want to heat the water (and milk if using liquid milk) to just 105 degrees. I used a meat thermometer to decide when it was hot enough. Once you reach approx 105 degrees pour the liquid into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix well. Now just let this mixture sit for about 2 minutes.

Once you two minutes have gone by, add 2 tablespoons of oil to the mixture and stir well. Next, add flour, one cup at a time to the liquid mixture until you have added 3 cups. At this point, it starts to get more difficult to add the flour. Spread the last cup on the counter and dump the dough out onto the remaining flour. I took the advice of one of the commenters on the blog where I found the original recipe and worked the final cup of flour into the dough ball during the kneading process. By the time you have worked all of that flour in (and in our experience there was still a little left over and that’s okay!) you will have been working the dough for about 10 minutes, which is what is suggested. One you are finished, divide the dough into 3 equal amounts.

The recipe I found called for 3 ounces of vegetable oil per pan. One of the reasons that we rarely order Pizza Hut pizza is because of the cost and the amount of grease on the slices. I reduced this amount to just 1 ounce per pan and it worked wonderfully! Put the oil in the pan and spread it so that it is even throughout the pan. Next, roll out the dough so that it is the size of a 9 inch cake pan. Place the dough in the pan, cover with a plate and place in a warm spot for approximately an hour and a half.

Once the dough has had a chance to rest and rise a little, preheat the over to 475 degrees. Brush the dough with a little olive oil so that toppings do not make the dough soggy. Cover with sauce up to the outer inch. Add cheese and the toppings of your choice, making sure to leave a small well in the middle of the pizza because this is the spot least likely to cook properly and the fewer toppings you have there, the better chance the dough has to cook thoroughly.

I cooked mine for approximately 13 minutes, but keep a close eye on yours, since over temperatures and times may vary. Take out of the oven when the crust is a pretty golden brown and the cheese is properly melted. In addition to using 9 inch cake pans, I also tried with a 9 inch Pyrex baking dish because I ran out of cake pans and they all turned out great, so if you only have 2 round cake pans, you can also use a glass pan as well. I don’t know the exact measurements, but I imagine a 9 x 13 baking pan would do well also. Slice up, serve and enjoy!