Our whole family loves Pizza Hut. It was always a big deal when our parents brought Pizza Hut home rather than a frozen pizza or $5 special they picked up on their way home. We recreated Pizza Hut's Original Pan Pizza at home and it was a big hit!
Homemade Pizza Hut Original Pan Pizza Recipe:
Makes three 9" pizzas
Pizza Dough:
1 1/3 cup warm water (105 degrees F)1/4 cup non-fat dry milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 package dry yeast
2 tablespoons vegetable oil (for dough)
Sauce:
1 can (8 ounce size) tomato sauce
1 teaspoon dry oregano
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
1/2 teaspoon dry basil
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
Other Ingredients:
Mozzarella cheese, shredded (2-3 cups)
Desired toppings
9 Tbl. vegetable oil (3 Tbl. per pan, or less if preferred)
Butter flavored cooking spray
Directions:
Dough:
Put yeast, sugar, salt, and dry milk in a large bowl. Add water and stir to mix well. Allow to sit for two minutes. Add oil and stir again. Add flour and stir until dough forms and flour is absorbed.
Turn out on to a flat surface and knead for about 10 minutes. Divide dough into three balls. In three 9" cake pans, put 3 Tbl. of oil in each making sure it is spread evenly. Using a rolling pin, roll out each dough ball to about a 9" circle. Place in cake pans.
Spray the outer edge of dough with cooking spray. Cover with a plate. Place in warm area and allow to rise for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Sauce:
Combine tomato sauce, oregano, marjoram, basil and garlic salt.
Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.
Spoon 1/3 cup sauce on dough and spread to within 1" of edge. Distribute 1/4 c. shredded mozzarella cheese on sauce. Place toppings of your choice in this order: pepperoni or ham, vegetables, meats (cooked ground sausage or beef). Top with 1/2 c. mozzarella cheese (or as much as you prefer). Cook until cheese is bubbling and outer crust is brown (between 10-15 minutes).
(Recipe from CDKitchen)
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oh this looks SO good. i wonder if i could throw some cheese in there and make that STUFFED CRUST. best ever.
ReplyDeleteYUM YUM YUM! I simply love pizza in all forms--and pizza hut? Glad I got to meet 2 of you at SNAP, i wish I snapped a picture of us for my snap wall of fame though;(
ReplyDeleteSo you use cake pans and not pizza pans?
ReplyDeleteYes, I used cake pans. I am sure it would work in either one, but I don't own pizza pans. :) And I wanted something deep enough that it would be a deep dish pizza. Good luck!
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ReplyDeleteYour version of the Pizza Hut pizza...is no doubt a million times better. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Velva
I don't know where you live, but if you have a Kroger/Fred Meyer/ Fry's/ Smith's near you, try this tip. (They are all owned by the same company.) I have found that everyone thinks my pizza tastes more like take-out when I use their store brand shredded cheese that is called "Italian Blend". I think Kraft may have Italian blend as well. Can't wait to try this recipe!
ReplyDeleteMy hubbie thanks you in advance- LOVE this!
ReplyDeleteDo you have to use dry milk? How does it help? Can't I use regular milk and warm it like I do for making rolls?
ReplyDeleteHi Lauren!
DeleteI haven't tried it any other way so I'm not sure if how it would turn out without the dry milk. I think using regular milk like you do for rolls would work. Sorry I'm not more help!
I have tried at least a dozen different pizza dough recipes and this is by far the best I've ever made!
ReplyDeleteI just used your dough and added my own toppings (bbq chicken pizza!), and it was fantastic. I didn't have any dehydrated milk (or liquid milk, it was a clean out the fridge dinner), so I added a tablespoon or so of cream cheese. I will experiment further to determine how much that changed the dough flavor, but it was pretty excellent!
ReplyDeleteIs it plain or self rising flour?
ReplyDeleteHi Teresa!
DeleteJust use all-purpose flour. Hope you like it!
Just made this . . . . . AMAZING! I mean, if you're going to make pizza at home, go all out. The 3 tablespoons of oil in the pan makes all the difference. Outstanding recipe. Thanks so much!!!!!
ReplyDeletegood morning! i have a quick question! can i freeze the dough? I was thinking of baking the pizza and then freezing it. what do you recommend? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI can't see why it wouldn't work. If it's all cooked. Then just thaw it and reheat in the microwave or watch it closely in the oven. Let us know how it all turns out! -The Six Sisters
DeleteHave you ever froze the dough before you baked it? I'm not sure I will need all three pizzas.
ReplyDeleteWe only made it as directed. So we're not much help. Hope it all works out for you. We would love to hear what happens! :)
DeleteWhat do u mean by 1 package dry yeast. How much quantity of yeast.?
ReplyDeleteWhat do u mean by 1 package dry yeast. How much quantity of yeast.?
ReplyDeleteYeast comes in little packages or by the jar. On the jar it will tell you what 1 little package is equal to.
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