We have pizza every weekend! We live right around the corner from a Papa John’s and we eat there more than I probably should admit! I found a copycat recipe and knew we had to give it a whirl. It was so delicious and the sauce was amazing!
Serves: 3 pizzas
Copycat Papa John's Pizza Recipe
I found a copycat recipe and knew we had to give it a whirl. It was so delicious and the sauce was amazing!
Ingredients
- 8 cups all-purpose flour
- 6 Tablespoons sugar
- 6¾ teaspoons fast rising yeast
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 3 cups very warm water (120 to 130 degrees F)
- 6 Tablespoons vegetable oil
Pizza Sauce
- 3 cans tomato puree (10.34 ounces each)
- ¾ cups water
- 3 teaspoons sugar
- 3 teaspoons olive oil
- ¾ teaspoon lemon juice
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon oregano
- ⅜ teaspoon basil
- ⅜ teaspoon thyme
- ⅜ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, undissolved yeast, and salt. Gradually add water and oil to mixture. Blend at low speed until moistened, then beat for 2 minutes at medium speed until dough pulls away from sides of the bowl. On a lightly floured surface, knead until dough is smooth and elastic. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rest in a warm place for 15 minutes. Press out dough onto 3 pizza pans. Poke the dough randomly with a fork. Let rise again in a warm place for 10-15 minutes. Brush crusts lightly with oil and bake them for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and top as desired. Bake for 4-5 more minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
Pizza Sauce
- Combine all ingredients in a large sauce pan over medium heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 1754 kcal · Carbohydrates: 310 g · Protein: 48 g · Fat: 38 g · Saturated Fat: 24 g · Sodium: 1816 mg · Potassium: 1375 mg · Fiber: 20 g · Sugar: 37 g · Vitamin A: 888 IU · Vitamin C: 19 mg · Calcium: 101 mg · Iron: 19 mg
Equipment
- Large Bowl
- Stand Mixer
- Pizza Pans (3)
Recipe Details
(Recipe from Food.com)
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Very Cool! I will definitely have to give this a try, I do love their pizza crust. Happy Blogging! Happy Valley Chow
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Hi, we make homemade pizza on friday nights but three is just to many for us...does this dough freeze well and when in the rising/resting process would you suggest putting it in the freezer if yes...
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Have you tried freezing this recipe? Three would be too much for our family of 2 and a not quite pizza eating aged baby :)
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Is fast acting yeast the same as instant yeast?
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Now that garlic dipping sauce and it'll be complete!
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My husband LOVES Papa John's pizza. This would be fun for him for Father's Day. Thanks for sharing!
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Oh yum, Papa John's pizza is definitely my favorite, so I have to try this! Pinning it!
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Wonderful site. A lot of helpful information here. I?m sending it to a few friends ans additionally sharing in delicious. And certainly, thanks in your sweat!
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This was an easy recipe. After letting the dough rise the first time for 15 min., I divided it into three, bagged them, and put them in the freezer. When I need one, I just take it out and let it defrost for a few hours. Now I don't have to buy the dough anymore. I can make my own :)
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My favorite is the BBQ Chicken Hawaiian. Any recipes for the BBQ sauce?
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I’d try Sweet Baby Ray’s Original.
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I know this one! It's Mark's Feed Store's Red sauce.
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what size pizza pans are needed for this ? Thanks
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i also forgot to ask if highly active rapid rise yeast is the same as fast rising yeast and can you also use olive iol instead of veg. oil ? Thanks
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Yum! Sounds amazing & I can't wait to try it. Thanks for sharing!
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We made this for dinner tonight, it was delicious! I cut the recipe in thirds and used the Pampered Chef rectangle stone. It was just a little too big, so we used the extra dough as breadsticks and added garlic salt and butter....yum! Thanks for sharing, we will be making this again!
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is far from Papa Johns crust. I used to manage a PJ restaurant and this is not the recipe or how to make it. Nice try though.
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DrTravis, do you have a closer recipe of the crust?
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You know, we do sell the dough at the store....
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Sorry, but this was in NO WAY anything like Papa John's!But at least after all that mess we still could eat it.
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What kind of cheese did you use?
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I made this for dinner tonight and was very happy with the results. The crust turned out really well and wasn't soggy like my previous attempts at pizza crust. My husband really liked it and I am happy to finally find a great pizza crust recipe.
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Wanting to know if your crust or sauce has any dairy products in it. Butter, non fat dry milk, whey, cheese? I cannot eat dairy but would love to try your pizza! Cheeseless. Thank you very much. Susan
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This might be a dumb question, but is tomato purée the same thing as tomato paste? I just want to make sure I don’t mess it up. I would love to try this for pizza night this weekend! ?
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Pizza was good but can out biscuitsy
