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By LifeAdviceSite.com
Everyone loves
pizza, right? The soft, chewy crust, the melty, gooey cheese and the
tangy sauce. Delicious! In our house we like to mix it up between
chewy and crispy. Crispy pizza is terrific, too.
If we had the time
to run to our favorite pizza joint on a regular basis we certainly
would, but it's much more convenient to eat at home so we often have
frozen pizza from the freezer. It's quick, costs less than a
restaurant and it's convenient.
When we first
started buying one particular brand, a large pie that fed 2-3 ran about
$2.59 which was a great deal. We love bargains! A few months later
the price had jumped to $2.79. Noticeable, but still a good deal.
Several months l ater
it hit $3.29 - ahem. Several more months and the price was $3.59 which
was no longer than much of a bargain. A switch was made to individual
sized pies. At $1.25 or so they were acceptably priced and didn't
taste bad, but the lack of cheese on every pie always required the
addition of extra mozzarella cheese which was inconvenient at best.
And then it hit
me. Make my own pizza. I found pre-made pizza dough in the market
which was made with whole grain flour, and I had already invented a
terrific recipe for tomato sauce
loaded with tons of veggies no one even notices. If I could make my
own pizza and use my sauce, the pizza we ate guiltily once a week would
become much more nutritious and no longer taboo! |
 I
set to work immediately. It was rough. Pizza dough is stretchy and
elastic, and it takes practice to work but I made it work. Each pie
had beautiful nutritious sauce and plenty of cheese under the pepperoni
and on top. And once they were cooked - it was like heaven in my
house. I felt like I was in a pizzeria but happily, it was my own
kitchen. Soft, chewy and stretchy cheese from the plate to the mouth!
And then the real
test. Would it stand up to freezing, or would it come out like
cardboard like so many frozen pizzas that had gone before? I found out
several days later. On the top rack they are chewy and amazing. On the bottom rack they are crisp and delicious. For a light, crispy crust I invested in a pizza stone for the oven (click
image at right). I was sold. Homemade frozen pizza from now on! I
was so delighted I declared we could have pizza every night and it wouldn't even bother me.
For the pizza recipe, be sure to check out the recipe page on LifeAdviceSite.com
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