I've spent years trying to create a homemade pizza crust that is as good as a restaurant's. Usually, I end up with something that is too dry, crumbly, flat, puffy, mushy, tastes funny or some combination of those. Finally, I came up with this recipe and it is perfect! The edge is exactly like restaurant pizza, it has the perfect thickness of chewy edge crust, gets golden on the bottom while not being dry under the toppings and tastes delicious. I add flax seed to make the crust a bit healthier. The flax adds omega 3's, fiber and protein while not changing the taste at all. M2 LOVED the pizza, making it toddler approved.
It can be made in a bread machine if you have one so it's even easier to make. Recipes for making the crust with a bread machine or without are below.
Delicious Restaurant-Style Pizza Crust
Yield: One large pizza crust
Ingredients
1 cup warm water
2 Tbsp olive oil
3 Tbsp salted butter, melted
2 3/4 cups bread flour (must be bread flour!)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp white sugar
2 Tbsp garlic powder
2 Tbsp ground flax seed (optional)
1 packet fast rising yeast
Directions Using Bread Machine
Add all wet ingredients to bottom of bread machine panAdd flour over wet ingredients
Pour salt, flax seed, sugar and garlic powder into corners of bread machine pan
Make a well in the center of the flour and pour in yeast
Set bread machine to dough cycle and put in the pan
Cover dough and let rest for 10 minutes outside the bread machine once
Preheat oven to 350 while dough rests
Spray non-stick spray on pizza pan, cookie sheet or use a pizza stone
Spread dough out to desired size and thickness on the pan; make edges thicker so you get a good edge crust
Bake crust for 10 minutes
Slather on sauce and sprinkle on toppings
Bake until crust is golden and cheese is starting to brown slightly, about half an hour depending on thickness of toppings
Cut into 8 slices
Directions Using Stand or Hand Mixer
Dissolve yeast and sugar in water for about 10 minutes
Combine wet ingredients until well blended
Add salt, flax seed, sugar and garlic powder, mixing well
Slowly add in flour, mixing continuously
Pour in yeast mixture, mix well
Knead dough with bread hook or by hand
Cover and let dough rise for an hour in a warm spot
Preheat oven to 350
Spray non-stick spray on pizza pan, cookie sheet or use a pizza stone
Spread dough out to desired size and thickness on the pan; make edges thicker so you get a good edge crust
Bake crust for 10 minutes
Slather on sauce and sprinkle on toppings
Bake until crust is golden and cheese is starting to brown slightly, about half an hour depending on thickness of toppings
Cut into 8 slices
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