Description
These fun and festive Halloween Pizzas feature a homemade no-rise pizza crust topped with tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, and your favorite toppings arranged in spooky Halloween designs. Perfect for a kid-friendly party or a creative family dinner, this recipe is easy to prepare with a soft, slightly sticky dough and quick baking times for a delicious pizza night.
Ingredients
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No-Rise Pizza Crust:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 envelope Fleischmann’s Pizza Yeast
- 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup very warm water
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil or canola oil
Toppings:
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 1/2 pound fresh mozzarella cheese
- Desired pizza toppings: pepperoni, bell peppers, olives, onion, pineapple, parsley, salami, Canadian bacon
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 450°F to ensure it’s hot enough for baking the pizzas.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine 1 cup of flour, undissolved yeast, sugar, and salt.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Pour in warm water and oil, mixing until well blended, about 1 minute.
- Form Dough: Gradually add the remaining flour until a soft, slightly sticky dough forms a ball. Pour onto a floured surface.
- Knead Dough: Knead the dough for about 4 minutes, adding flour as needed until smooth and elastic.
- Divide Dough: Divide the dough into 4 equal portions.
- Shape Crusts: Roll or pat each portion into an 8-inch circle and place on greased baking sheets.
- Partially Bake Crusts: Bake crusts for 5-6 minutes until just set and lightly browned on the bottom.
- Add Sauce and Toppings: Spread pizza sauce on each crust, then add mozzarella and your desired toppings arranged into Halloween designs.
- Bake Pizzas: Return pizzas to the oven for 5-8 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Notes
- Make Ahead: Pizza sauce can be prepared in advance and stored in the fridge up to one week. Toppings can be chopped ahead and refrigerated separately.
- Dough Storage: Dough can be made a few hours ahead and kept in an airtight container in the fridge.
- Freezing: Assemble pizzas on partially prebaked crusts, cover tightly, and freeze up to 2 months. Bake from frozen, adding extra minutes to the cook time.
- For crispier crust, bake pizzas on a pizza stone or preheated baking sheet.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pizza
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
