Frozen Pocketless Pizza Recipes

PIZZA POCKETS

Steps:

• For the dough: Sprinkle the yeast over 3 cups warm (not lukewarm) water. Let stand for a few minutes.
• In a mixer, combine the flour and salt. With the mixer running on low speed (with a paddle attachment), drizzle in the olive oil until combined with the flour. Next, pour in the yeast/water mixture and mix until just combined and the dough comes together. (The dough will be sticky.) Form the dough into a ball.
• Coat a separate mixing bowl with a light drizzle of olive oil and toss the dough in the olive oil to coat. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and set it aside for 1 hour to rise. Then put it in the fridge to chill for 2 hours or longer. (The dough is much easier to work with when very cold.)
• For the mushroom version: Add the olive oil to a pan with the heat on medium and saute the garlic and onions for about a minute. Add the mushrooms and thyme and saute for 3 minutes. Add the white wine and reduce for a couple of minutes until most of the liquid is gone. Season with salt and pepper. Let cool to room temperature.
• For the meat version: Crumble the Italian sausage into a skillet with some olive oil and brown until cooked through, 5 minutes. Let cool.
• When you are ready to make the pizza pockets, take half the dough and roll it out into a large rectangle. Cut into 18 rectangles with a rectangular cutter. Put 9 of the rectangles onto a baking sheet and top them with the fillings for the meat version: some marinara sauce, mozzarella, sausage, pepperoni and Canadian bacon. Lay the other 9 rectangles on top and crimp the edges with a fork. Brush with the beaten egg. Put into the freezer to flash-freeze for 30 minutes.
• Repeat with the other half of the dough and the fillings for the mushroom version: some mozzarella, goat cheese and the sauteed mushrooms.
• When the pockets have been flash-frozen, transfer to ziptop bags and store in the freezer.
• When ready to cook, place on a baking sheet and bake at 450 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes.

FROZEN PERSONAL PIZZA PREP RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C).
• Place a parchment paper-lined baking sheet in the oven.
• To make four personal-sized pizzas, divide pizza dough into fourths.
• Roll out each piece of dough to desired thickness.
• To par-bake the pizza rounds, arrange the pizza dough rounds on the hot baking sheet.
• Bake for 3-4 minutes or until dough looks puffy and dry. Dough should not be golden brown.
• Cool pizza rounds on a wire rack.
• When cool, top your rounds with desired toppings.
• Place prepared pizzas on a baking sheet and freeze, uncovered, for 3 hours so the toppings adhere to one another.
• Wrap the now-frozen pizzas in plastic wrap and aluminum foil to prevent freezer burn. Label each pizza as desired and freeze for 1-2 months.
• To bake frozen pizzas, preheat the oven to 450°F (230°C).
• Unwrap pizza and place directly on rack or parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until crust is brown and cheese is melted.
• Cool for 5 minutes. Cut into slices before serving.
• Enjoy!

BAKE-FROM-THE-FREEZER PIZZAS

Steps:

• Make up the bread dough following pack instructions, and transfer to an oiled bowl to rise for about 1 hr.
• Knock back in the bowl by squashing all the air out of the dough with your fist. Divide the dough into 6 and roll each one on a lightly floured surface to a circle about 18cm in diameter. Put dough you're not using under a damp tea towel or oiled cling film to stop it drying out.
• Put the pizza bases on large oiled baking sheets - you may need 2 or 3. Spread 1 tbsp sauce or passata on each base, then scatter on the basil, tomatoes, mozzarella and Parmesan (or whatever you fancy). You can freeze the pizzas now, if you like, on the baking sheet, wrapped in cling film. Or if eating straight away, heat oven to 240C/220C fan/gas 9. Cook for 8-12 mins, until crisp and golden. To cook from frozen, remove the cling film and heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Bake for 10-14 mins until crisp and golden.

FROZEN POCKETLESS PIZZA

Steps:

• On paper plate, place layer of paper towels.
• Place single layer of pepperoni, repeat with paper towel, until all pepperoni are on paper towels, ending with paper towel on top.
• Microwave on Defrost setting just until pepperoni is warm and has released it's fat.
• Do not overcook.
• Press top paper towel to remove as much fat as possible.
• Pick up paper towels and gently shake over a clean paper towel to release pepperoni into a pile.
• Set aside.
• Place poctketless pita on several large cookie sheets so that they do not overlap.
• Using equal ingredients on each pita, place in this order: Spread sauce over pita.
• Sprinkle seasonings over sauce.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Top with 4 slices of pepperoni.
• (Optional: Sprinkle any or all optional veggie ingredients over pepperoni.) Place cookie sheets in the freezer and freeze about 2 hours or until pizza is completely frozen.
• To store: I use pocketless pita bag sitting upright and stack pizzas, separating them with square of waxed paper.
• Keep frozen until ready to cook.
• Bake in preheated toaster oven about 14-15 minutes, or until crust is golden and cheese is melted.
• Toaster ovens vary, so check it after about 12-13 minutes.
• Let them cool for 2-3 minutes and cut into eight mini-slices.