Homemade Freezer Pizza Recipes

HOW TO MAKE FROZEN PIZZAS

Steps:

• Make your dough, or thaw your store bough dough. Spray pans with non-stick spray. Then preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and roll it out to fit your pizza pans. Brush with about 1 teaspoon oil and bake for 10-12 minutes. You want it baked about half way through. It will look dry on top but won't be browned.
• Set aside and let cool to room temperature (15-30 minutes).
• Spread your sauce on, top with your meat and cheese.
• Wrap it in plastic wrap and then tin foil to protect from freezer burn.
• Label it with the name and when it was made! Include the baking instructions: "Bake at 425 degrees F for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown."
• Freeze it up to 3 months.
• When ready to serve, heat oven to 425 degrees F and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown and cheese is melted.

HOMEMADE FREEZER PIZZA

Steps:

• Put in automatic bread machine: place ingredients in container in following order: water, olive oil, flour, sugar, salt and yeast.
• Select Dough setting and press Start.
• Spray pizza pan with non-stick cooking spray or brush with olive oil.
• Gently stretch pizza crust to fit pan, forming raised edge at lip.
• Sprinkle crust with grated mozzarella cheese.
• Dot with browned sausage, ground beef, pepperoni and chopped and sautéed onion.
• Gently spread marinara sauce to cover cheese and toppings.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and salt to taste.
• To freeze: flash freeze pizza in pan.
• When frozen, wrap in aluminum foil.
• To prepare: do not thaw pizza.
• Heat oven to 400°.
• Bake frozen pizza for 20 to 25 minutes, until crust is browned, sauce bubbles and cheese is fully melted.

MAKE-AHEAD FREEZER PIZZAS

Steps:

• In bowl of stand mixer fitted with dough hook, or in large bowl if you plan to knead by hand, mix 2 cups of the flour, the yeast and salt.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat honey, water and olive oil over medium-low heat 3 to 4 minutes or until honey is melted and mixture is smooth. Pour into bowl of dry ingredients. Mix until combined.
• With mixer on low speed, begin adding the remaining flour 1/4 cup at a time until dough clears the bowl and is only slightly sticky to the touch. You may not need all 4 cups of the flour. Continue to knead dough 5 to 7 minutes or until smooth and elastic.
• Place dough in greased bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Gently punch down dough, and knead by hand a few times. Let rest 10 minutes.
• Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. Divide dough in half; roll each half into 10-inch circle. Transfer to cookie sheet. Cover with plastic wrap, and let rise while you heat oven to 450°F.
• Bake 3 to 5 minutes or until puffed and top appears dry but not at all browned. Cool completely.
• Top as desired, then double wrap in plastic wrap. Store in freezer up to 2 months.
• When ready to bake, remove from freezer and remove plastic wrap. Place on cookie sheet lined with cooking parchment paper, and bake at 450°F 12 to 15 minutes or until crust is golden and cheese is melted.

FROZEN PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Pour 1 cup warm water into a small bowl. Add sugar, and sprinkle in the yeast. Using a fork, stir the mixture until the yeast is dissolved and the water has turned tan. Let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, combine 2 3/4 cups flour and the salt, and pulse 3 to 4 times. Add the yeast mixture and the olive oil. Pulse until the dough comes together, adding more flour as needed until the dough is smooth, not tacky, when squeezed. Transfer to a clean work surface, knead four or five turns and shape into a ball.
• Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, smooth side up. Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Let the dough rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Remove the plastic wrap and place your fist in the center of the dough to punch down. Fold the dough back onto itself four or five times.
• Divide the dough into four equal portions, and roll each into an 8-inch round. Stack the rounds, separated by lightly oiled sheets of parchment paper, then double wrap the stack tightly with plastic wrap, and freeze.
• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees with a pizza stone on lowest rack. Remove dough from freezer, and let stand at room temperature until thawed, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle cornmeal on a pizza peel or inverted baking sheet. Place dough rounds on top, and cover with toppings, as desired.
• Slide rounds onto pizza stone, and bake until crust is crisp and golden and toppings are bubbling, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from oven; serve immediately.

FREEZER PIZZA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat olive oil on medium heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until just soft, not browning.
• Add the remaining ingredients and simmer 30 minutes, or until sauce is desired consistency.
• Use a stick blender or food processor if you prefer a smooth consistency.

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.