DIY Pizza Crust Dough | Breadmaker Pizza Dough Recipe | Bread Machine

Most everyone enjoys a Pizza Night!  Make your own at home with this Easy Breadmaker Machine Pizza Dough Recipe. 

Eating out is fun, but getting expensive. Even a take-out pizza is costly when you add extra toppings.

Homemade Pizza Crust Dough

Years ago, my late aunt would spend all day prepping meals, and send me home with her homemade Pizza Dough.  I used to make homemade pizza with it until she passed.

Now we are empty nesters, and sometime just want to stay home, but still enjoy pizza.  I've had a bread machine for years, so am making my own again.  I also have yet to try a Sourdough Pizza Dough recipe, but it's planned for my meal rotation.

Breadmaker Machine Pizza Dough

This recipe can made several different sizes, depending if you cut it into portions.  This is for 2 large pizzas.  I got the perforated pizza pan on sale at Aldi.  I do have a Pampered Chef Pizza Stone I will making this DIY Pizza crust on next.

I have a Regal Kitchen Pro Bread Machine that is so old I can't remember when or where I bought it.  It's held up well, even though it doesn't have all the bells and whistles the newer ones do, but does have a dough cycle.  The dough cycle on this bread maker lasts around 90 minutes.

The bread maker pizza dough can be frozen when placed in a zippy bag, sprayed with olive oil, or oil of your choice.

Use your favorite toppings (I bought one pound of lean ground beef, but only used 1/2 pound that I pre-cooked.)  But Italian Sausage is next on my list.  I also topped with sauteed sliced mushrooms. I pre-cooked the mushrooms, placed on paper towel, and then froze the remainder in my Foodsaver Vacuum Sealer bags for the freezer to be used on the next pizza.

We enjoyed this on Super Bowl Sunday, and had enough leftover for lunch the next day!
Top with your favorite sauce, or try this Homemade Pasta Sauce - Red Gravy recipe

Bread Maker Pizza Dough

2 cups water

2 tbsp olive oil - I use extra virgin olive oil

2 tsp salt

6 cups (27 oz) flour - I use bread flour but all-purpose flour works just as well, or add some Whole Wheat flour 

4 tsp Instant Bread Machine instant yeast 

(Garlic Powder, to taste, will take this dough to a new level)

Bake at pre-heated 425° oven for 15-25 minutes depending on crust thickness

Recipe Makes:

4 Large Thin Crusts

3 Large Hand-tossed Style Crusts

2 Large Thick Crusts

Can also be used to make calzones or breadsticks

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Enjoy Baking !

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Authentic Spaghetti Sauce Recipe | Tomato Sauce | Red Gravy

In New England we love our homemade Spaghetti Sauce! Everyone has a favorite family recipe for Pasta Sauce, and this is a great one that freezes well.

Here's what to do with all of those fresh tomatoes from your garden - or those you picked up from your local farm stand! Make the Best Homemade Spaghetti Sauce (also called Italian Gravy)

In Connecticut we call is Spaghetti Sauce, Sunday Sauce, or Pasta Sauce.  However, in Rhode Island (and New Jersey, I guess) it's called Red Gravy or Sunday Gravy.

Pasta Sauce Recipe

At the office we would often have pot-luck lunches.  A co-worker who is Italian would always bring in terrific pasta dishes.  She eagerly shared her homemade spaghetti sauce recipe with us.

This sauce or red gravy freezes well, makes and makes a good size batch.  The key to making this delicious sauce, and  achieving the proper consistence (to me) is using the brand of tomatoes that she recommended. The meat is an absolute must to give this pasta sauce its flavor.

Use this delicious pasta sauce to make pizza, and check out my homemade Breadmaker Pizza Dough recipe!

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Italian Spaghetti Sauce Recipe - Italian Gravy 

Ingredients:

1 can Tuttoroso Crushed Tomatoes (or desired amount of your own fresh crushed tomatoes)
1 28 oz. can Tuttoroso Puree
2  small cans Contadina Italian-Style Paste (this works the best)
2  country pork spare ribs (boneless) or pork chops (boneless)
1/2 lb. sweet sausage, cut in 1/3ds
1/2 lb. hot sausage, cut in 1/3ds
 EVOO Olive Oil
 3/4 lb. ground chuck (not sirloin, it's too lean)
 1 onion, chopped
 3 -4 cloves garlic, chopped
 oregano
 basil
 parsley
 1 bay leaf
 cooking wine (about 1/3 cup)
  salt
  pepper
  sugar (optional)

  Preparation:

               1.  Add olive oil to bottom of big stock pot.  Add
               chopped garlic to soak.  Don't turn on pan yet.
               Chop onion, turn on stove, and add to garlic and
               olive oil.  Cook slowly till onions are soft.  Don't
               burn.  Remove onion and garlic and set aside.
             
               2.  Add pork and sausage, cook until brown.  Don't
               remove drippings.  Don't overcook.  Add ground
               meat and cook until brown.  Now, remove sausage
               and pork, set aside.  Leave all the drippings in!
             
               3.  Turn up heat a bit, and add the onion/garlic
               mixture and tomato paste into the ground meat
               mixture and more oil if needed.  Stir 2 minutes,
               making a roux.
             
               4.  Add crushed tomatoes, and puree.  Add 1 can of
               water.  At the most, if more water is needed, add
               from the tomato paste can.  Put the sausage and
               pork back in.
             
               5.  Add spices.  Stir.  Bring to boil.  Reduce heat,
               and simmer uncovered about 2 hours.  Adjust
               seasonings as needed.  May need more sugar.

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Breadmaker Pizza Dough | Pizza Dough Recipe | Pizza Dough

Everyone loves pizza, and Connecticut is the Pizza Capitol!  It's so easy to make your own with favorite toppings with the Breadmaker Pizza Dough Recipe

We have Pepe's and Sally's Pizza in New Haven, along with Willington Pizza in Willington, Connecticut..  Of course each town has their own local favorite pizza shops.

Breadmaker Machine Pizza Dough Recipe

There's all types of pizza you can make with this pizza dough - flatbread Hawaiian pizza, Buffalo Chicken pizza, yummy tomato and basil pizza with fresh mozzarella cheese.  The variations are endless.

My aunt was married to an Italian, and she loved to cook, doing all of her meal preparation for the week on stay-at-home Sunday.

Here's her favorite recipe for Pizza Dough. No need for take-out when you can freeze your own !

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Breadmaker Pizza Dough

Ingredients

1   pkg. yeast
3   c. flour
1   c. lukewarm water (1-1/4 c.)
1   tsp. oil (1 tbl.)
1/2   tsp. salt
                 
Variations:
                   
Reduce flour by 1/4 c. and add 1/2 grated parmesan
Or add 1 tsp. basil, 1 tbl. grated garlic, 1 tsp. oregano
Water can be replaced with beer

Preparation:

Add liquid ingredients.  Add yeast last.  Put in  machine.  Make on dough cycle. 
Take out and put on floured board.  Cover for 10-15 minutes.
 Roll out and place on pan dusted with cornmeal. I use a Pizza Stone from Pampered Chef.
 Put olive oil on top and add favorite toppings. 
Bake 375° for 20-25 minutes.

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