PIZZA FRENCH RECIPES

Slices of this hearty french bread pizza are guaranteed to please. I sometimes substitute spaghetti sauce for the pizza sauce, or add our favorite veggies to the toppings. —Sue McLaughlin, Onawa, Iowa

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Total Time 25 minutes

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 296 calories, FatContent 9g fat (4g saturated fat), CholesterolContent 30mg cholesterol, SodiumContent 764mg sodium, CarbohydrateContent 35g carbohydrate (3g sugars, FiberContent 3g fiber), ProteinContent 18g protein.

The secret to perfect pan pizza is pressing the dough into a well-oiled pan (Pizza Hut uses soybean oil), then the pan is covered and the dough rises in a heated cabinet for 45 to 60 minutes. When the dough is topped, the edge is sprayed with a butter-flavored “food release” and the pie is baked at 500 degrees F until perfectly browned on top. You can use a 9-inch, 12-inch, or 15-inch deep dish pizza pan or cake pan for this recipe, and you’ll want to preheat your oven with a pizza stone in it to simulate the type of oven used at the chain. The hot ceramic surface of the pizza stone will cause the oil in the pan to cook the bottom of the dough so that it’s brown and crispy like an authentic pan pizza crust should be. I tried making the dough with cake flour, all-purpose flour, superfine “00” flour, bread flour and many combinations of these different flours which all contain varying amounts of gluten. I even tried rising the dough slowly in the refrigerator for various lengths of time as long as up to four days. But after a month of testing and about 30 pan pizzas later, I found the best dough to be straight bread flour, and to let the dough rise at room temperature. I did find that if you let the dough rest for at least 4 hours before the final rise in the pizza pan you will get the best texture with the perfect chewy bite to it.  Try my clone recipes for Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Pizza and Tuscani Creamy Chicken Alfredo Pasta here.Source: Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 3 by Todd Wilbur.

Provided by Todd Wilbur

Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes0S

Prep Time 1 hours 5 minutes0S

Cook Time 1 hours 5 minutes0S

Number Of Ingredients 24

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 390 calories