Make It Your Own Grandma Pie
A Grandma Pie is a square/rectangular pizza that is easy on the toppings, not the huge monstrosities that I normally make. Keep the cheese as listed, no need to add extra. This is your base, Keep the toppings to 1 or 2 items, this type of pizza is not overloaded. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Notes section.
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Oven
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Grandma Style Pie Dough, Shortcut
- 340 grams Mozzarella Cheese, shredded, (12 oz)
- 1½ cups pasta sauce, Shortcut
- red pepper flakes, optional, as desired
- ½ cup olive oil
- sea salt, as needed
For Toppings, try these combinations
- Tomato & Basil
- Mushroom & Anchovie
- Mushroom & Sausage
- Ham & Bacon
- Pepperoni & Mushroom
- Bell Pepper & Onion
Instructions
- Take the prepared dough out of the fridge, coat a 18x13 inch rimmed baking sheet with the olive oil. Gently and gradually stretch dough until it reaches the edges of baking sheet. (If dough springs back or is stiff to work with, let it rest 10 minutes before continuing. You may need to let it rest more than once.)
- Preheat your oven to 250° C (480° F).
- Cover dough on baking sheet tightly with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm place until it is puffed and full of air bubbles, 30 to 40 minutes.
- Once dough has risen in baking sheet, top with mozzarella, dot pie with tomato sauce, add toppings of your choice, add sea salt and red pepper flakes if desired.
- Bake until golden brown and crisp on bottom and sides, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Slice into squares and serve.
Notes
The Mozzarella cheese is about 220 Baht/for the 340 grams. For 6 servings, this is about $1.08 per serving. Some toppings will add to the overall cost.
The beauty of this, use what you like on a pizza, but keep it to 1-2 toppings.
Shortcuts: Grandma Style Pie (Pizza) Dough, Pasta Sauce.
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