Make-Ahead Meal: Frozen Pizza

I’m so excited to share this idea with you! I’m sure I’m not the first person to come up with this idea but I think it’s pretty awesome. Derek and I love pizza! So I thought it’d be great to have our own frozen pizzas in the freezer. It does take some time to prepare so find a time when you have a couple of hours. I was able to get most of it done during Levi’s nap.

I made my own pizza dough but I know they sell pizza dough at a lot of places if you want to skip that step.

½ cup warm water

2 tablespoons yeast

1 tsp. sugar

2 cups hot water

1 tablespoon salt

¼ cup canola oil

6 cups flour (I used half wheat flour)

(optional add in: 1-2 tablespoons wheat germ)

Pour ½ cup warm water in a small bowl, add sugar and yeast and wait until yeast is dissolved, about 7-10 minutes. In a big bowl, or stand mixer, combine 2 cups hot water, salt and oil. Add yeast mixer and blend with 6 cups flour. Let rise 30-45 minutes.

Take a small amount of dough and form it into a ball, roll it out with a rolling pin. I like to roll mine out pretty thin. Don’t worry if it’s not a perfect circle, most of mine weren’t. Place 2 of the rolled out pizza dough crusts on pans that have been sprayed with non-stick spray and sprinkled with cornmeal. With a fork poke small holes on the pizza dough to prevent air bubbles in the crust. Bake at 425 for 4-5 minutes or until dough is cooked. Continue until all the dough is cooked.