Resolutions

My version of Fail Proof Pizza

 I usually include one cooking/baking resolution each year. In the past I have done breakfast foods, yeast breads, vegetables, etc. This year my resolution is to get really good at making homemade pizza. I have had fun trying out some different recipes, and am excited to try to combine some of my favorite pizzas to make the true "BEST. PIZZA.EVER". These are some of my results. One trick that I need to follow is using bread flour rather than all-purpose flour. Another trick that always works for me is turning the oven to its highest setting. My best sauce so far is my mom's recipe.

My version of the Pizza Hut Personal Pan

Here are 3 pizza recipes I have liked and I will tell you what I liked about them and how I plan to combine.
1) Fail Proof Pizza -this has a ton of good pizza tips. I especially like the idea about rolling it out on parchment and transferring it all to the oven. I don't really mind cornmeal, but it is sometimes nice to change it up. I also love and agree with all of the recommendations to get a great pizza.
2) Homemade Pan Pizza Crust- I love this recipe because they add all kinds of stuff to this dough. Lots of seasoning in the dough, which makes it extra tasty... more of a restaurant kind of feel.
3)Pizza Hut Personal Pan- I loved this recipe because it actually has you bake the pizza in a round cake pan (I also used a pie pan because I made 3 pizzas and had only 2 round cake pans). This was helpful to me because I love a thick and soft crust but I usually roll things too thin and end up with a very thin crust. I loved this for portioning out the dough and the dough also had a nice consistency.   I also loved that a crust in a pan would be much easier to make early in the day and let sit. I wished, however, that because I could actually taste the crust, that it had a little bit more flavor.

What is next? Bread flour. Try recipe #2 in cake pans (Like in #3) and if it doesn't turn out as nice and fluffy, I will try adding more spices into recipe #3. I also still love recipe #1 for a standard pizza recipe.My other goal is to try some more unique combinations, but my kids and hubby love pepperoni most, and since we usually have those ingredients on hand, that is what we go with on most occasions. My personal favorite is BBQ chicken pizza:)

This is the sauce recipe I like. Please feel free to share your best recipes or pizza secrets. Like I said, I want to be an awesome pizza baker.

Yummy Pizza Sauce (Ruth Ann's Recipe):
1- 15 oz. can tomato sauce
1/2 tsp. oregano leaves, crushed
1/2 tsp. basil leaves, crushed
1T. Parmesan cheese
1/8 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp.garlic salt
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. Parsley leaves
1/8 tsp anise seeds, crush
dash ground marjoram

Heat in microwave 1 min or let mixture set overnight to blend the spices

***I just had to laugh when I looked at this posted and saw the word "Resolutions" right above a big greasy pizza. Maybe next  year I should work on my salad skills:)