When Traci asked me for a Bake-Along idea, I immediately asked my family. Since they were going to help eat the baked goods, I wanted to make sure nothing went to waste. My husband suggested pizza, which was brilliant because pizza never goes to waste in my family. Just to prove my point, hubby and I had our wedding reception at an Italian restaurant, my baby shower was at a different Italian restaurant and Little C says “pizza” every time I ask what she wants for dinner. Pizza is a winner for us!
The recipe for the crust was fairly easy. Little C poured in the ingredients and I mixed it with a hand mixer. While it was setting I cut up mushrooms for my pizza and crisped up some prosciutto to go on top.
Little C is a lot more traditional for her pizza choice, she wanted pepperoni and sausage. Luckily the dough was enough for two (or four, thanks to Kathy’s tips), so we could make our own.
Somewhere along the line of me reading the recipe, I missed the part that we put the toppings on BEFORE we put the crust in the oven. For some reason I thought we needed to bake it first, so I threw the first crust into the oven. Five minutes later I reread the directions, oops! I pulled the crust out, gave Little C the other crust to “decorate” and started making my garlic cream sauce. I got the recipe for this sauce here. Once my par-baked crust cooled I mixed the garlic cream sauce with a few spoonfuls for jarred pizza sauce (I used MIDs) and spread it onto the crust. Let me just say “YUMMMM!” I could have eaten this as a soup, it was so good. I then layered the mushrooms, then mozzarella cheese, and then finally the prosciutto which had a crispy bacon like texture to its already natural saltiness. I baked it for about 11-15 minutes more.
Both pizzas turned out Fantastic! I loved my toppings and my sauce, and I definitely will be doing them again the next homemade pizza night. Unfortunately, my crust wasn’t as good as Little C’s . So, the lesson is, if you do the recipe right, the pizza dough will turn out great!
Check out all the other pizza people this week! Happy Crocheting Baking!
- Tami@ Tanglewood Knots
- Kathy Reeves @Sewing Etc.
- Emma @Emma’s Craft Projects
- Brennacrocheter @crochet539
- Tracy@ It’s a T-Sweets Day!
- Kate@ Life,Tea,and Everthing
FANTASTIC Brenna!! This has been such a fun Bake Along:! You can never go wrong with a pizza party:). Your little helper did a great job! Two delicious pizzas from one recipe, what could be better? Thank you for the great suggestion:)!
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Thanks Traci! We are pizza crazy, so my helper was into it. We’ve heated the pizzas up for left overs and they were still very good!
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That’s the sign of a good pizza– still good the next day:)!
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Saw the header image – and I had to click on the post! I love pizza, it’s so delicious. A fun twist on your crocheting blog!
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You should join the bake along next month! Always interesting recipes. Check out Traci’s blog, she usually sets it up. Thanks for reading!
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Maybe, but I’m not much of a baking person, though. I’d rather buy the pizza lol.
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Ha! Truth be told I’m not a baker either, but it’s fun to try something new! Happy Sunday!
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Your pizzas look delicious! Nice choice!
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Thank you! They were delicious 😋.
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They look delicious, home made pizza is amazing!
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Thanks! They turned out really good! I definitely will make these again!
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Yum Brenna! Glad you likd the tip! We pre-bake our crusts all the time to make them extra crispy, so I don’t think you really made a mistake!😊
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I think my crust should have been thinner, though. I definitely will use your tips next time!
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Thanks for picking such a fun and super yummy recipe to bake Brenna!! I love that you have a little helper in the kitchen!!! Your pizzas came out great. I love prosciutto and mushrooms on pizza! I usually use bacon but the combination of that salty pork and earthy mushroom is sooooo amazing! I always prebake my crust especially when I put a lot of heavy toppings on it. I can’t wait till next month!! 😀
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This was an easy recipe to choose, and my helper is always on hand for baking. My toppings were delicious, I especially liked mixing a garlic sauce with a tomato sauce- definitely recommend this!
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Looks so yummy!
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Thanks, it was!
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Looks yummy! Pizza is life ❤️
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Agreed!
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Your pizza turned out great! I love making homemade pizza in my cast iron pans!
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Yes, it was very yummy!
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