Just about every Friday night, the hubby and I like to eat meatless for dinner. It's usually shrimp, salmon or some other kind of fish, which neither of the kids will eat. I usually just make them a hamburger or else order a pizza. I thought, why not just make a few pizzas!! The Chelsea Milling Company (they make the "Jiffy" brand boxed mixes) have been around FOREVER and their products are available in all 50 states. If you have a few moments, check out their website (www.jiffymix.com). At the current time, you can send away for this 66-page cookbook and the best part is it's free!!!
The last time I went to the grocery store, I bought two of their 6.5 ounce boxes of pizza crust mixes, one for Dominic and one for Lauren. The only thing you add to the mix is water. After you let it rise about 5 minutes, you knead it into a circle and put it on a slightly greased cookie sheet. Prebake the crust about 5 minutes at 375 degrees and pull it back out of the oven. Add the sauce, cheese and any other toppings you want. I used a 15-ounce can of Dei Fratelli pizza sauce. Feel free to use whatever brand you like! I ended up using about half of the pizza sauce on each pizza. We also used part of an 8-ounce bag of shredded mozzarella cheese. Lauren decided to make her own pizza. She made hers in the shape of a circle and used tons of cheese!!
I made Dominic's for him, since he was more interested at the time in playing in the family room. His was in the shape of a square and used slightly less cheese :)
You bake the pizzas for about 20 minutes or so at 375 degrees or until the bottom is slightly brown and the cheese is bubbly. Since this was the first time we made homemade pizza, we stuck with cheese only. Lauren said the next time we do this, she may try it with pineapple and ham! Yummy :)
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