Yep. My Freezing adventures continue! Earlier this week there was Freezer Muffin Mix and Frozen Biscuit Dough Balls but tonight is pizza! No more frozen boxed pizzas here! I couldn’t even tell you the last time I bought one of those. Years and years ago.
Here is a quick way to have a hot pizza on the table in no time at all AND without all the nasties and excess oil (Don’t get me wrong I do love a good takeaway pizza from the right place). It will require a little prep work though. I’m not that much of a miracle worker.
You know how on some occasions you feel like doing a big cook up to stock the freezer with meals? Yeah I know. Happens rarely but when it does happen this is one of those items to prepare for the freezer. It makes dinner time in the future so easy.
I often make pizza for dinner for the kiddies but only need one so I pop the other two into the freezer for another night. Simply pop the frozen pizza on a baking tray and bake for 20-30 minutes. So quick and easy!
Note: I use the Decor brand pastry sheet containers. Its a large flat square and perfect.
Frozen Pizzas
Description
This recipe will make 2 thick crust pizzas, 3 medium pizzas or 4 thin crust pizzas.
Ingredients
Pizza bases
- 450g lukewarm water
- 750g bakers flour
- 3 teaspoons yeast
- 1.5 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Base sauce
- See blog for homemade tomato paste or passata which both work well
Toppings
- Use any toppings that you like
- 200g grated cheese, I grate mine in the tmx
Instructions
Bases
- Add the ingredients in this order: yeast, water, oil, flour, salt.
- Blitz on speed 7 for 10 seconds to roughly combine.
- Knead for 6 mins.
- Remove dough and place into a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with cling film and place into a warm spot. I use the front seat of my car or a warmed oven.
- Leave this to rise for approximately an hour or until doubled.
Assembly
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
- Line two large square freezer safe containers with baking paper.
- Remove dough from bowl and divide it into desired portions.
- Knock out the air by shaping your dough into desired number of pizza bases. I shape these within the container to ensure I have the right size.
- Place paper and base onto a baking tray and bake for 6 minutes. You are just wanting to par-bake it. This will ensure it doesn’t have a soggy base after cooking. If you are using a very hot pizza stone to cook your pizzas you can skip this step.
- Allow to cool completely.
- Place into the container.
- Top with sauce.
- Cover with toppings and grated cheese.
- Place lid on securely and pop into the freezer.
- Freeze for 3-6 months.
To cook
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
- Remove frozen pizza from the container and place onto baking trays. You can use a very hot pizza stone if you prefer a crispy crunchy base.
- Bake for approximately 20-30 minutes or until cooked to your liking.
- Serve.
Notes
- If you don’t have a tmx, you can make pizza dough by kneading the ingredients by hand. Knead until a nice smooth dough has formed.
Frozen Garlic Bread
Ingredients
Dough
- 220g lukewarm water
- 375g bakers flour
- 1.5 teaspoons yeast
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1.5 teaspoons of bread improver, optional
Garlic butter
- 100g butter, softened
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon chopped parsley
- 1 teaspoon mixed herbs
- Pinch of salt and pepper
Instructions
- Add the ingredients in this order: yeast, water, flour, improver, salt.
- Blitz on speed 7 for 10 seconds to roughly combine.
- Knead for 6 mins.
- Remove dough and place into a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with cling film and place into a warm spot. I use the front seat of my car or a warmed oven.
- Leave this to rise for approximately an hour or until doubled.
- Remove dough from bowl, knock out the air by shaping your dough into 2-3 long rolls.
- Place them onto a lined tray.
- Allow to rise until almost doubled in size.
Assembly
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
- Bake for approximately 30-40 minutes until cooked through.
- Remove bread from the oven and cut slits horizontally into the loaves.
- Allow to cool.
- Add butter and herbs to bowl.
- Blitz on speed 5 until combined or for easier clean up combine butter and herbs in a small bowl and mix to combine well. Ensure you dice or crush your garlic first.
- Place a little butter mix in each slit once cooled.
To freeze
- Wrap tightly in aluminum foil and a layer of cling film.
- Pop into the freezer.
- Freeze for 3-6 months.
To cook
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
- Pop the garlic bread/s onto a baking tray and bake for approximately 30-40 minutes.
- In the last 10 minutes open up the foil slightly to crisp up the outside of the bread.
- Serve.
Notes
- If you don’t have a tmx, you can make pizza dough by kneading the ingredients by hand. Knead until a nice smooth dough has formed.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
Thank you!!! This makes pizza night much easier. I’ve only tried the garlic bread so far but it is fantastic. There is only two of us at home so I made 6 smaller rolls and cut it like ones you get from the pizza shop. It makes 4 pull away pieces! Perfect for two people!
Hi peta. I’m planning on doing a few of these fort toddler, small size maybe half to quarter sized pizzas. How long should I par cook for for smaller ones or is there a certain colour/texture I need to watch for?
Thanks, Liz
Ps- enjoying the 4 blades mag! 🙂
Glad you are loving the mag 🙂
Good question. Id say 10 minutes or so in a preheated oven. Dont worry of you cook for longer. Wont matter at all 🙂