Recipe Category: Bread Mixes
Cheese & Olive Pizza
Prep Time 45 min
Total Time 2 hrs
Effort
Servings 12
Ingredients
Dough
1 cup room temperature water
1 package Krusteaz Italian Herb Bread Mix
1 packet yeast (enclosed)
1 tablespoon olive oil
Pizza Topping
1 1/2 cups (14 oz) pizza sauce
3 cups grated mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup grated Romano cheese
1 cup (4 1/2 oz) sliced olives
Instructions
- For Dough
- Place water, bread mix and yeast in bread machine pan.
- Select dough cycle.
- Transfer dough to lightly floured surface.
- Coat with olive oil.
- Let rest 10 minutes.
- For Pizza Topping
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Divide dough in half.
- Press dough into two, ungreased 12-inch pizza pans.
- Spread pizza sauce over dough.
- Top with cheeses and olives.
- Bake 10-15 minutes.
- Variation: Focaccia Bread
- Prepare dough as directed for pizza, adding 3 tablespoons dried, minced onion, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon dried basil and 1 teaspoon dried oregano to the bread mix.
- Transfer dough to lightly floured surface.
- Coat with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- Let rest 10 minutes.
- Place on ungreased pan.
- Press into 10-inch circle.
- Cover with a cloth and let rise in a warm, draft free place 45 minutes or until double in size.
- Gently dock with end of wooden spoon to make indentations 1 inch apart on surface of dough.
- Bake at 400°F 25-30 minutes.
- Variations: Calzones
- Prepare dough as directed for pizza.
- Transfer dough to lightly floured surface.
- Coat with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- Let rest 10 minutes.
- Divide dough into 4 portions.
- Press each portion into an 8-inch circle.
- Fill with your favorite pizza toppings.
- Brush rim of dough lightly with water and fold over, pressing edges to seal.
- Bake at 400°F 15-20 minutes.
