Make Your Own Take Out - The Classic 'Za

Make Your Own Take Out! 

The concept isn't new - making your own versions of take-out and delivery fast food items so when the urge strikes, you have something on hand!

I recently wanted to have some ready-to-go pizzas in the freezer, but we are trying to avoid the supermarket versions that are laden with chemicals, preservatives, and ingredients you cannot pronounce!

I grabbed my 'Za kits and went to work in the kitchen to see what I could come up with.

The dough is super-easy to make - simply throw it in your breadmaker (if you have one!) with some water and olive oil and let the dough cycle run through.  If you don't have a breadmaker, its really easy to do by hand or mixer as well! 

Toppings - everyone in our house LOVES different topping combinations!  Ham & pineapple is a classic along with pepperoni & cheese (I love that I can purchase "naturals" or healthier, nitrate free versions of these items in my local grocery store!).  Veggies are always a great choice for pizza - and my fave combo is  BBQ chicken & pineapple!  Simply shred some cooked chicken breast and use your fave BBQ sauce as the sauce base!

Each of the Do You Bake? 'Za kits include the sauce seasoning as well!  Use some canned tomatoes (or fresh if you want!), add the sauce mix and set it in your slow cooker.  Cheeseburger pizza?  No problem!  The seasoning mix is for your ground beef - simply prep as directed while browning your beef.  Easy peasy.

So, I don't think I need to go into details on how to put together a pizza....hahaha.  Roll out dough into two circles, add desired sauce, toppings and of course the CHEESE! Mmmmmmm.....cheese.........drool.........

The last step was to flash freeze them - I put them in the freezer until frozen solid.  Then I took them out again, wrapped them with plastic wrap first, followed by a layer of aluminum foil. 

When I'm craving pizza, now I just grab one out of the freezer, pop it into the oven at 375F for about 1/2 an hour and presto! 

Homemade pizza with take-out convenience!

You can check out the full line of our 'Za kits on my website: www.doyoubake.com/jessicakaiser.

Now, I'm off to make some more 'Za's for the freezer!  

Enjoy!

Jess