DIY Frozen Pizzas

I like to try to keep a frozen pizza in our freezer for those nights when we're both feeling lazy. But after seeing this post on how to freeze your homemade pizzas, I knew I wanted to give it a try. I tried a different pizza dough recipe, hoping to avoid the super sticky dough situation I had last time I made pizza. It was a success, ladies and gents! Here's the keys: water temperature and kneading the dough just for a few moments after it rises. That little bit of kneading I did after the dough rose really made a difference. I was able to shape it into a somewhat normal shape and not have it stick like crazy to everything.

The trick (according to the original poster) is to par bake your pizza crust. It says to bake your crust for 3-5 minutes, so I baked them for 4.

The crusts need to cool completely before you top them. My second crust didn't come out as pretty. It cracked a bit as I was trying to get it off the pizza stone. Go figure. After the crusts have cooled, you can top them however you'd like.

I decided to make a taco pizza

(salsa, shredded chicken, and cheese)

and the good old standby of pepperoni.

(marinara because it's better than jarred pizza sauce, cheese, and pepperoni. And my cherry Coke because it's important to stay caffeinated hydrated.)

One they're topped, the pizzas need to go into the freezer on a baking sheet for about 3 hours until they're frozen. After they're frozen you can wrap them up, label them, and put them in the freezer to bake whenever you'd like! This was quite easy, and very likely something I'll do again. I'd say this is a 4 star idea, and I don't see why these won't bake up beautifully when we decide to have one for dinner.