Looking to make homemade frozen pizzas? Learn how to make par-baked pizza with a homemade whole wheat crust that's simple to make and freezes great! Double the dough and you can make up to 8 thin-crust pizzas that save a ton of money and stock your freezer for quick meals!
pepperonis, sausage crumbles, peppers, or olives ✅optional
Instructions
Combine water and yeast. Add warm water and yeast to the mixer bowl. Whisk to combine. Let sit for 5 minutes.
8 ounces warm water, 1 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
Add the other ingredients. Add the flour, applesauce, and salt. Mix for 2 minutes until the dough starts to combine. Knead dough on a clean lightly floured surface or continue to mix with the mixer on low speed for 3-4 minutes until well combined and soft.
Let the dough rise. Spray a bowl with nonstick cooking spray and place dough into the bowl. Cover with damp kitchen towel. Let the dough rise for 60-90 minutes or until it doubles in size. Punch the dough down and divide into 2 large balls for a thick crust, or 4 smaller balls for a thin crust.
Preheat the oven and roll out the dough. Preheat oven to 425°F. Roll the crusts. Lightly flour a clean surface and roll the dough out into a pizza-sized circle. Place dough onto a pizza stone or baking tray.
⭐️Bake. Par bake the crusts for 8-10 minutes depending on the thickness of the crust. Remove from oven and let cool. Place crust onto cardboard tray.
⭐️Top the pizza then bake or freeze. To the par-baked crust, add pizza sauce, cheese, and additional toppings if desired. Tightly wrap with plastic wrap and freeze.
1/2 cup pizza sauce, 1-2 cups mozzarella cheese, pepperonis, sausage crumbles, peppers, or olives
⭐️Bake at 425°F. If baking from frozen, bake for 10-12 minutes. If baking right away bake the pizza for 8-10 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is crispy.
Notes
Pizza Toppings - stick with traditional toppings such as pepperoni and sausage or use these par-baked pizzas to try new toppings! Here are35 Pizza Topping Ideas to try! Storing Frozen Pizza - keep frozen for up to 3 months. Label the pizzas with the date you made the pizza and the "use-by" date for an easy reminder when the 3 months is up. CCK Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you're new to eating gluten-free we understand it's overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don't. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn't require a helper.