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Recipes From Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut’s “At Home” Version of Its Insider Pizza

The Insider pizza features cheeses packed inside two thin crusts and covered with tangy tomato sauce, cheese, and a medley of toppings.

Pizza Hut’s Insider Pizza Recipe
2 recipes “Pizza Crust” or 2 packages of refrigerated pizza dough
3 cups mixed shredded soy cheeses, including cheddar, mozzarella, and jack flavors
4 Tbsp. grated Parmesan-flavored soy cheese
1 recipe “Everyday Pizza Sauce” or 1 jar of your favorite pizza sauce
Toppings, including peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, olives, pineapple, mock pepperoni, veggie burger crumbles, sham ham, etc.
2 cups shredded soy mozzarella cheese or “Melty Nutritional Yeast ‘Cheese’
Preheat oven to 475°F.

On a lightly floured surface, unroll the pizza dough. Using a rolling pin dusted with flour, roll the dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Place the dough in a well-greased 12-inch perforated pizza pan. Trim the dough with a knife or pizza wheel to fit inside the diameter of the pan. Pierce the dough with a fork every 1/2 inch to prevent air bubbles.

Prebake the dough for 5 minutes. Remove the crust from the pan and place on a wire rack to cool.

Repeat the second step for the remaining uncooked dough, but trim excess dough by rolling a rolling pin over the top edge of the pan to form a lip on the crust. Pierce with a fork as stated above.

Combine soy cheeses (reserve 2 cups of soy mozzarella for the top) in a bowl and distribute evenly over the dough.

Place the prebaked crust in the center on top of the soy cheese blend.

Spread 1/2 cup of pizza sauce to the edge of the prebaked crust.

Distribute the toppings evenly on top of the crust, starting with “meats,” then vegetables.

Cover with the remaining 2 cups of mozzarella soy cheese.

Bake for approximately 12 to 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden brown.

Remove from the pan, cut, and serve.

Pizza Crust

from Vegetarian Times Complete Cookbook by the editors of Vegetarian Times
1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 cup gluten flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. fast-rising yeast
2/3 to 3/4 cup very hot tap water (about 130°F)
In a food processor fitted with metal “S” blade, combine flours, salt, and yeast. Pulse on and off to mix. With the machine running, pour hot water slowly through the feed tube. Stop adding water as the dough forms a ball.

Turn off the machine and feel the dough. It should be sticky, stretchy, and quite moist. If the dough is dry, add an additional tablespoon of water; if the dough is water-logged, add flour as needed. Knead the dough for about 40 seconds. Transfer the dough to a well-floured board and let sit for 2 minutes. Then roll out to a diameter of 13 to 14 inches. Top the dough as desired and bake at 450F until the crust begins to brown.

Makes one 14-inch crust

Everyday Pizza Sauce

from OK, So Now You’re a Vegetarian: Advice & 100 Recipes From One Vegetarian to Another by Lauren Butts
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 large onion, thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic
1 16-oz. can tomato sauce
1/4 cup tomato paste
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. dried oregano
Salt and pepper, to taste
In a skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Sauté the onion and garlic until the onion begins to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, and oregano. Add the salt and pepper.

Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring and tasting from time to time, thinning it with a bit of water if needed. The consistency of the sauce should be like ketchup.

Melty Nutritional Yeast “Cheese”

from The Farm Vegetarian Cookbook edited by Louise Dotzler
1 cup nutritional yeast (recipe recommends Good Tasting Nutritional Yeast)
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 1/2 Tbsp. salt
2 cup water
1/4-1/2 cup margarine
2 tsp. prepared mustard (optional)
Mix dry ingredients in a sauce pan. Gradually add water, making it into a smooth paste and then thinning with the remaining water. Place over heat and stir constantly until it thickens and bubbles. Let it bubble for about 30 seconds, then remove from heat. Whip in the margarine (and mustard if desired).

Great Sources for Soy Cheeses and “Cheat Meats”

Soy Cheese Pizza Toppings
Tofutti
Soymage Non-Dairy Vegan Cheese
Road’s End Organics
Follow Your Heart
“Cheat Meat” Pizza Toppings
Yves Veggie Cuisine
LightLife
May Wah
VegeCyber

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