I was driving home from school the other day, singing along to some song loudly and out of tune, with the girls, thinking about pizza. Nothing really concrete, just how I really like it. And salami. Pizza and salami could seriously be my last supper, in fact I had a conversation with myself in the shower not long ago, about what food would I choose if I could only eat one thing for the rest of my life, and that is what won. Hands down. I think only about the big topics.
Anyway!
While I was thinking about how awesome pizza was, I was thinking how I should make up some pizza dough to put in the freezer for those days when everything is a chore. THEN, I thought, HOW ABOUT I MAKE FROZEN PIZZAS LIKE THE ONES IN THE SUPERMARKET! Surely it could be done, I mean, it is done. The mighty McCain have shelf loads of the suckers, and then there are those gourmet looking versions in the fridge section with just the pizza sauce on them. They were more the variety I was hoping to achieve.
So, I googled, and low and behold, you CAN do it! The fact it has taken me 37 years to work this out is a huge disappointment to me. Let’s all learn how now, and compare the homemade variety, to the McCain version.
Homemade (will make approx 15 mini pizzas or 7 – 8 big ones)
Pizza Base
Pizza Topping
McCain
Pizza Base
Pizza Topping
Made in a facility that also processes products (those words just freak me out when talking about making our food, how unfood like does it sound) with crustacea, egg, fish, tree nuts, sesame, peanuts and sulphites.
Hehe, look how cute Maya is being angry.
Now I know this is going to be the stumbling block for the good ol’ homemade variety, time. BUT! If you spent an hour and a half one afternoon making these suckers, they will be just as convenient as the shop bought variety. And your trusty homemade variety won’t have any nasties, for you or the planet, i.e. PALM OIL!
I won’t even bother to put the time comparison here, we all know. You get the shop bought one, open it, throw away all the packaging and chuck it in the oven. Easy. But I promise you the extra time it takes to make these odd shaped babies (well mine are) is worth every minute. And it is super fun for the kids to help out! The great thing about having these homemade, ready for topping pizza bases are, you can chuck whatever leftovers you have from the night or lunch before on top! My ones at the bottom of this post have our roast dinner as topping. It is a great way to use those annoying tiny bits of leftovers.
There was one thing I had a problem with freezing the pizzas this way, is that you have to wrap them in cling film and aluminium foil. I am not a huge fan of using heaps of this stuff, it can’t be good for the planet, but I have since taken some out of the freezer and have been reusing them and that has eased my conscience slightly, but I am still on the hunt for a better way (can anyone help me?).
Now THAT is the bit that takes no time, and THAT is the bit that you can do when you’re feeling crap or just plain can’t be stuffed. It is also something the kids can do (not the oven bit).
I also just want to let you know I couldn’t actually bring myself to buy the pizza for this challenge. I stood at the freezer section for AGES deliberating whether or not I should, but at the end of the day, the point is to share how AWESOME my light bulb was, and to share how easy it is to make your very own frozen pizza section!
I know this recipe looks like it has lots of steps, and I know there will be some people scared of any recipe with over 10. But it really is super easy, it just takes a lot of words to tell you.
The weather is getting a little cooler, and this would be an awesome way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Have an amazing weekend everyone. xx