A soft homemade pizza crust topped with pizza sauce, seasoned ground beef, and shredded cheese; baked and served with sour cream, lettuce, cheese and tomatoes
Yield:
12 slices
Ingredients:
Dough Ingredients:
1 cup water
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons oil
3 cups flour
1 tablespoon dry yeast
Topping Ingredients:
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 onion, diced
1 small garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons freshly ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
salt, to taste
1 cup pizza sauce
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese
Sour cream, for serving*
4 cups shredded lettuce, for serving
1-2 cups (4-8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, for serving
2 cups diced fresh tomatoes, for serving
1/2 cup sliced black olives, for serving
Instructions:
1. Combine flour and yeast in a large mixing bowl. In another bowl, combine the rest of the dough ingredients and mix. Add to flour and knead until a soft dough forms. Knead for 8-10 minutes.
2. Lightly grease the top of the dough and then put a towel over the bowl and set the dough in a warm place to rise for about 45 minutes.
3. Brown ground beef with onions and garlic. Drain fat and add pepper, cumin, chili powder, paprika, and salt. Mix well.
4. Grease a 16-inch pizza pan. Knead pizza dough for a minute or two to remove air bubbles and then press onto prepared pan to edges. Spread pizza sauce over dough and sprinkle meat on top of sauce.
5. Top with the shredded mozzarella cheese and bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes or until browned on top. Turn off oven, crack oven door, and leave pizza in warm oven for another 5-10 minutes.
6. To serve, drizzle sour cream over the top of the pizza.* Sprinkle on lettuce, cheese, tomato, and black olives. Slice into 12 slices.
This recipe is from Tammy’s Recipes.
