New Years Pizza Recipes

Steps:

• To make the crust: Combine all of the ingredients and mix and knead to make a smooth, soft dough, using a stand mixer, bread machine, or your hands. Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl or large 8-cup measure (or leave it in the bread machine), and let it rise till it's very puffy, about 90 minutes. While the dough is rising, prepare the toppings. Start by peeling and slicing the onions, and frying them with a bit of olive oil till they're golden brown. This will take about 20 minutes. Midway through, add salt and sugar to taste, if desired; about 1 tablespoon sugar will heighten their flavor. Add the tomatoes to the fried onions, along with the pizza seasoning, if desired. Simmer and stir for a couple of minutes. If the sauce seems overly liquid, continue to cook till it's firmed up a bit. You don't want it totally dry, like scrambled eggs, but neither do you want it swimming in liquid. Use your judgment. Turn off the heat, and let the mixture cool while the dough rises. Stir together the bread crumbs, oil, and pizza seasoning, if you're using it. Set it aside. Spray a large rimmed baking sheet (a 13" x 18" half sheet pan is perfect) with non-stick vegetable oil spray. Drizzle it with olive oil, tilting the pan so the oil spreads out a bit. Gently deflate the risen dough, and stretch it into an oval in your hands. Plop the oval onto the baking sheet, and press it towards the edges. When it starts to fight back, walk away for 15 minutes. When you return, you should be able to press it to the edges and nearly into the corners. If you can't, give it another short rest, and try again. You want the dough to cover as much of the pan's bottom as possible (without making yourself too crazy about it). Cover the dough, and let it rise till puffy, about 90 minutes. Towards the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 425 degrees fahrenheit. Uncover the dough, and sprinkle it with the shredded mozzarella and provolone. Then spread the tomato/onion sauce over the cheese. Top with the Parmesan, then the bread crumbs. Bake the pizza for 35 minutes, or until the crust and crumbs are brown. Remove it from the oven, and serve it hot or warm. Hint: to prevent a soggy bottom crust, cut the pizza in half crosswise, then lift each half onto a cooling rack. Cut individual slices with a pair of scissors.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Working with one at a time, unroll pizza dough onto a cutting board with the longest side parallel to the edge of the counter. Cut in half vertically, then use a sharp knife to cut out the numbers 2 and 0. Transfer numbers to a prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, cut out the numbers 1 and 9 and transfer to second baking sheet.
• Bake for 6 minutes, remove from oven and top each number with pizza sauce, spreading to cover dough to the edges. Top sauce with shredded mozzarella, diced red, yellow and green peppers, onions, zucchini, mushrooms and pepperoni.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes longer until crust is golden and toppings are cooked. Serve on a large platter or cutting board with the numbers 2019 next to each other.