lunch lady pizza

Name: Lunch Lady Pizza
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: English
Ingredients: 2 2/3 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup(s) nonfat dry milk powder; 2 tablespoon(s) sugar plus 1 1/4 t. sugar; 2 teaspoon(s) active dry yeast; 2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 2/3 cup(s) warm water; 1 1/4 teaspoon(s) vegetable oil; 1/2 pound(s) italian sausage; 1/2 pound(s) ean ground beef; 1/2 jar(s) (7 oz.) pizza sauce; 16 ounce(s) part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

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Jody Wood

Marysville, WA

Updated on May 18, 2016

Do you ever think back on your school cafeteria? Is there a lunch food you crave from back in those days before we all became hyper-sensitive to terms like GMO, organic, free-range and vegan? I guess because school started back for my kids last week it got me reminiscing about such things. For me, rectangle pizza was the day I always bought lunch in elementary and middle school. Do you know what I’m talking about? It had the mystery meat topping that was maybe sausage or ground beef, plus that white, gooey cheese with a sheen of grease on the top. Oh man, it was the best!

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prep time

cook time 25 Min

method Bake

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder
2 tablespoons sugar plus 1 1/4 t. sugar
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
2 teaspoons salt
1 2/3 cups warm water
1 1/4 teaspoons vegetable oil
1/2 pound italian sausage
1/2 pound ean ground beef
1/2 jar (7 oz.) pizza sauce
16 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

How To Make lunch lady pizza

Step 1

Grease and flour a metal (1/2-sized) sheet pan (18"x13"). Preheat oven to 475 degrees.

Step 2

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, milk powder, sugar, yeast and salt. Microwave the water for about 1 minute and add the oil. Pour the oil and water mixture into the flour mixture and stir with a spatula until a batter is formed. If there are a few lumps remaining, it's OK.
Step 3

Spread the pizza dough into the prepared sheet pan, being sure the dough is spread evenly and to the edges of the pan. Set aside to rest for about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, brown the Italian sausage and ground beef together until cooked completely. Drain and set aside.
Step 4

Bake the UN-topped crust for about 12 minutes. Remove the crust and top with the pizza sauce, then the cooked sausage and beef mixture and then the shredded cheese.
Step 5

Return the pizza to the oven and bake for an additional 12-15 minutes, or until top is well browned. Slice into rectangles and serve!
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