creepy mini pizzas

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• crust:
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
• 1 envelope fleischmann's® pizza crust yeast or rapidrise yeast
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/3 cups very warm water (120 degrees to 130 degrees f)*
• 1/3 cup mazola® vegetable plus! oil
• suggested toppings:
• green, red and yellow bell peppers
• mushrooms
• black olives
• pepperoni slices
• curly leaf parsley or other fresh herbs
• 1 pound shredded white and yellow cheeses such as mozzarella and cheddar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• preheat oven to 425 degrees f.
• combine 2 cups flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. add very warm water and oil; mix until well blended, about 1 minute.
• gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. dough should form a ball and will be slightly sticky. knead** on a floured surface, adding additional flour if necessary, until smooth and elastic, about 4 minutes. divide dough into 8 portions; cover. (if using rapidrise yeast, let dough rise at this point for 10 minutes.)
• pat each portion of dough with floured hands into an 8-inch circle on a greased baking sheet. form a rim by pinching the edge of the dough. add a second crust to the same baking sheet.
• bake for 6 to 7 minutes, dough will be just set and only lightly browned on the bottom. remove crusts to a wire rack to cool. continue with remaining pizza dough. (works best to use several baking sheets.) may use crusts immediately or place in freezer bags and freeze for up to 1 month.
• when ready to bake, preheat oven to 475 degrees f. spread each crust with pizza sauce. top with desired toppings to make halloween designs! repeat with remaining pizzas. place on a baking sheet and bake for 6 to 8 minutes, until cheese is melted and lightly browned and bottom of crust is browned.