Homemade School Pizza

Relive your childhood with this School Pizza recipe! A crispy crust, tangy sauce, and melty cheese make this a nostalgic favorite for kids and adults alike.

Remember those square slices of pizza from the school cafeteria? This School Pizza recipe brings back all those childhood memories with its crispy crust, tangy sauce, and gooey melted cheese. It’s a dish that’s as fun to make as it is to eat, and it’s perfect for family dinners or a nostalgic snack. Let’s recreate a lunchroom classic in your kitchen!

Ingredients :

Crust:

• 2 ⅔ flour
• ¾ cup powdered milk
• 2 T sugar
• 1 packet of quick rise yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 ⅔ cup warm water (105-110 degrees)
• 2 T vegetable oil

Filling:

• ½ pound ground chuck
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• 1 8oz block mozzarella cheese – grated yourself (To be authentic school pizza, you will have to use imitation mozzarella shreds.)

Sauce (I make sauce the day before):

• 6oz can tomato paste
• 1 cup water
• ⅓ olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• ½ tbsp dried oregano
• ½ tbsp dried basil
• ½ tsp dried rosemary crushed

How to make this Pizza :

1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Spray pan with Pam and lay Parchment paper down (Pam makes it stick)
2. In a large bowl – flour, powdered milk, sugar, yeast, salt – whisk to blend
3. Add oil to hot water (110-115 degrees) – pour into your mixture
4. Stir with a wooden spoon until batter forms – don’t worry about lumps – you just want no dry spots
5. Spread dough into pan using fingertips until it’s even. If dough doesn’t want to cooperate, let rest 5 minutes and try again
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6. Bake just the crust for 8-10 minutes – remove from oven and set aside.
7. Brown meats until it resembles crumbles – set aside and drain meat
8. Get out the pizza sauce – to partially baked crust, assemble:
   • Sauce – spread all over crust
   • Sprinkle meats
   • Sprinkle cheese
9. Bake at 475 degrees for 8-10 minutes until cheese melts and begins to brown
10. Remove from oven – let stand 5 minutes
11. Cut in slices and serve!