When convenience calls it calls! And, if like my family you too have a high request for pizza on the menu even though you try to keep it to once a week. Then freezing pizza dough is not only time-saving but cost-effective – because you do not need to buy store-bought pizza which in most cases is a sad sad affair! So, let’s find out how to freeze pizza dough so we can save time, and money all whilst making everyone happy!
How to Freeze Pizza Dough (Made in 6 Hours or Less)
1. Make the dough as you normally would- you can follow the recipe below for white pizza dough or this one for dough with 3 different flours including whole grain.
2. After you have kneaded the dough for 10 minutes, leave it to rise until doubled in size or in the fridge for 24-72hours.
3. Portion the dough. Roll each one into a tight ball covered in cling film and store them in a zip-lock bag to be stored in the freezer.
4. To use the frozen dough: Take the dough ball out of the freezer and leave to thaw. Once ready, tuck it into a tight ball and let it proof (covered in cling film and a kitchen towel) once more on a lightly floured surface.
It is ready to use once doubled in size.
Proceed to roll and make Pizza.
Some Pizza Recipes For Your Frozen Dough
I couldn’t let you walk away without some recipes to use your pizza dough on. They are versatile and can be made child-friendly, with the bonus of giving you ideas for your leftover broccoli stems or canned tuna that’s collecting dust in your pantry.
Leftover broccoli stem and sweetcorn pizza
This is a sauce-free pizza, topped with leftover broccoli stem that has been sautéed with fresh chili and garlic. Sweetcorn, buffalo mozzarella, and finished with thick slivers of grated Grana Padano. You will love the slightly charred broccoli stem flavor with the sweetness of the sweet corn. And of course, most importantly, you now have a reason not to throw away that broccoli stem you thought was good for nothing
This is another one of my favorites because I never knew canned tuna could drive me so crazy! But it did, in this pizza topped with a simple tomato sauce base, tuna fillets, black olives, very thinly sliced red onion, and mozzarella. Finished with dried chili flakes, oregano, and freshly ground a sprinkle of black pepper.
Oh and a little bonus? When you’re not having this tuna pizza, you can use the same ingredients (omit the sauce) to make a tuna cheese melt.
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