Rectangle School Lunch Pizza

After finding a copy of an old recipe for school lunch pizza, I had to give it a try. (I remember eating a lot of this pizza in the school cafeteria!) The recipe did not disappoint. The crust was exactly how I remember it tasting. This had a little more meat on it than I remember school pizza having, but it turned out pretty well.

Ingredients: 

Sauce: 

6 oz tomato paste

1 cup water

1/3 cup olive oil

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1/2 Tbsp oregano

1/2 Tbsp basil

1/2 tsp rosemary

In a saucepan, mix all of the ingredients and simmer for about 20 minutes. I drained the oil off the top before putting it on the pizza, using a spoon and a paper towel.

Crust:

3 cups flour

3/4 cup powdered milk

2 Tbsp sugar

1 Tbsp yeast

1 tsp salt

1 2/3 cup warm water

2 Tbsp oil

Whisk the flour, powdered milk, sugar, yeast, and salt together in a large bowl. Heat the water up in the microwave and add the oil. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients with a wooden spoon. Let the dough sit for 5-10 minutes. 

Topping: 

1/2 pound ground hamburger

1/2 pound bulk sausage

salt and pepper

8 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded from the block

Brown the hamburger and sausage and drain the grease. Shred your own cheese and set both aside for later. 

Spray a sheet cake pan with cooking spray. Place parchment paper on top of that. Then spread the dough on top of the parchment paper. Using your fingers, spread the dough. Bake at 475 degrees for 8 minutes. 

Removed the cooked crust. Place the sauce, then the meat topping, and then the cheese on the crust. 

 Bake for another 8-10 minutes. Remove and let sit for about 5 minutes. Cut and serve.