Grown-up pizza night is a very good thing, especially with this homemade Fleischmann’s pizza dough recipe using Fleischmann’s® Rapid Rise Yeast and a recipe for Sautéed Spinach and Mushroom Pizza!
Almost every Friday night in our household, we have “Friday Night Pizza Night”.
I love homemade pizza! It is one of my all-time favorite foods, and I kind of wish every night was pizza night! The only thing that is starting to become a problem at our house is the kids seem to have taken over pizza night. They want theirs to be pepperoni or plain cheese pizza and that’s it. I love a good pepperoni pizza, but sometimes I really want a grown-up pizza night! I want adventurous toppings, veggies, and just the right amount of cheese and sauce on a really delicious crust. 
Well, this week I decided my husband and I are going to take back pizza night. The kids can have what they want, but since the easy pizza dough recipe from Fleischmann’s® Yeast is so simple and requires very little effort, we are going to make whatever kind of pizza we really want too! Bonus is that this Fleischmann’s Pizza Dough Recipe makes two 12 inch pizzas, so there’s enough for everyone! Grownups and kids will all be happy.
There’s no need for Friday Night Pizza Night to be all about the kids. Grownups deserve what they want too, right?
You can find the recipe for Fleischmann’s Pizza Dough and my Homemade Spinach and Mushroom pizza below but, before I get to that, can I talk about this pizza dough recipe for a second? Fleischmann’s Pizza Dough Recipe is a dream to work with! It’s super quick to make, which is important because no one wants to slave over a ball of dough waiting for it to rise on a Friday night. It rolls out easily and requires just a short rise time. Little effort recipes are the kind you need after a busy week.
If you’ve shied away from yeast recipes before, there’s nothing to be scared of. Trust me on this one. This crust bakes up to just the right chewy, but not too thick, consistency. It’s so good!
Can you make Fleischmann’s Pizza Dough Recipe Ahead of Time?
From start to finish, this pizza dough recipe is ready for the oven in less than 30 minutes. And yes, you can make the dough for your crust ahead of time, too. Pizza dough can be refrigerated for up to 24 hours. Just place the kneaded dough in a greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Remove the dough from the refrigerator at least 1 hour before shaping the crust. Isn’t that awesome?
This is my new “go to” pizza night pizza dough recipe and if you are looking for a new “go to” recipe, I think you’ll love it too!
I hope you’ll give it a try and share what you thought of the recipe with me! Enjoy!
Fleischmann's Pizza Dough Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 1/4 teaspoons Fleischmann's® RapidRise™ Yeast 1 envelope
- 1/2 Tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/3 cups warm water 120°F
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Combine 2 cups flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add warm water heated to 120°F and oil to the bowl; stir 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. Let dough rest at this point for 10 minutes. Divide dough in half. - Roll dough on a floured counter to 12-inch circle; place in greased pizza pan or baking sheet. Form a rim by pinching the edge of the dough.
- Top the dough with pizza sauce. Using a spoon, spread sauce evenly across surface of dough. Top with desired toppings (such as the mushroom and sauteed spinach pizza recipe) and finish with mozzarella cheese. Repeat with second pizza.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and crust is browned. For best results, rotate pizzas between top and bottom oven racks halfway through baking.
Sautéed Spinach & Mushroom Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 prepared batch of Basic Regular Pizza Crust dough using Fleischmann's® RapidRise™ Yeast
- pizza pan or baking sheet
- 2 cups baby bella mushrooms sliced
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ to ½ cup prepared pizza sauce
- 8-10 slices fresh mozzarella
- dash of cracked black pepper
- dash of Kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F
- Add olive oil to a medium skillet and heat to medium low. Once warmed, add the baby bella mushrooms and spinach and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the spinach starts to wilt and mushrooms soften. Remove from heat.
- Spread pizza sauce over prepared dough. Top with mushroom / spinach mixture and then the fresh mozzarella cheese slices.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper over the topped pizza.
- Place in the oven on the lowest rack and bake for 12-15 minutes. Remove from oven when cheese is bubbly and crust is a golden brown.
- Slice and enjoy!
Check out these recipes for other easy weeknight meals:
- Homemade Fish Sticks from Super Healthy Kids
- Barbecue Chicken Casserole from The Gracious Pantry
- One Pot Ravioli from Whitney Bond
- Fiery Jack Mac and Cheese from Dine & Dish
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by One2One Network on behalf of ACH Foods. I am an ACH Baking Ambassador. Thank you for supporting the brands that make Dine & Dish possible!
We love our Friday pizza nights too! This pizza looks fantastic!
Thanks so much! Pizza night is my favorite!
I’m all about grown up pizza too! Except whenever we go out, I always order pepperoni with double cheese – so I don’t know how grown up that is!
I’ll admit – pepperoni pizza is my favorite. Especially when we are out. Nothing beats a great slice of pepperoni pizza!
Yes, My name is Carol. I am a pizza dough maker sissy. This pizza looks delicious. I KNOW for a fact that homemade pizza dough is wonderful——from eating at other people’s houses. Sooooo maybe 2015 will
be the year for me to take the dive off the high board.
Carol – you MUST try this recipe. Seriously. I couldn’t believe how easy it was and it was so tender and chewy at the same time! You can do it!!
This pizza looks SO yummy,I’m not sure I could share!!!
This crust is so easy, you could make two and wouldn’t have to share at all
I can’t lie, my favorite pizza is a simple pepperoni and pineapple! BUT, I do love grown-up-i-fying it every so often and this pizza looks like just the way to do so! Happy New Years!
Pinned!
Pizza is my absolute favorite. And we are a half cheese half pepperoni family, not because of me! I would so prefer mushrooms or spinach or onions…your pizza pretty much is my dream pizza
I’m not a good dough maker. It’s actually on my list of things to conquer this year
My husband wishes we had a pizza night!!! I’m going to vow to make pizza more often in 2015
Those flavors! Looks so crazy good.
Okay, that’s it. I’m determined to make homemade pizza dough for Pizza Night (also on Friday in our house) at least ONCE before the baby is born. I’ve been relying on store-bought dough for too long. (Because it’s actually really, really good…)
Cheers to you and yours in 2015!
Have you ever read the ingredients on the side of those cardboard tubes of dough?? That’s why I don’t do pizza night very often. But I recently tried English Muffins from scratch in the bread machine, and it was so easy and good don’t know why I didn’t try it earlier (never buying them in store again), so you’ve given me the confidence to give this a try, too! We have Pancake Day already, and Pizza Day would be a fun addition.
Thanks for the courage.
You know me. I’m iiiiiinnnnnnnaaa.
Would love to see your English muffin recipe here!