PIZZA VEGGIE 8-CUT 6-12

Instructions

Pre-Preparation

1. Drain olives.
2. Slice peppers and onions.
3. Thaw cheese. Store in cooler until pizza making time.
4. Make pizza sauce:
Sauce Ingredients:
TOMATOES DICED
TOMATO PASTE
OIL OLIVE CANOLA BLEND
GARLIC WHOLE PEELED
SPICE PARSLEY FLAKE
SPICE THYME
SPICE BASIL
SPICE OREGANO
SALT KOSHER
SPICE PEPPER BLK
a. Refrigerate all tomato products for at least 3 hours before making sauce.
b. Combine all ingredients in a large container, in batches if needed.
c. Blend thoroughly with a burr mixer. Keep sauce refrigerated.
d. Store in cooler until pizza making time.
e. Make sure your pizza sauce is COLD before you begin pizza preparation.

3. Pull only as much sauce and cheese as you need during pizza production.
4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees at least 15 minutes before you bake the pizza.
5. Lightly spray sheet pans with oil.

Preparation

1. Place two frozen crusts on sheet pan side by side.
2. Using a measuring cup or ladle, top each crust with 8 fl oz of sauce.
3. Spread evenly across pie using spatula.
4. Distribute 12oz of cheese evenly on each pie crust.
5. Top with 3oz of peppers, 2oz of onions, and 2oz of black olives per pizza.
7. Place small strip of parchemnt paper or waxed paper between the overlapping crusts.
8. If preparing ahead or transporting out: Cover pies with parchment. Wrap each sheetpan with plastic film lengthwise. Load onto speed racks, cover with bun pan rack cover. Label, date, and freeze. Transport pizza frozen.
9. When ready to cook, bake at 375 degrees for approximately 10-12 minutes or until the cheese begins to brown.

Note: If cooking from frozen, pull pizza from freezer and thaw on speed rack for 15-30 minutes before putting in oven.
Tip: Batch cook your pizza to assure high quality product for all students throughout the lunch period.

Serving

1. Just before service, cut each pizza into 8 slices using pizza wheel. Use a knife or sharp spatula to finish cutting the edges.
2. Place sheet pan of pizza on top of steam table for service and serve from sheet pan.
Note: Do not transfer pizza to hotel pans or cover with plastic, this will make the pizza soggy.

Serving = 1 Slice