Just when you think the pizza industry has done it all, they come out with something called stuffed pizza crust. What the kids used to throw away, they eat first now!

People can get very particular when it comes to food and especially in the pizza world. Most order the same pie every time. But when stuffed pizza crust came out, many jumped ship on their old favorites.

I don’t think anyone really knows where it originated. It just appeared in a TV commercial one day and became an overnight sensation. I believe all the large franchise chains have a version of a stuffed pizza crust now. Of course anything really popular usually comes with a premium price. Stuffed pizza crust pizzas are no exception.

But there is an alternative in these tight budget times. Why not make your own? I’m talking crust and all from scratch. It’s really not that difficult and the variety of stuffed pizza crust pizzas you can make is virtually endless, both in the toppings and cheese choices.

Look no further that the Web for your dough recipe. Most contain very limited and simple ingredients. You can just go with a plain flour dough or opt for something a little more exotic like using whole wheat flour or placing herbs into the dough. Endless varieties are at hand, even for stuffed pizza crust pizzas.

Usually the dough will be a yeast-type that needs to be mixed, allowed to rise for a time, then punched down and rolled out. Or sometimes they’re allowed to rise again, then rolled. Either way it’s really a snap to do. Even an amateur cook will have no problem making their very first stuffed pizza crust.

The secret to making a stuffed pizza crust is so simple it’s like one of those “Aha!” moments we all have now and then. You simply roll the dough larger than the pan you’re going to use to cook the pizza by about four inches total in each direction. Place the dough over the pan, letting about two inches drape over each side. Now take either cheese sticks like you can buy in the dairy section of the grocery store or grate up some of your favorite cheese. Place it in a narrow row all the way around the pan staying about one to one and one-half inches from the outside of the dough. Lastly you just starting folding the outer dough flap over the cheese and press it down onto the inside dough to lock it in place until you work all the way around the pizza.

Once finished, add your toppings and bake as instructed in the recipe. Voila! You’ve just made your first stuffed pizza crust.

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