Use this easy pizza crust from frozen dough for creating Halloween Pizza ideas like spider pizza, mummy pizza, pumpkin face (jack o'lantern) pizza, and ghost pizza.
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Dinner, Pizza, Entree
1loaffrozen bread dough(there are 3 loaves in a bag)
flour for the counter
Instructions
Thaw frozen dough
Let dough thaw overnight in the refrigerator (see here for other ways to thaw frozen dough). Once thawed, cover it with oiled plastic wrap and let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes to 90 minutes before shaping pizzas.
Shape and stretch the dough
Preheat the oven to 450ºF.
Divide the pre-made pizza dough into four equal pieces. Shape each piece into a dough ball. Lightly flour your countertop. It is best to stretch the dough by hand by stretching it with your hands. Use your upturned hands to gently pull the dough from underneath in an outward motion. You can also use a floured rolling pin to shape the dough into a round crust.
When the crust is about 7-8 inches round, transfer it to a pizza pan or pizza stone lined with parchment paper. Make the Halloween themed pizza of your choice (see notes for how to make a spider pizza, mummy pizza, pumpkin or jack o' lantern, or ghost pizza).
Bake the pizza at 450º F for 7-9 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and the edges of the crust are golden. Let the pizza cool for a few minutes before slicing and serving.
Then cut the bell pepper ring into 3 equal pieces, and use 2 pieces for the mouth. Cut the last piece in half for the eyebrows.
Place a slice of olive under each eyebrow for the eyes.
Mummy Pizza:
1/4 cup pizza sauce
4 slices of mozzarella cheese cut into 1" strips
1 large (or jumbo) olive, sliced into 2 rings
Spread pizza sauce on the pizza crust.
Layer on 2 slices of cheese to resemble a wrapped mummy, and add the olives for the mummy's eyes.
As soon as the pizza comes out of the oven, layer on the last two slices of cheese. This helps create a more defined wrapped mummy look!
Ghost Pizza:
1/4 cup pizza sauce
2 thick slices of mozzarella cheese
8 peppercorns
Use a ghost-shaped cookie cutter to cut out 4 ghosts with the mozzarella cheese.
Place peppercorn on mummy cheese for eyes.
Tip: Cold cheese and a cookie cutter sprayed with cooking oil make it much easier to cut ghost shapes!Spider Pizza:1/4 cup pizza sauce1 cup of shredded mozzarella7 slices of pepperoni1 ring slice of bell pepper2 peppercorns
Spread pizza sauce on the pizza crust, then add the shredded cheese.
Next, use pepperoni to create the spider's body (make a circle shape with 1 of the pepperoni slices). Place the last pepperoni slice on top of the body for the head.
Cut bell pepper into 6 even pieces. Place three on each side of the spider's body as the spider's legs.
Place the two peppercorns for the eyes.
Cooled leftovers can be kept in the fridge for about 3-4 days. Reheat cold pizza in a 350º oven for 5-10 minutes for the best taste and texture.