Pizza Cheese

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Ingredients

1 cup WATER, WARM

1 1/2 quarts WATER, COLD

4 1/2 pounds CHEESE MOZZARELLA

2 cups CHEESE GRATED 1LB

2 2/3 cups TOMATO PASTE #2 ½

3/4 teaspoon GARLIC DEHY GRA

8 pounds TOMATOES # 10 CAN

2 3/4 cups ONIONS DRY

5 1/2 pounds FLOUR GEN PURPOSE 10LB

cup SUGAR, GRANULATED 10 LB

3/4 cup SUGAR, GRANULATED 10 LB

1 cup SALAD OIL, 1 GAL

1 tablespoon SALAD OIL, 1 GAL

1 pound tsp PEPPER BLACK 1 CN

3 BAY LEAVES

2 tablespoons BASIL SWEET GROUND

2 tablespoons OREGANO GROUND

5 2/3 pounds tbl YEAST BAKER 2

1 ounce SALT TABLE 5LB

tablespoons SALT TABLE 5LB

Preparation

PAN: 18 BY 26-INCH SHEET PAN TEMPERATURE: 475 F. OVEN

1. PREPARE 1 RECIPE PIZZA SAUCE (RECIPE NO. 0-12).

2. SET PIZZA SAUCE ASIDE FOR USE IN STEP 9.

3. SPRINKLE YEAST OVER WATER. DO NOT USE TEMPERATURES ABOVE 110 F. MIX WELL.

LET STAND 5 MINUTES; STIR.

4. PLACE WATER, FLOUR, SALT, SUGAR AND SALAD OIL IN MIXER BOWL IN ORDER LISTED. ADD YEAST SOLUTION.

5. USING DOUGH HOOK, MIX AT LOW SPEED 8 MINUTE OR UNTIL DOUGH IS SMOOTH and ELASTIC. DOUGH TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE 86 F. TO 88 F.

6. DIVIDE DOUGH; SHAPE INTO 4 (2 LB 7 OZ) BALLS. COVER; LET RISE IN WARM PLACE (80 F.) FOR 1 1/2 TO 2 HOURS OR UNTIL DOUBLE IN BULK.

7. COAT BOTTOM AND SIDES OF EACH PAN WITH 2 TBSP SALAD OIL OR MELTED SHORTENING.

8. PLACE DOUGH BALLS ON LIGHTLY FLOURED WORKING SURFACE. ROLL OUT EACH BALLTO 1/8 INCH THICKNESS. TRANSFER DOUGH TO PANS, PUSHING DOUGH SLIGHTLY UP EDGES OF EACH PAN. USING 2 TBSP OIL PER PAN, LIGHTLY BRUSH DOUGH.

GENTLY PRICK DOUGH TO PREVENT BUUBBLING.

9. BAKE 20 MINUTES OR UNTIL SLIGHTLY BROWN.

10. SPREAD 1 QT SAUCE EVENLY OVER DOUGH IN EACH PAN.

11. SPRINKLE 4 1/2 CUPS SHREDDED CHEESE OVER EACH PAN.

12. SPRINKLE 1/2 CUP GRATED CHEESE OVER MIXTURE IN EACH PAN.

13. BAKE ABOUT 25 MINUTES OR UNTIL CRUST IS BROWNED AND CHEESE STARTS TO

NOTE:

1. IN STEP 1, 6 LB 9 OZ (1-NO. 10 CN) CANNED PIZZA SAUCE MAY BE USED.

IF DESIRED, 2 TBSP CRUSHED SWEET BASIL, 2 TBSP CRUSHED OREGANO, 2 TSP DEHYDRATED GARLIC AND 2 TSP BLACK PEPPER MAY BE USED.

2. IN STEP 8, IF DESIRED, CRUSTS MAY BE PREBAKED AND REFRIGERATED FOR LATER USE.

3. IN STEP 8, IF CONVECTION OVEN IS USED, BAKE AT 450F. 7 MINUTES ON HIGH FAN, CLOSED VENT; IN STEP 12, BAKE 8 MINUTES.

4. IN STEP 10, 4 LB 8 OZ ( 1 1/8-NO. 10 CN) PIZZA BLEND CHEESE MAY BE USED.

5. IF DESIRED, EXTRA CHEESE MAY BE USED. IN STEP 10, USE 8 LB (2 GAL MOZZARELLA CHEESE. SPRINKLE 2 QT CHEESE OVER SAUCE IN EACH PAN. IN STEP 12,BAKE 30 MINUTES OR UNTIL CHEESE STARTS TO TURN GOLDEN. EACH PORTION: 1 PIECE

(3 1/2 OZ).

SERVING SIZE: 1 PIECE