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0:31 Hi Tara, I just found your channel 2 minutes ago I'm about 30 seconds into the video. And you mentioned the old school and show a picture of Pizza Hut as I remember.... My very first thought was, how does she know about this, she's not old enough, but then from your statement, you're a few years older than I am. So congratulations. You are not aging like the average woman from our era. I love old school stuff, but since I'm from South Florida, absolutely nothing stays the same down here. Every single thing including your grocery store changes every certain number of years. Hopefully your channel has more retro stuff like this
I still have the original pan dough scratch recipes from my years with Pizza Hut and I would add a couple of things for you. The water temp should be 105 degrees precisely and you add the salt to the water\yeast mix immediately before pouring into the mixer. We usually had the water in the bowl not a separate measuring cup and then added the dry ingredients after the bloom. You can ball up the dough first and then set aside to rise so you do not over work the dough after rising. In fact, it would be better to have the dough stretched into the pan and then let it rise in the pan so there is no more work done to the dough, overworked dough will be tough. Use some PAM and spray the outer edge of the crust for a better crispy brown edge. You can't really reach the temps of a pizza oven in a regular oven so it takes some experimenting on the time. 20 seconds can make a difference as well as 10 degrees in temp. The science is pretty intense if you want it all to be baked with no doughy spots.
I'm 40, ordered the iconic pan pizza from pizza hut for my fellow blue collar union cement masons and laborers (flatworkers) we call each other concrete dummies lovingly of course. AND IT WAS TERRIBLE!!!! TRIED ANOTHER STORE 2 WEEKS LATER....STILL TERRIBLE!! WTF!!! did pizza hut do to such an Iconic pizza? Its like they went woke go broke before that was a hip corp. Model....tardsss! Im a drinker also so i appreciate your worship to the greek god of wine "boccius" and im totally trying this in the near future even if it just for myself, maybe two senior citizens known as mom and dad and a cat that will hopefully sleeping in a corner until dinner time. Thanks for posting this, AI knew i was high disappoined so it gave me a few weeks to cool off before putting this in my feed...WEIRD!!! Right???
Im 100 percent sure u watch youtube recipes or the cooking channels and think all pizza needs to be crunchy...pizza hut is good ..your taste buds need a check up@@anthonybecker24
I also worked for pizza hut back in the late 80's. I did the dough every morning. We used pre-mixed flour bags. But what i do remember is the Oil they used , it was a butter flavered oil and we used about 4 Tbsp. Of it in the pan. We also let the dough proof in the pan for about 45 min. In warm proof bins. Just a added bonus: you can make cinnamon sticks too!! Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over cooked dough, cut into strips. YUM!
We are totally doing this. I literally said to myself as I was driving home tonight from work. I really would like to have a personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut like they used to make them in the 80s. Their pizza today is nothing like it used to be I’m so glad I found your video. My wife and our seven kids will love making these as a family….
I worked at Pizza Hut all through college (and after), when they made the dough fresh every morning. I spent many years making all the dough every morning. I'm confident if I had the flour recipe PH used back in the day for each dough type (Pan, Hand-Tossed, & Thin crust) I could replicate the taste of PH pizza. I'm also 100% sure that if Pizza Hut went back to making the dough fresh every morning instead of using the frozen garbage they've been using for ~25 years, they'd rise back up to the top of the Pizza food chain. The difference in prep of the dough we did to what you did was we portioned and rolled the dough through our roller and then placed them in the pans, and them let them rise in our proofer (45-ish mins). There are more intricacies I could go over, but that's the gist of it (for the pan pizza). Great video. New subscriber as of today. Not sure why this video popped up in my suggestions, but it was fun, so I'm in. Lol
@@anyonecanseethis5787 the pan dough absolutely swam in oil. Lol. And, unfortunately, I don't remember the weights for the dough, sorry. It's hard to remember specifics from 30 years back.
I was there for the transition to that nasty dead frozen dough crap they serve now. I myself was one of the shift runners that came in ultra early to make our dough. And I absolutely agree if they went back to fresh every day ... and if they bring back that sweet sweet new yorker sauce, they would be back at the top of the pizza chain.
I'm 43 and I remember. They use to give crayons and things to color and puzzles plus cool toys like the dinosaurs from the land before time! Those were the days
Pizza Hut was the first job I ever had. I'm now 52, but I remember a great deal about it. I was a closing cook. We had to make the pizzas (naturally), but we also had to prep everything for the next day. Only 2 things were done differently in store, but they're not major at all. The dough was proofed after being put into the pan, and cheese was sparingly spread on initial layer (as an anchor) and the rest came after toppings were placed. One of the last things we did before closing up for the night was to oil the pans for the next day. We used 2 different pumps - one for personal and one for the rest. Personal pans got a very small amount of oil so it was the smallest pump. The other pan pizzas got 1, 2, and 3 pumps each depending on size. 1 for small, 2 for medium, and 3 for large. The pump dispensed 1oz of oil per pump so small = 1oz, medium = 2oz, and large = 3oz. I saved this recipe in a playlist bc I've looked for a PH styled recipe, but what I REALLY want to find is the recipe for the breadsticks. I can never find one that gets the seasoning right. I remember - when I worked there - reading the ingredients label, but there was TOO many listed. I only remember oregano. The dough was the same pan pizza dough you just made. But before the seasoning was put on, we had a breadstick presser like mold (almost like a cookie cutter) that laid out the cut lines for the individual sticks. It was calibrated for the pans and light pressure was used as the goal was to imprint, not cut. Then the seasoning came just before it was baked. If you wanted cheese, it was simply added last before baking.
@@TaratheFoodieYes, please, figure it out and share with us. You might not realize how many people are just cooking at home now, because it's too expensive for families. So, many of us (and our family is included) is using TH-cam to teach us how to become better home cooks where we can make good-enough meals that we don't want to go out.
@@TaratheFoodieBut, of course, we go out still. Like today is Wednesday and it's Burger King's $3 dollar whoppers, so we'll go get some today. But rest of week, we are not gonna pay $6.50 for a BK burger then pay $1.00 extra for cheese. NO WAY.
@@PoeLemic absolutely! And that is why I’m here! I love teaching people to cook and I plan to be doing it for a very long time. Check out my other recipes on the channel - I have some great stuff out there!
Came across your video, and seems you're about as passionate about the original Pizza Hut Pizza as I am. Sadly, its no longer the same. I am 53 years of age, and situated in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. My very first job at 15 1/2 was starting off as a dishwasher for the very first Pizza Hut that opened in Manitoba. Eventually I moved into prep buttering bins of garlic butter French bread and assisted making the dough, sheeting the dough, placing it into the famous adonized steel pans. I can't remember what oil they used, but it was salted butter wirh a light dash of soy oil. The pizzas would then be capped with a white cover, and set into a humid/heat controlled proofer to rise. After a few hours, they were rolled into the cooler, and some transfered to a very long clear glass cooling unit just above where the cooks would make pizzas. The key is rolling out the dough as thin as possible, and allowing it to rise in the refrigerator. Then, we would put sauce to the edge, add toppings, cheese and dash with what Pizza Hut called was Fairy Dust (powdered parmesan, dry basil and oregeno). You did nail the temp at 475, but try baking your pizzas for 12 min mid rack, and then high broil for 1 min. Cheers.
Wow Brad thank you for all the additional inside info on how to make the best pan pizza at home! Yes, I truly loved my family’s trips to Pizza Hut back in the day… what could be better than getting your very own personal pizza and it be so good? In my kid mind, I was living the high life!
I made this on New Year's Eve with a few of my own twists: -I halved the dough quantity, but stretched it out in a big 14" pizza pan. The crust was a little thinner than pan pizza usually is (about the thickness of Pizza Hut "hand tossed" but with the taste and texture of pan crust. -I used Classico brand pizza sauce, with a spoon of sugar added to the entire jar to give it the sweetness of PH sauce. -For cheese I went with Sargento mozzarella and provolone blend. Very flavorful! -I topped with pepperoni, sweet Italian sausage, bacon crumbles, mushrooms, red onion, and green bell pepper (basically a Supreme). A great start to the new year! Hope yours is starting as good as mine!
If you have a Homeland nearby, get a jar of "Best Choice" pizza sauce. It's the store brand and half the price of the name brand. It's zesty, tasty, and the perfect thickness.
I retired from KitchenAid last year. The unofficial name at the factory for your red mixer is a Scorpion. I built some of the first mixers of that style made. I hope you get years of use from it.
I was a kid in the early 70's when I worked at PH. The recipe for dough went something like this. 50lbs flour 14 pounds of water 7oz yeast 2 cups of oil salt (I believe 3/4 cup) mix on huge mixing machine for 5 minutes place in 50 gallon rubber garbage can with snap on lid to rise overnight The sauce was made from grinding 5 large cans of tomatoes and mixing in a packet of PH special seasoning mix Best pizza ever in those days and we only had thin crust and used a machine to press out dough. We would use a meat tenderizer to score holes in the dough to keep it from bubbling up The Pizza Hut special in order of ingredients the dough the sauce the cheese pepperoni canadian bacon onions green peppers mushrooms sausage black olives bacon bits
I was working for Pizza Hut in 1980 when pan pizza was first introduced. I remember the employee meeting where we were told about it. I also was part of the crew (as a shift leader) at the very first delivery-only unit in Dinkytown, near the U of M campus in the Twin Cities. Kevin M. was the first manager---great guy! I left the Hut about a year later. Moved on to bigger and better things, but Pizza Hut helped me get my degree in electronics.
And the breadsticks with marinara sauce----we would grab the breadsticks off the salad bar and dip them in the pizza sauce. The area supervisor got mad because "it was not a menu item!" You can thank the employees for inventing that!
I used one of the dough balls, halved it, then cut it into fourths and rolled it into thick strings, then tied them to make garlic knots. Used the garlic, herb, Parmesan mixture to brush on top of each knot after they baked at 425 for ten minutes. They were perfect! I even used the sauce for a marinara style dip. I think my kids liked them even more than the pizza. lol This was a great recipe. Thank you!
I used to take my family to Pizza Hut back home( n.y) on a Saturday and hit the salad bar first. With all the toppings, fresh fruit, sprinkles and other goodies it was just the best. The deep pan one was so good with the crust made to perfection.... There was no leftovers. It's hard to find a good pizza place here where I now live so I make my own. Thanks for sharing.❤
This video took me back to the “book it” club. When I was in school, if I read enough books I could “win” a personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut. LOL. Incentivizing reading. The good ole days. LOL
Little fact for you. the Book it program started because the President of the company had a child that had dyslexia and it was not discovered because the school wasn't monitoring his book reading, so he felt it was important to encourage reading and also to help diagnose this problem.
Good job, you recreated a billion dollar pizza like a real pro! I actually remember pizza hut all you can eat buffet for $6.99 back in the early 2000s!
I worked at Pizza Hut in the early 80’s and you got the recipe very close. We used vegetable oil in instead of olive oil. Also, measure the dough balls for the size and then rolled (sheeted) into a circle, placed into a well oiled pans covered and let rise in the walk-in for about 3 hrs. Out of walk-in press down, add toppings then bake. Good job though and wish we had worked with wine too!
@@JudyZimShadHomesteader That was the short cut method, but the dough was always better when the yeast had to work harder in the refrigerated walk-in for a few hours. The same way the thin and crispy dough was better flavored when it sat a room temperature for at least 6 hours after making.
One time I was getting dressed in my uniform in the bathroom for my shift and it was packed I adjusted the mirror and it came crashing down in a million pieces!! Omggg it was crazy the whole place was looking around like wtf just happened when I walked out of the bathroom they didn’t even. Look at me had no idea it happened in the bathroom lolllll
I worked at Pizza Hut back in the day. Each personal pan got a half a tablespoon of evenly spread vegetable oil in the bottom of the pan. We then proofed the dough (5 ounces) a second time in the pan for about an hour after spraying the edge of the pan twice with cooking spray.. There were two lines inside the pan. When the dough rose to the point where it was between the two lines it was ready for refrigeration for at least an hour before being sauced, topped and cooked. Spending all that time inside the pan allowed the dough to really soak up the oil. Which helped with browning, crisping and taste. If your local Pizza Hut wont sell you some of the pans and covers they are usually available on ebay. Before topping we used a round stamper that flattened the dough and formed a crust. I don't do this when making them at home . It seems silly to rise them for all them time just to stomp them down. I would also suggest experimenting with different hydration levels. PH dough was not nearly as dry as the dough in this video seems to be. I would suggest less oil and more water. Just my unsolicited two cents if you are trying to make a clone. If you love what you are making now I would stick with it. Also, there is a recipe for an excellent thin dough on pizza making forums. If you like that sort of thing. Easily as good as Pizza Hut's.
Wow thanks for all the tips and inside info! I love it! My version really did taste like the real thing, but I can see how letting the dough sit in the oil in the fridge for a while would allow it to soak it up a bit. Good to know!
Thaaanks! The pizza was delicious. I followed all the steps and I was stunned how easy is to prepare Pizza Hut pan pizza on your own. The best part: you can add the toppings you want.
"Hot-Rod". In loving memory to one of my Box-Turtles who passed away a few years back (sad)...he had red blotches on his neck & front legs, and he would 'take-off' scampeing before & after he hit the ground.....he-be-running! Congrats on the mixer.....ya'll will love it!
I just made this and it was a hit for my family! I didn't have powder milk so I google if reguler milk was ok to use as a substitute and it said yes. So I used it and the pizza came out just like yours and the pizza crust was very crispy. Also the extra special seasoning you add was a plus . I have not seen anyone else add that seasoning to the pizza crust, Thank you
Worked for PizzaHut for 7 years and is still my favorite place. Sad that they went with frozen dough in the late 80s. Wasnt the same after that. We also had premade tubs of garlic butter, was so good on the cheese bread.
A method my mother used was to place the bowl in the oven, with the 40 watt incandescent oven light on. This kept the ambient temp at the perfect temperature. Your oven's temperature will always be consistently the same, so no matter is you have the AC on in the summer, or the furnace in the winter, inside the oven the interior will always be the exact same. This makes the rise time for the dough exactly the same.
My grandmother did this too, but we keep the house significantly colder than she did. So when her 1960s Oven finally gave out, I made sure to get an oven with a proof setting. Most ovens don’t go below 200 degrees. I believe the proof setting is around 90 degrees. I use it all the time for dough, yogurt, and drying herbs. Definitely a worthwhile setting to have on an oven.
@@Mamaazhiiwe I use gas stoves. Only a few of the newest ones have that proof setting. I'll have to look for that if we upgrade our gas oven. Thanks for the tip.
Next time you make this, try adding a tsp of anchovy paste and a tsp of lemon juice to your sauce. It'll get you even closer to authentic Pizza Hut sauce. (helps to toss in a bay leaf too)
trust me when I say, add a bunch of oil to the pan before adding in the dough, then add MORE! you're smart for using the cast iron pan, the ones they use were just like metal pie tins but thicker, they built up a seasoning over time just like cast iron.
For three weeks I've been making this after watching this video. I have made this my Friday meal. On Monday I was wanting to make!!!! Might make cinnamon bread sticks. I bought butter flavored oil and you only need a tsp. The dough rises in the oven. I freeze the other two dough balls and take out the night before and make The pizza in the morning.
I've made hundreds of pizzas before finally finding exactly what I was trying to achieve. Great video on old Pizza Hut. It was a great place, lost in the mists of time.
We eat at Pizza Hut once or twice a month. It can still be good. We go a few towns over, because for some reason their a Pizza Hut tastes better. Not sure why, maybe the franchises aren’t as locked into the ingredients as they should be and some of them cut corners.
They could serve them fast because they were prepared a day before and crust soaked in a thin layer of butter flavored canola oil. All the server need to know were the toppings added. The pan came out of the refrigerator room off a rack and was prepped with the toppings and within 12 minutes you order was hot, buttery and crispy.
I miss the old Pizza Hut. It surely doesn't taste the way it use to nowadays. I love how your pizza turned out and it was so easy to follow your recipe. Totally making this. Oh btw I think a great name for your mixer would be Scarlet because it's the classic red. My Kitchen Aid is in cornflower blue which they don't make anymore.
I talked to a Pizza Hut manager last year while eating the buffet and he’d been with Pizza Hit I use to go to 30 years ago and I said something about how the pan pizza greased pan had changed and he said it’s not changed and they’re still using the same butter spray. Something has changed and it may be the dough and it’s not the same. Thin crust has definitely changed. I have an actual Pizza Hut pan that a server gave me 30 years ago after telling him I couldn’t make a good crust and he said it’s the pan and put our pan in a to go box. I’ve still not been able to recreate it yet. I’m definitely going to try this recipe.
Came across this video after one of many “Pizza Hut just isn’t the same anymore” rants w/ my mom. It’s one thing we absolutely, terribly, miss: Pizza Hut of yesteryear. My parents were young adults in the 80s, and would often hang there with friends for pizza and arcade games. Time goes by, they get married, and I come along in ‘90. I became a part of the PH crew and now going to the Hut was a family event. Dinners with grandparents, Birthdays… so much love for Pizza Hut ❤ Sigh.
Ha! Yeah I found this T-shirt in a discount store and had to have it! They have them online too. But yes thank you for your comment and for watching! I really loved PH too back in the day. Great memories. ❤️
@@nelsonbrooks Awww thank you so much! I know this is what I’m meant to do and I’ll do it for the rest of my days. I hope you decide to subscribe and enjoy browsing through my other videos!
Love the shirt! Lol Pizza Hut's pan pizza used to be the absolute best!Super supreme is what we always got when we went. Mom managed Pizza Huts and all of us kids worked at one at some point. So disappointed in how they have gone down hill over the past 10-15 years.
Where I live they still have great pizza, in fact I love their pizza compared to any other pizzerias or towns I’ve been to. Pepperoni pan pizza is my favorite, super hot and crispy ❤
My girlfriend doesn't get my love for Pizza Hut. I grew up with it and still love it, lol. I remember the sad bar! Im bummed because the one near me closed. What am I to do? this is great thanks!
Glad I found this. I’m definitely going to make this. You totally remind me of a really great friend I had. (May she Rest In Peace) You did an amazing job explaining the recipe. Bravo 👏🏻
Aww thank you so much. I’m glad I could bring this recipe to you and bring back some good memories of your friend. It’s funny, I get that alot… that I look like someone that someone knows. I must have a whole team of twins out there.
Just a little bit of a tip. If you have a cast iron pan and the pizza sticks in it. Before you put your dough in the cast iron skillet. Put a little corn meal in the bottom of your cast iron skillet then put your dough in it. It will not stick.
I was excited when I found a buy-one-get-one-free deal from Pizza Hut in my email. So, I went for it. The family was excited but, when we opened the boxes, we were like "what on earth happened to Pizza Hut??? " We hadn't visited a Pizza Hut in years. Where were all the toppings and all that awesome cheese? It appears they took 1/16th or even less of the toppings from a medium pizza and spread them over two medium pizzas. There was 1 sliver of red onion on one pizza. The other pizza had three. There were 2 slivers of green peppers on one and 6 slivers on the other pizza. Mushrooms....where??? The three different kinds of meat were almost non-existent. One of us found a slice of pepperoni. Gone are those awesome days when you would get awesome take out food at great prices. The other day I was walking past a fried chicken place. They were offering a special: 10 pieces of chicken for $40. Can you imagine that??? We were never much for take out but now it's going down to never. What an incredible rip off!! After that experience, I checked out their reviews....they were horrendous....mostly one star with comments like "don't go there", "don't waste your money", "they skimp on the toppings" (lots of those) "the guy yelled at me when I called and complained" and more. I normally check reviews but I fell for the deal. The other thing is, I walked in the store with a huge smile on my face but I was met with a man who looked like he wanted to kill me....not once did this man smile and he had a cold robotic voice....like "yes"..."no" ...your total is... Anyways, never, ever, ever again. What a complete waste of money. We'll take the $24.99 plus tax and buy all the toppings needed to make our own Pizza Hut Pizza. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe. We can't wait to try it.
@@TaratheFoodie Yes, @Veronica, is so right. We went, and we are never going back. They charged us like $15 bucks for 2 of them stupid foldover things, don't remember the name. ANd, it was the worst thing we've eaten in quite a while. No redeemable qualities about it at all. They were really just blah. One was okay, but other was bad. I called to get my money back. And, they gave it to me, but I never went back to order another one.
Dominos does this too. To be fair- I have never ordered any of their specialty combination pizzas. I've always been a 'create your own' kinda guy, but I also loved PH in the eighties, and Domino's 'pan pizza' tasted similar to the PH pizza I had always been so fond of. Over time, the price for each topping steadily increased. It's now 3.00 or 3.50 per topping, and eventually I began noticing how little you get for the up charge of each topping. It's almost as if a few pieces of peppers and onions accidentally fell on top of my order, and nobody fixed it. I would call it a smattering or a sprinkle of peppers and onions. I used to order extra cheese as well and now if you order extra cheese, they totally skimp on sauce to make the cheese stand out. Why would I pay 1.00 for a little cup of sauce to dip the pizza in? Shouldn't the sauce be on the pizza I paid for? It's like a game of cat and mouse with restaurants these days. Who NEEDS it? 🍕🗑️
0:19 ❤🎉 pure heaven paradise I miss the 90s and my local Pizza hut buffet Before they decided Qaunity over Qaulity RIP pizza hut I would kill to have that Taste & Flavor & crispy pan pizza again 😂😂
Pizza crust is normally warmed ( run quickly through ) in oven before any sauce is brushed on If you're baking the pizza in the oven, whether on a pizza stone or not, I always pre-bake the dough for 4-5 minutes before adding toppings, to make sure the pizza dough cooks crisp on the outside and soft and airy in the middle. Once you add the Pizza Sauce and toppings, return it to the oven to finish baking
You have a great personality and made me laugh quite a few times during this process. I'm going to have to give this a try. I do have a lodge 10.25 in cast iron pan. I used to love those personal pan pizzas the way they served them back in the day. Thanks for the video. Just subscribed. Oh yeah, I dig the pizza slut shirt! Lololol
Thanks for tuning in and watching! This video and recipe hit big in our house and truly meant a lot in my life growing up as a teenager, having those memories that endure to this day.
It is ironic that you call your grill dirty girl. That's the same name I gave my oven Wow! When you took your first bite into that slice, I could practically taste it. I could hear the crunch like I remember. Like you said, sitting down at the table with your family ordering your own personal pan pizza. Wow, it's been so long. Can't wait to make those dreams a reality! Thank you so much for sharing. You knock this one to clean out the park. That's a home run for sure. Thank you again
Haha yeah when you actually use your appliances, they get dirty fast! I’m so glad you enjoyed this video and I can’t wait for you to make this and experience it again!
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Yes !! I was a child back then, things I remember people don't. The pizza was fresh & it taste better back then. 🍕🍕 They were in the back making the dough from scratch, now it's just a Marketing Chain. In other countries, those facilities still have a back-kitchen, where they still make the dough from scratch
Milk powder adds calcium as well. I've been adding it to my bread & pizza doughs for many years! Sometimes, if you're lucky, you can find the pan pizza pizza pans like from Pizza Hut at auctions. I have never proofed/bloomed my yeast, well, not for a long time anyway. I just add it in before adding the water! Someday it's gonna bite me, but so far, so good! I named my truck "Big Red" so I don't think you want my contribution of creativity for naming your KitchenAid. Thanks for sharing!
One of my birthdays was at pizza hut back in the day. Fond memories! I'll have to make my own pizza now thanks to you for giving a recipe. It was so delicious that first bite!
I'm 41 and I remeber doing this all the time. They had the salad bar too. You got to use those old glasses with indentations in them for your drink. Good times. Their pizza is a shell of what it used to be. Also, that shirt is wild 😂😂😂😂 I love it. Definitely subbing now.
Thanks for the making this video! I'll have to try it. I haven't had Pizza Hut in years. Reason being is that it's terrible and not what it used to be. I'm with you with the age group north of mid 40's. Lol. As a kid, Pizza Hut was really good and there was always a wait when we went there.
Wooow! I'm usually skeptical of channels that claim they can recreate food items, but Holy hell, you nailed it!! This is like childhood pizzahut. The good pizza hut. Saved this for sure
hey Tara, still cooking and binging your recipes. today though, i am making something that calls for colaboration, the way i do it is to watch many recipes on many channels and picking the best parts (in my opinion)to come up with something the same but different. today its costco's chicken bake, most use ready made crust which i am way too cheap to do. your crust will be the one i use, but probably 3x
Hey thanks!! We love making things happen in the kitchen and this pizza was a fun one to do. I’m so glad you made it and loved it! Come check out some of our other videos - we’re always having fun.
I sure appreciate the tutorial. I'm cooking in a semi truck as a long haul driver. It's a confined living space so kitchen equipment has to be kept to a minimum, but I keep burning the bottom in the electric skillet while working on getting the crust cooked. Yeah I don't have a cast iron in my life... Or an oven.
Fun video! When I make these for my family i only have 1 cast iron so I make one in the cast iron and one in the non-stick. I prefer the cast iron but the non-stick works 100%.
Thank you! I was truly just pulling from my core memories in that moment. Thanks for watching and check out my other videos for some more fun in the kitchen!
@@TaratheFoodie You truly did. My mother was a single mom of 4 with me being the youngest and my oldest sibling being 11 years older than me. Mom had it tough, so Pizza Hut was definitely a rarity. Not only was it tough financially, but my mom even having the time or the energy to take us after working 4 different jobs, was a miracle in of itself. The smell of the restaurant, the all you can eat salad bar, sitting in a booth...then like you said, they'd bring that pizza out in the same dish it was baked in, with your own personal spatula. We even had a 80s style jukebox, and a racing video game in our Pizza Hut . What a treat it was, and this video brought me back to some happy memories of my childhood. Thank you!
This brings back memories!! I used to earn a pan pizza a Pizza Hut for reading books in elementary school! I'm in my late 30s for he record - great memories!
I worked at Pizza Hut! We got to make our own pizzas to bring home at closing! My favorite was making the pan pizza , I haven’t had one since probably 1987.. I was suddenly craving pan pizza a few months ago and ordered one OMG was terrible plus it was like 25$ never again. Also, I use the flour with the yeast in it self rising I think it is , I make English muffins on the skillet. Think will try that!
After cooking i clean my cast iron by running under water as soon as i remove the food while it's still hot and while using a brush to remove any food and it steams it clean , swish it around with clean water , wipe excess water and sit it on the burner i just used to remove all moisture and every once in a while add a touch of olive oil , bacon grease or whatever is available and your food will slide around like teflon if you take care of it.
@@TaratheFoodieof course anytime very much appreciate you ..if you live in California we got to grab a drink sometime you look like an awesome drinking buddy and cooking and eating buddy 😎👍 My type of girl lol
Can't wait to make this at home. I miss old school Pizza Hut and Shakey's. Now I need a Shakey's pizza recipe. Wish I had a old school brick pizza oven. ✳️🤍🥰🍕🍕🍕🥘🍕🍕🍕🤍✳️
The old traditional pizza hut is still thriving in my home town of DeMotte, Indiana. It's the only one that I know of that still like it was in the 90's. Nothing has changed much. You can still make a night out event.
Looked really good but I think the crust being about half as thick and using the little cup pepperonis would be better,but this brought back memories it was exactly like you described play some arcade machines,get fountain pop and hamg out with family and friends,I loved pizza hut back then.
Yes I tend to lean more towards a thinner pizza these days too, but in this video of course I was trying to see if I could recreate the pan pizza. It was fun to taste that nostalgic taste again!
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I worked at pizza slut over 20 yrs ago & we oiled the pan then put the dough in, covered it & let it proof the pan.
I was a mgr at PH, they just used veg. oil for the dough & coating the bowls & pans. Probably too cheap too use 🫒
@@cheechdubinsky6709 haha oh I’m sure they didn’t use olive oil. I just like to. 😊
You are smoking hot for your age, wow. By the way, nice video!
0:31 Hi Tara, I just found your channel 2 minutes ago
I'm about 30 seconds into the video. And you mentioned the old school and show a picture of Pizza Hut as I remember.... My very first thought was, how does she know about this, she's not old enough, but then from your statement, you're a few years older than I am. So congratulations. You are not aging like the average woman from our era.
I love old school stuff, but since I'm from South Florida, absolutely nothing stays the same down here. Every single thing including your grocery store changes every certain number of years.
Hopefully your channel has more retro stuff like this
I still have the original pan dough scratch recipes from my years with Pizza Hut and I would add a couple of things for you. The water temp should be 105 degrees precisely and you add the salt to the water\yeast mix immediately before pouring into the mixer. We usually had the water in the bowl not a separate measuring cup and then added the dry ingredients after the bloom. You can ball up the dough first and then set aside to rise so you do not over work the dough after rising. In fact, it would be better to have the dough stretched into the pan and then let it rise in the pan so there is no more work done to the dough, overworked dough will be tough. Use some PAM and spray the outer edge of the crust for a better crispy brown edge. You can't really reach the temps of a pizza oven in a regular oven so it takes some experimenting on the time. 20 seconds can make a difference as well as 10 degrees in temp. The science is pretty intense if you want it all to be baked with no doughy spots.
Thank you for the inside tips! Appreciate it!
Did you mean sugar, not salt.
I'm 40, ordered the iconic pan pizza from pizza hut for my fellow blue collar union cement masons and laborers (flatworkers) we call each other concrete dummies lovingly of course. AND IT WAS TERRIBLE!!!! TRIED ANOTHER STORE 2 WEEKS LATER....STILL TERRIBLE!! WTF!!! did pizza hut do to such an Iconic pizza? Its like they went woke go broke before that was a hip corp. Model....tardsss!
Im a drinker also so i appreciate your worship to the greek god of wine "boccius" and im totally trying this in the near future even if it just for myself, maybe two senior citizens known as mom and dad and a cat that will hopefully sleeping in a corner until dinner time.
Thanks for posting this, AI knew i was high disappoined so it gave me a few weeks to cool off before putting this in my feed...WEIRD!!! Right???
Im 100 percent sure u watch youtube recipes or the cooking channels and think all pizza needs to be crunchy...pizza hut is good ..your taste buds need a check up@@anthonybecker24
We all appreciate your information because Pizza Hut don't do it like that anymore ain't that right tara, old school
I also worked for pizza hut back in the late 80's. I did the dough every morning. We used pre-mixed flour bags. But what i do remember is the Oil they used , it was a butter flavered oil and we used about 4 Tbsp. Of it in the pan. We also let the dough proof in the pan for about 45 min. In warm proof bins. Just a added bonus: you can make cinnamon sticks too!! Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over cooked dough, cut into strips. YUM!
Ooh yes a great dessert idea! And yes I do remember the pizza crust tasting buttery. Mystery solved.
Butter oil that sounds easy enough to make
Could I combine butter and oil on the pan to get that flavor? I will have to give it a try.
@@blancatorres1047 worth a try! I would think they would work.
Or just grab a bottle of the popcorn oil!
We are totally doing this. I literally said to myself as I was driving home tonight from work. I really would like to have a personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut like they used to make them in the 80s. Their pizza today is nothing like it used to be I’m so glad I found your video. My wife and our seven kids will love making these as a family….
Ah that’s amazing! So glad I could help and stop back and let me know how it turns out!
Wow, seven kids !!! Last week in the parking lot after my grandson's soccer game I saw someone with five kids
I can’t tell you how many memories I had had growing up, burning the sheet outta my mouth, biting into this deliciousness!
@@TaratheFoodieyou should figure out how to make Pizza Hut breadsticks cause the ones they have now suck.
@@tjn2254 okey doke!
I worked at Pizza Hut all through college (and after), when they made the dough fresh every morning. I spent many years making all the dough every morning.
I'm confident if I had the flour recipe PH used back in the day for each dough type (Pan, Hand-Tossed, & Thin crust) I could replicate the taste of PH pizza.
I'm also 100% sure that if Pizza Hut went back to making the dough fresh every morning instead of using the frozen garbage they've been using for ~25 years, they'd rise back up to the top of the Pizza food chain.
The difference in prep of the dough we did to what you did was we portioned and rolled the dough through our roller and then placed them in the pans, and them let them rise in our proofer (45-ish mins).
There are more intricacies I could go over, but that's the gist of it (for the pan pizza).
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@@anyonecanseethis5787 the pan dough absolutely swam in oil. Lol. And, unfortunately, I don't remember the weights for the dough, sorry. It's hard to remember specifics from 30 years back.
Shut up
I wish they still used fresh from scratch dough too, but just imagine trying to get PH employees to mix dough from scratch today. Everyone would quit.
I was there for the transition to that nasty dead frozen dough crap they serve now. I myself was one of the shift runners that came in ultra early to make our dough. And I absolutely agree if they went back to fresh every day ... and if they bring back that sweet sweet new yorker sauce, they would be back at the top of the pizza chain.
I'm 43 and I remember. They use to give crayons and things to color and puzzles plus cool toys like the dinosaurs from the land before time! Those were the days
My little brother collected them all!
Oh! the nostalgia 🥲
Pizza Hut was the first job I ever had. I'm now 52, but I remember a great deal about it. I was a closing cook. We had to make the pizzas (naturally), but we also had to prep everything for the next day. Only 2 things were done differently in store, but they're not major at all. The dough was proofed after being put into the pan, and cheese was sparingly spread on initial layer (as an anchor) and the rest came after toppings were placed. One of the last things we did before closing up for the night was to oil the pans for the next day. We used 2 different pumps - one for personal and one for the rest. Personal pans got a very small amount of oil so it was the smallest pump. The other pan pizzas got 1, 2, and 3 pumps each depending on size. 1 for small, 2 for medium, and 3 for large. The pump dispensed 1oz of oil per pump so small = 1oz, medium = 2oz, and large = 3oz. I saved this recipe in a playlist bc I've looked for a PH styled recipe, but what I REALLY want to find is the recipe for the breadsticks. I can never find one that gets the seasoning right. I remember - when I worked there - reading the ingredients label, but there was TOO many listed. I only remember oregano. The dough was the same pan pizza dough you just made. But before the seasoning was put on, we had a breadstick presser like mold (almost like a cookie cutter) that laid out the cut lines for the individual sticks. It was calibrated for the pans and light pressure was used as the goal was to imprint, not cut. Then the seasoning came just before it was baked. If you wanted cheese, it was simply added last before baking.
Hhhmmm well I guess I’m just gonna have to figure out the breadsticks recipe now!
This is how I remember doing it in the late 80's early 90's.
@@TaratheFoodieYes, please, figure it out and share with us. You might not realize how many people are just cooking at home now, because it's too expensive for families. So, many of us (and our family is included) is using TH-cam to teach us how to become better home cooks where we can make good-enough meals that we don't want to go out.
@@TaratheFoodieBut, of course, we go out still. Like today is Wednesday and it's Burger King's $3 dollar whoppers, so we'll go get some today. But rest of week, we are not gonna pay $6.50 for a BK burger then pay $1.00 extra for cheese. NO WAY.
@@PoeLemic absolutely! And that is why I’m here! I love teaching people to cook and I plan to be doing it for a very long time. Check out my other recipes on the channel - I have some great stuff out there!
Came across your video, and seems you're about as passionate about the original Pizza Hut Pizza as I am. Sadly, its no longer the same. I am 53 years of age, and situated in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. My very first job at 15 1/2 was starting off as a dishwasher for the very first Pizza Hut that opened in Manitoba. Eventually I moved into prep buttering bins of garlic butter French bread and assisted making the dough, sheeting the dough, placing it into the famous adonized steel pans. I can't remember what oil they used, but it was salted butter wirh a light dash of soy oil. The pizzas would then be capped with a white cover, and set into a humid/heat controlled proofer to rise. After a few hours, they were rolled into the cooler, and some transfered to a very long clear glass cooling unit just above where the cooks would make pizzas. The key is rolling out the dough as thin as possible, and allowing it to rise in the refrigerator. Then, we would put sauce to the edge, add toppings, cheese and dash with what Pizza Hut called was Fairy Dust (powdered parmesan, dry basil and oregeno). You did nail the temp at 475, but try baking your pizzas for 12 min mid rack, and then high broil for 1 min. Cheers.
Wow Brad thank you for all the additional inside info on how to make the best pan pizza at home! Yes, I truly loved my family’s trips to Pizza Hut back in the day… what could be better than getting your very own personal pizza and it be so good? In my kid mind, I was living the high life!
I simply can't wait to try this. Is the temperature 475 degrees in celcious? I'm also in 🇨🇦.
@denisekay4292 246 degrees celcius i believe
I lived in Winnipeg in 1994-1995 and saved my money each month for the $6.99 lunch buffet at Pizza Hut. It was unbeatable
The ovens at pizza hut are 470°F for 7 minutes 40 seconds js
I made this on New Year's Eve with a few of my own twists:
-I halved the dough quantity, but stretched it out in a big 14" pizza pan. The crust was a little thinner than pan pizza usually is (about the thickness of Pizza Hut "hand tossed" but with the taste and texture of pan crust.
-I used Classico brand pizza sauce, with a spoon of sugar added to the entire jar to give it the sweetness of PH sauce.
-For cheese I went with Sargento mozzarella and provolone blend. Very flavorful!
-I topped with pepperoni, sweet Italian sausage, bacon crumbles, mushrooms, red onion, and green bell pepper (basically a Supreme).
A great start to the new year! Hope yours is starting as good as mine!
Wow sounds amazing! Happy New Year to you and your family as well!
If you have a Homeland nearby, get a jar of "Best Choice" pizza sauce. It's the store brand and half the price of the name brand. It's zesty, tasty, and the perfect thickness.
I retired from KitchenAid last year. The unofficial name at the factory for your red mixer is a Scorpion. I built some of the first mixers of that style made. I hope you get years of use from it.
Wow! That’s the winning name! I love it! 🦂
Thank you for your service Kevin. Here in Europe, The Netherlands, KitchenAid is the number one brand professional chef use. They are the best.
@@dutchman3525I thought everyone used HexClad in Europe! How nice to be relatable and use KitchenAid.
Any home maintenance tips? I inherited the one my mom used to make all the food I ate growing up and it seems like it could use a little TLC.
I've had my kitchen aid for 30 some.years and I use it like 3 times a week. It's built like a tank!❤
I was a kid in the early 70's when I worked at PH. The recipe for dough went something like this.
50lbs flour
14 pounds of water
7oz yeast
2 cups of oil
salt (I believe 3/4 cup)
mix on huge mixing machine for 5 minutes
place in 50 gallon rubber garbage can with snap on lid to rise overnight
The sauce was made from grinding 5 large cans of tomatoes and mixing in a packet of PH special seasoning mix
Best pizza ever in those days and we only had thin crust and used a machine to press out dough.
We would use a meat tenderizer to score holes in the dough to keep it from bubbling up
The Pizza Hut special in order of ingredients
the dough
the sauce
the cheese
pepperoni
canadian bacon
onions
green peppers
mushrooms
sausage
black olives
bacon bits
Ooh this is awesome! Thank you for sharing!
Was the sauce cooked?
@@janlondre2664 No. The pizza was assembled and it cooked along with the rest of the pizza.
🤤 My mouth is literally drooling!
@@Gardencook5 That was the best pizza ever. PH is no where close to where it used to be, saddly. Good luck finding a substitute, LOL.
I worked at Pizza Hut in the 90s when I was in high school. So many memories unlocked. We sold beer and wine so this video is shockingly accurate.
Ha! It just felt right!
I was working for Pizza Hut in 1980 when pan pizza was first introduced. I remember the employee meeting where we were told about it. I also was part of the crew (as a shift leader) at the very first delivery-only unit in Dinkytown, near the U of M campus in the Twin Cities. Kevin M. was the first manager---great guy! I left the Hut about a year later. Moved on to bigger and better things, but Pizza Hut helped me get my degree in electronics.
Oh, and the sauce for thin and crispy was different than the sauce for thick n chewy. Pan pizza used the thick n chewy sauce.
And the breadsticks with marinara sauce----we would grab the breadsticks off the salad bar and dip them in the pizza sauce. The area supervisor got mad because "it was not a menu item!" You can thank the employees for inventing that!
Wow what cool memories you have! So cool to be able to say you saw the first pan pizzas come out onto the scene.
I used one of the dough balls, halved it, then cut it into fourths and rolled it into thick strings, then tied them to make garlic knots. Used the garlic, herb, Parmesan mixture to brush on top of each knot after they baked at 425 for ten minutes. They were perfect! I even used the sauce for a marinara style dip. I think my kids liked them even more than the pizza. lol This was a great recipe. Thank you!
Wow what a great idea!
I used to take my family to Pizza Hut back home( n.y) on a Saturday and hit the salad bar first. With all the toppings, fresh fruit, sprinkles and other goodies it was just the best. The deep pan one was so good with the crust made to perfection.... There was no leftovers. It's hard to find a good pizza place here where I now live so I make my own. Thanks for sharing.❤
Yes! The salad bar and the dessert bar. Just the perfect family place for dinner. Miss those days.
This video took me back to the “book it” club. When I was in school, if I read enough books I could “win” a personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut. LOL. Incentivizing reading. The good ole days. LOL
Yes! I participated too and it was a wonderful program.
Oh my gosh, I forgot about that !!!! I’m pretty sure that’s the only way I got Pizza Hut because we couldn’t afford it !!!
Thanks for reminding me !
Yep, so did I ❤
Little fact for you. the Book it program started because the President of the company had a child that had dyslexia and it was not discovered because the school wasn't monitoring his book reading, so he felt it was important to encourage reading and also to help diagnose this problem.
Yes, I did that too and won me a personal pan pizza, best school day ever!!!
Good job, you recreated a billion dollar pizza like a real pro! I actually remember pizza hut all you can eat buffet for $6.99 back in the early 2000s!
Why thank you!
Yes!! I know!! You’d think it’d be easier to find a classic pie in any area of the country.. sheet.. now you can make it at home!
I worked at Pizza Hut in the early 80’s and you got the recipe very close. We used vegetable oil in instead of olive oil. Also, measure the dough balls for the size and then rolled (sheeted) into a circle, placed into a well oiled pans covered and let rise in the walk-in for about 3 hrs.
Out of walk-in press down, add toppings then bake.
Good job though and wish we had worked with wine too!
Except she did t warm the crust on a low quick bake before adding sause n toppings
@@JudyZimShadHomesteader
That was the short cut method, but the dough was always better when the yeast had to work harder in the refrigerated walk-in for a few hours.
The same way the thin and crispy dough was better flavored when it sat a room temperature for at least 6 hours after making.
Ha! Would have been more fun right??! Thanks for the inside tips!
I worked there too!
One time I was getting dressed in my uniform in the bathroom for my shift and it was packed I adjusted the mirror and it came crashing down in a million pieces!! Omggg it was crazy the whole place was looking around like wtf just happened when I walked out of the bathroom they didn’t even. Look at me had no idea it happened in the bathroom lolllll
I worked at Pizza Hut back in the day. Each personal pan got a half a tablespoon of evenly spread vegetable oil in the bottom of the pan. We then proofed the dough (5 ounces) a second time in the pan for about an hour after spraying the edge of the pan twice with cooking spray.. There were two lines inside the pan. When the dough rose to the point where it was between the two lines it was ready for refrigeration for at least an hour before being sauced, topped and cooked. Spending all that time inside the pan allowed the dough to really soak up the oil. Which helped with browning, crisping and taste. If your local Pizza Hut wont sell you some of the pans and covers they are usually available on ebay. Before topping we used a round stamper that flattened the dough and formed a crust. I don't do this when making them at home . It seems silly to rise them for all them time just to stomp them down.
I would also suggest experimenting with different hydration levels. PH dough was not nearly as dry as the dough in this video seems to be. I would suggest less oil and more water. Just my unsolicited two cents if you are trying to make a clone. If you love what you are making now I would stick with it.
Also, there is a recipe for an excellent thin dough on pizza making forums. If you like that sort of thing. Easily as good as Pizza Hut's.
Wow thanks for all the tips and inside info! I love it! My version really did taste like the real thing, but I can see how letting the dough sit in the oil in the fridge for a while would allow it to soak it up a bit. Good to know!
What perfect example of a good hearted person of the 80’s
Aww well thank you so much!
I got a cast iron pan at a garage sale across the street from a house I rented eight years ago. Bought it for $1.00! It has been amazing and love it.
That is awesome!
please lead test any pans, some people used to use them for melting down lead in the olden days!
Thaaanks! The pizza was delicious. I followed all the steps and I was stunned how easy is to prepare Pizza Hut pan pizza on your own. The best part: you can add the toppings you want.
Awesome! So glad it worked out for you and you enjoyed it!
"Hot-Rod". In loving memory to one of my Box-Turtles who passed away a few years back (sad)...he had red blotches on his neck & front legs, and he would 'take-off' scampeing before & after he hit the ground.....he-be-running!
Congrats on the mixer.....ya'll will love it!
Awww RIP Hot Rod… love that name!
I'm 49 and yes I remember those days good times.
Yes, great memories!
I just made this and it was a hit for my family!
I didn't have powder milk so I google if reguler milk was ok to use as a substitute and it said yes. So I used it and the pizza came out just like yours and the pizza crust was very crispy. Also the extra special seasoning you add was a plus . I have not seen anyone else add that seasoning to the pizza crust,
Thank you
This is wonderful to hear! Thanks for checking back and I’m so glad it worked out for you and your family! ❤️
Worked for PizzaHut for 7 years and is still my favorite place. Sad that they went with frozen dough in the late 80s. Wasnt the same after that. We also had premade tubs of garlic butter, was so good on the cheese bread.
I’d love to make some garlic knots or breadsticks too. Maybe new video!
I'm not that old and they weren't doing frozen in late 80's.. now late 90's early 2000 tho..
A method my mother used was to place the bowl in the oven, with the 40 watt incandescent oven light on. This kept the ambient temp at the perfect temperature. Your oven's temperature will always be consistently the same, so no matter is you have the AC on in the summer, or the furnace in the winter, inside the oven the interior will always be the exact same. This makes the rise time for the dough exactly the same.
Great tip!
My grandmother did this too, but we keep the house significantly colder than she did. So when her 1960s Oven finally gave out, I made sure to get an oven with a proof setting. Most ovens don’t go below 200 degrees. I believe the proof setting is around 90 degrees. I use it all the time for dough, yogurt, and drying herbs. Definitely a worthwhile setting to have on an oven.
@@Mamaazhiiwe I use gas stoves. Only a few of the newest ones have that proof setting. I'll have to look for that if we upgrade our gas oven. Thanks for the tip.
Next time you make this, try adding a tsp of anchovy paste and a tsp of lemon juice to your sauce. It'll get you even closer to authentic Pizza Hut sauce. (helps to toss in a bay leaf too)
Oooh I love that suggestion. I love anchovies!
trust me when I say, add a bunch of oil to the pan before adding in the dough, then add MORE! you're smart for using the cast iron pan, the ones they use were just like metal pie tins but thicker, they built up a seasoning over time just like cast iron.
I’m sure hearing that they indeed used a ton of oil!
For three weeks I've been making this after watching this video. I have made this my Friday meal. On Monday I was wanting to make!!!! Might make cinnamon bread sticks. I bought butter flavored oil and you only need a tsp. The dough rises in the oven. I freeze the other two dough balls and take out the night before and make The pizza in the morning.
@@DKFXCT oh my gosh, this is so cool to hear! So happy that you’ve been enjoying my recipe! Cinnamon breadsticks sound wonderful.
I love it. I bet this household is full of fun every single day and night 🤣
@@skytechbits It’s true 😉
I've made hundreds of pizzas before finally finding exactly what I was trying to achieve. Great video on old Pizza Hut. It was a great place, lost in the mists of time.
Thank you so much!
We eat at Pizza Hut once or twice a month. It can still be good. We go a few towns over, because for some reason their a Pizza Hut tastes better. Not sure why, maybe the franchises aren’t as locked into the ingredients as they should be and some of them cut corners.
They could serve them fast because they were prepared a day before and crust soaked in a thin layer of butter flavored canola oil. All the server need to know were the toppings added. The pan came out of the refrigerator room off a rack and was prepped with the toppings and within 12 minutes you order was hot, buttery and crispy.
Yum!
DO NOT EAT CANOLA OIL . . . .VERY BAD
I miss the old Pizza Hut. It surely doesn't taste the way it use to nowadays. I love how your pizza turned out and it was so easy to follow your recipe. Totally making this. Oh btw I think a great name for your mixer would be Scarlet because it's the classic red. My Kitchen Aid is in cornflower blue which they don't make anymore.
Thanks and I hope it turns out great for you! Love the name Scarlett and the color! Your blue mixer sounds beautiful. 😍
We’ve served this on many occasions.. ever time, no leftovers!!
I talked to a Pizza Hut manager last year while eating the buffet and he’d been with Pizza Hit I use to go to 30 years ago and I said something about how the pan pizza greased pan had changed and he said it’s not changed and they’re still using the same butter spray. Something has changed and it may be the dough and it’s not the same.
Thin crust has definitely changed.
I have an actual Pizza Hut pan that a server gave me 30 years ago after telling him I couldn’t make a good crust and he said it’s the pan and put our pan in a to go box.
I’ve still not been able to recreate it yet.
I’m definitely going to try this recipe.
@@timdthompson that’s cool that you have one of their pans. Let me know how this recipe turns out for you!
@@timdthompson
I heard it was olive oil that was the secret, I'm guessing a golden buttery tasting oil.
Yes, some olive oils taste buttery.
Came across this video after one of many “Pizza Hut just isn’t the same anymore” rants w/ my mom. It’s one thing we absolutely, terribly, miss: Pizza Hut of yesteryear. My parents were young adults in the 80s, and would often hang there with friends for pizza and arcade games. Time goes by, they get married, and I come along in ‘90. I became a part of the PH crew and now going to the Hut was a family event. Dinners with grandparents, Birthdays… so much love for Pizza Hut ❤ Sigh.
Ha! Yeah I found this T-shirt in a discount store and had to have it! They have them online too. But yes thank you for your comment and for watching! I really loved PH too back in the day. Great memories. ❤️
Your appreciation for the new stand mixer is REALLY heartwarming. God blessl
Aw well thanks! I wear my heart on my sleeve.
Awesome job! Loved the garlic butter recipe at near the end.
Thank you! It really adds that extra special touch!
Looks soooo good. Great job! and I love this video! Great personality you have!
Aww thanks!
Drunk chefs are the best!
As the cameraman. I approve this message!
It’s definitely more fun to cook this way!
Drunk, and naked is better! Unless your cooking bacon!... never fry bacon, when you are naked! Don't ask me how I know... 😬😫
@@chrissewell1608 Safety first!
@@TaratheFoodieyou are beautiful
Tara, you’re such a natural. I’ve watched a zillion pizza vids yet, I was totally captivated by your presentation, great job.
@@nelsonbrooks Awww thank you so much! I know this is what I’m meant to do and I’ll do it for the rest of my days. I hope you decide to subscribe and enjoy browsing through my other videos!
She’s probably a natural because she’s hammered drunk. Not an insult because that’s how I’d do it too. Videos are supposed to be fun.
Good job showing this, you made this with a lot of fun, enjoyed it and I laughed out loud with you
Love the shirt! Lol Pizza Hut's pan pizza used to be the absolute best!Super supreme is what we always got when we went. Mom managed Pizza Huts and all of us kids worked at one at some point. So disappointed in how they have gone down hill over the past 10-15 years.
Thanks! I had to get it as soon as I saw it. 😂 You guys were a family affair! Nice!
Where I live they still have great pizza, in fact I love their pizza compared to any other pizzerias or towns I’ve been to.
Pepperoni pan pizza is my favorite, super hot and crispy ❤
@@blancatorres1047 That’s great to hear!
Super supreme is still our favorite here in Poland. Pizza Hut pan
@@beckypetersen2680 Yum! Makes me want pizza now.
I made this and it was excellent. My family kept going back for more. Thank you for sharing!
That’s wonderful! So glad it worked out for you and your family! Nothing like a good pizza night!
My girlfriend doesn't get my love for Pizza Hut. I grew up with it and still love it, lol. I remember the sad bar! Im bummed because the one near me closed. What am I to do? this is great thanks!
The salad bar was epic. You’re welcome!
I made this pizza and added some of the home made parmesan I had made last year over the pepperoni's. The flavor was incredible!
Glad I found this. I’m definitely going to make this. You totally remind me of a really great friend I had. (May she Rest In Peace) You did an amazing job explaining the recipe. Bravo 👏🏻
Aww thank you so much. I’m glad I could bring this recipe to you and bring back some good memories of your friend. It’s funny, I get that alot… that I look like someone that someone knows. I must have a whole team of twins out there.
Just a little bit of a tip. If you have a cast iron pan and the pizza sticks in it. Before you put your dough in the cast iron skillet. Put a little corn meal in the bottom of your cast iron skillet then put your dough in it. It will not stick.
Ewww I hate cornmeal on my pizza
Mine never sticks
@@nategoeslive sometimes they do if not Seasoned right.
Your pizza looks 100 times better than pizza huts and you seem like a fun girl to hang out with ❤️
Thank you!! I try lol 😂
I was excited when I found a buy-one-get-one-free deal from Pizza Hut in my email. So, I went for it. The family was excited but, when we opened the boxes, we were like "what on earth happened to Pizza Hut??? " We hadn't visited a Pizza Hut in years. Where were all the toppings and all that awesome cheese? It appears they took 1/16th or even less of the toppings from a medium pizza and spread them over two medium pizzas. There was 1 sliver of red onion on one pizza. The other pizza had three. There were 2 slivers of green peppers on one and 6 slivers on the other pizza. Mushrooms....where??? The three different kinds of meat were almost non-existent. One of us found a slice of pepperoni. Gone are those awesome days when you would get awesome take out food at great prices. The other day I was walking past a fried chicken place. They were offering a special: 10 pieces of chicken for $40. Can you imagine that??? We were never much for take out but now it's going down to never. What an incredible rip off!!
After that experience, I checked out their reviews....they were horrendous....mostly one star with comments like "don't go there", "don't waste your money", "they skimp on the toppings" (lots of those) "the guy yelled at me when I called and complained" and more. I normally check reviews but I fell for the deal. The other thing is, I walked in the store with a huge smile on my face but I was met with a man who looked like he wanted to kill me....not once did this man smile and he had a cold robotic voice....like "yes"..."no" ...your total is... Anyways, never, ever, ever again. What a complete waste of money. We'll take the $24.99 plus tax and buy all the toppings needed to make our own Pizza Hut Pizza. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe. We can't wait to try it.
Wow thank you and I’m so excited to hear how it turned out for you!!
@@TaratheFoodie Yes, @Veronica, is so right. We went, and we are never going back. They charged us like $15 bucks for 2 of them stupid foldover things, don't remember the name. ANd, it was the worst thing we've eaten in quite a while. No redeemable qualities about it at all. They were really just blah. One was okay, but other was bad. I called to get my money back. And, they gave it to me, but I never went back to order another one.
@@PoeLemic ahh that’s too bad.
Pizza Hut here in TN. Barely cooks the pizza, what a shame because it was my favorite!!
Dominos does this too. To be fair- I have never ordered any of their specialty combination pizzas. I've always been a 'create your own' kinda guy, but I also loved PH in the eighties, and Domino's 'pan pizza' tasted similar to the PH pizza I had always been so fond of.
Over time, the price for each topping steadily increased. It's now 3.00 or 3.50 per topping, and eventually I began noticing how little you get for the up charge of each topping. It's almost as if a few pieces of peppers and onions accidentally fell on top of my order, and nobody fixed it. I would call it a smattering or a sprinkle of peppers and onions. I used to order extra cheese as well and now if you order extra cheese, they totally skimp on sauce to make the cheese stand out. Why would I pay 1.00 for a little cup of sauce to dip the pizza in? Shouldn't the sauce be on the pizza I paid for?
It's like a game of cat and mouse with restaurants these days. Who NEEDS it? 🍕🗑️
It is so satisfying to watch you ! I'm going to dig for more videos :)
That is good to hear. Thank you! Yea! Browse around my catalogue for more fun and great recipes!
Tara It turned out perfect ! Tks. My daughter and I had a blast making this but we left out the box of wine this time. We even have the same mixer.
That’s amazing!!! Thank you for checking back!
Yes loved there salad bar so many memories ❤
00:30 yes I remember Late 80’s early 90’s in Toronto Canada done it many times with parents or alone.
Lololol. A blast. First video I’ve seen where the cook was pissed 😂😂😂
That’s why I drink! Lol!!
This looks really good thank you I’ve never had the Pizza Hut. I will have to try this. 🌸😘
Thank you! And yes you should! It’s so good!
Hey, I enjoyed youir fun video recipe, totally going to make this tonight. Good job!
Hey! Thanks so much! Let me know how it turns out for you.
0:19 ❤🎉 pure heaven paradise
I miss the 90s and my local Pizza hut buffet
Before they decided Qaunity over Qaulity RIP pizza hut
I would kill to have that Taste & Flavor & crispy pan pizza again 😂😂
The buffet!!
@@TaratheFoodie I know that was the best part
Everything bread sticks to many tasty pizza salad
And those dessert pizzas 😋✌️❤️
I thought I was the only one who believed pizza was better back in the 70s/80s.
I just told my wife that.
Great vid. I had to stop it halfway through and had 3 glasses of wine to catch up. Made the vid even better.
@@robertward553 Hahahahaha probably made it even better. Love this.
I’m very happy you made this video since vast people greatly want the original Pizza Hut pan pizza which is a delicious thick pizza.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and I hope you browse around my channel for more fun videos.
Pizza crust is normally warmed ( run quickly through ) in oven before any sauce is brushed on
If you're baking the pizza in the oven, whether on a pizza stone or not, I always pre-bake the dough for 4-5 minutes before adding toppings, to make sure the pizza dough cooks crisp on the outside and soft and airy in the middle. Once you add the Pizza Sauce and toppings, return it to the oven to finish baking
Thanks for the tips! Love it!
Judy it's very clear you have no clue how to properly make pizza.Sorry
You have a great personality and made me laugh quite a few times during this process. I'm going to have to give this a try. I do have a lodge 10.25 in cast iron pan. I used to love those personal pan pizzas the way they served them back in the day. Thanks for the video. Just subscribed. Oh yeah, I dig the pizza slut shirt! Lololol
Thanks for tuning in and watching! This video and recipe hit big in our house and truly meant a lot in my life growing up as a teenager, having those memories that endure to this day.
Great idea looks amazing & fun makes for a realistic evening dinner thank you!
You are so welcome!
I’m made this so many times already. This is so good. Ty :)
That’s so wonderful! Glad to hear it! You’re so welcome!
It is ironic that you call your grill dirty girl. That's the same name I gave my oven
Wow! When you took your first bite into that slice, I could practically taste it. I could hear the crunch like I remember. Like you said, sitting down at the table with your family ordering your own personal pan pizza. Wow, it's been so long. Can't wait to make those dreams a reality! Thank you so much for sharing. You knock this one to clean out the park. That's a home run for sure. Thank you again
Haha yeah when you actually use your appliances, they get dirty fast!
I’m so glad you enjoyed this video and I can’t wait for you to make this and experience it again!
I sure did enjoy it. Thank you so much! I'm be trying that for dinner tonight@@TaratheFoodie
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Yes !! I was a child back then, things I remember people don't.
The pizza was fresh & it taste better back then. 🍕🍕
They were in the back making the dough from scratch, now it's just a Marketing Chain.
In other countries, those facilities still have a back-kitchen, where they still make the dough from scratch
@@troiler3 It was a great time to be alive!
Your fucking shirt had me rolling!! Haha 💀😭
Best pizza I've ever made at home, it does remind me of Pizza Hut in the day.
Wonderful!!
Milk powder adds calcium as well. I've been adding it to my bread & pizza doughs for many years!
Sometimes, if you're lucky, you can find the pan pizza pizza pans like from Pizza Hut at auctions.
I have never proofed/bloomed my yeast, well, not for a long time anyway. I just add it in before adding the water! Someday it's gonna bite me, but so far, so good!
I named my truck "Big Red" so I don't think you want my contribution of creativity for naming your KitchenAid.
Thanks for sharing!
Ha! I like Big Red though… I would like to grab one of their pans. Would be awesome to have!
Use instant yeast right to the flour-no blooming necessary.
Sure as beats getting it & picking it up yourself since they’ve been slipping up on their deliveries lately! Thank you sweetheart 😊
One of my birthdays was at pizza hut back in the day. Fond memories! I'll have to make my own pizza now thanks to you for giving a recipe. It was so delicious that first bite!
Yes! Now we can have it at home!
I'm 41 and I remeber doing this all the time. They had the salad bar too. You got to use those old glasses with indentations in them for your drink. Good times. Their pizza is a shell of what it used to be.
Also, that shirt is wild 😂😂😂😂 I love it. Definitely subbing now.
Thank you for subscribing! Haha it’s a fun shirt and yes I remember those cups fondly!
Thanks for the making this video! I'll have to try it. I haven't had Pizza Hut in years. Reason being is that it's terrible and not what it used to be. I'm with you with the age group north of mid 40's. Lol. As a kid, Pizza Hut was really good and there was always a wait when we went there.
Yep it isn’t what it used to be… I hope they decide to someday bring that family atmosphere back!
Wooow! I'm usually skeptical of channels that claim they can recreate food items, but Holy hell, you nailed it!! This is like childhood pizzahut. The good pizza hut. Saved this for sure
Thanks and I hope you try it out someday. It’s worth it!
@TaratheFoodie I make a mean pan pizza that has provolone crispy edges, but I needed to try this.
Hysterical!! Just hysterical!! Good job!
Haha glad you enjoyed! Thank you! We have a ton of fun in the kitchen.
hey Tara, still cooking and binging your recipes. today though, i am making something that calls for colaboration, the way i do it is to watch many recipes on many channels and picking the best parts (in my opinion)to come up with something the same but different. today its costco's chicken bake, most use ready made crust which i am way too cheap to do. your crust will be the one i use, but probably 3x
you guys are classic! I made this yesterday and its bang on like what we used to eat in the 90s Tara bang on. Now time for the Super Supreme!
Hey thanks!! We love making things happen in the kitchen and this pizza was a fun one to do. I’m so glad you made it and loved it! Come check out some of our other videos - we’re always having fun.
I sure appreciate the tutorial. I'm cooking in a semi truck as a long haul driver. It's a confined living space so kitchen equipment has to be kept to a minimum, but I keep burning the bottom in the electric skillet while working on getting the crust cooked. Yeah I don't have a cast iron in my life... Or an oven.
Omg!! Yes, I remember going with the family to Pizza Hut restaurant it was the best!! Good times!!!
This brought out emotions I didn't know that I had. Thanks for the steps, I'm on it.
Aww I love this! When I saw those pics I felt the same! Take me back just for a day. Good luck!
Great looking Pizza ! I can't find Pizza like we had in the 70's and 80's . Oh how I miss it
Thank you!
Fun video! When I make these for my family i only have 1 cast iron so I make one in the cast iron and one in the non-stick. I prefer the cast iron but the non-stick works 100%.
Nice! Pumping out those pizzas 🍕
You described the pizza hut experience perfectly! Such a good time
Thank you! I was truly just pulling from my core memories in that moment. Thanks for watching and check out my other videos for some more fun in the kitchen!
@@TaratheFoodie You truly did. My mother was a single mom of 4 with me being the youngest and my oldest sibling being 11 years older than me. Mom had it tough, so Pizza Hut was definitely a rarity. Not only was it tough financially, but my mom even having the time or the energy to take us after working 4 different jobs, was a miracle in of itself. The smell of the restaurant, the all you can eat salad bar, sitting in a booth...then like you said, they'd bring that pizza out in the same dish it was baked in, with your own personal spatula. We even had a 80s style jukebox, and a racing video game in our Pizza Hut . What a treat it was, and this video brought me back to some happy memories of my childhood. Thank you!
This brings back memories!! I used to earn a pan pizza a Pizza Hut for reading books in elementary school! I'm in my late 30s for he record - great memories!
@@Moccsnosocks Yes!! I loved earning that free pizza!
I'm 64 and loved going to Pizza Hut!
I worked at Pizza Hut! We got to make our own pizzas to bring home at closing! My favorite was making the pan pizza , I haven’t had one since probably 1987.. I was suddenly craving pan pizza a few months ago and ordered one OMG was terrible plus it was like 25$ never again. Also, I use the flour with the yeast in it self rising I think it is , I make English muffins on the skillet. Think will try that!
Yeah they are not remotely the same now. Gotta do it ourselves!
We made this for my 60th birthday and it was SOOOOOOO Good. Thanks so much for this !!!!!!
Happy Birthday!! I hope you make one of my recipes for your birthdays for many years to come!
I hv md it..ur right the taste is just so good.Tq for sharing this recipe
After cooking i clean my cast iron by running under water as soon as i remove the food while it's still hot and while using a brush to remove any food and it steams it clean , swish it around with clean water , wipe excess water and sit it on the burner i just used to remove all moisture and every once in a while add a touch of olive oil , bacon grease or whatever is available and your food will slide around like teflon if you take care of it.
Yes! Definitely easiest to clean when still hot like that.
your awesome 💯😎 thank you for this video i tried this out and it was bomb 💣 🎉🍕
@@elizabethvasquez7552 thank you!! You’re awesome for trying it and letting me know about it! 👊🏻
@@TaratheFoodieof course anytime very much appreciate you ..if you live in California we got to grab a drink sometime you look like an awesome drinking buddy and cooking and eating buddy 😎👍 My type of girl lol
@@elizabethvasquez7552 I'm in Ohio but if I'm ever out that way I'll let ya know!
Can't wait to make this at home. I miss old school Pizza Hut and Shakey's. Now I need a Shakey's pizza recipe. Wish I had a old school brick pizza oven. ✳️🤍🥰🍕🍕🍕🥘🍕🍕🍕🤍✳️
You're speaking my language! I miss the old school pizza places too. Maybe I should tackle Shakey's next!
I have made this recipe and it is just as good as you say. Thanks for sharing. ❤
Yes!! Thank you for reporting back!
That pizza was probably just to die for, beautiful job. Damn that looks so good.
Thank you so much!
Just made/ ate this, freaking delicious.
Only additions i made was a pinch of sugar in the sauce and seasoning the pan
Thank you!!!
Nice! So glad you enjoyed it and thanks for reporting back!
Great video! Brought back memories of Pizza Hut! Going to try the recipe for sure!
Awesome! Come back and let me know how it turned out!
looks so good. I actually started delivering Pizza one day a week just so I can get my Pizza Hut fix
Ha! Great idea!
The old traditional pizza hut is still thriving in my home town of DeMotte, Indiana. It's the only one that I know of that still like it was in the 90's. Nothing has changed much. You can still make a night out event.
Wow really??? I’ll have to keep that in mind if ever I’m in town! I would totally go there.
Love your channel. You make learning to cook new recipes a lot of fun!
What a wonderful comment and exactly why I do this! Thank you!
A good pizza is all about the crust! When the crust is good, pretty much anything can go on it!
Truth!
Looked really good but I think the crust being about half as thick and using the little cup pepperonis would be better,but this brought back memories it was exactly like you described play some arcade machines,get fountain pop and hamg out with family and friends,I loved pizza hut back then.
Yes I tend to lean more towards a thinner pizza these days too, but in this video of course I was trying to see if I could recreate the pan pizza. It was fun to taste that nostalgic taste again!