Get Pizza Hut's New Pan Pizza: Here's How

Pizza Hut's Original Pan Pizza is a fan favourite, with its golden crispy crust and delicious taste. However, in 2019, Pizza Hut announced that it was tweaking the recipe for the first time in 40 years. The new recipe includes a crispier crust, a chewier interior, and a new cheese blend and sauce. The changes received mixed reviews, with some people loving the new taste and others preferring the original. If you want to try making the Pizza Hut Pan Pizza at home, there are copycat recipes available online that can help you recreate the taste you know and love.

Pizza Hut's Original Pan Pizza recipe

Ingredients

• 1 package (.25 ounce size) dry active yeast
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup non-fat dry milk powder
• 1 1/3 cup warm water (105 degrees F)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (for dough)
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 can (8 ounce size) tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 9 ounces vegetable oil (3 ounce per pan)
• Butter-flavored cooking spray
• Mozzarella cheese
• Pizza toppings of your choice

Method

For the dough:

• Combine the yeast, sugar, salt, and dry milk in a 2-quart size mixing bowl.
• Add the water and stir to mix.
• Let the mixture sit for 2 minutes or until the yeast starts to bubble.
• Add the oil to the yeast mixture and stir to combine.
• Add the flour in one cup increments, stirring after each addition, until a dough forms and the flour is all combined.
• Turn the dough out onto a flat, lightly floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes.
• Divide the dough into three equal balls.
• Place about 3 ounces of oil in the bottom of each 9-inch cake pan or cast iron skillet. Tilt the pans to spread the oil evenly.
• Using a rolling pin, roll out each ball of dough to a 9-inch circle and place in the prepared pans.
• Lightly coat each dough disk with cooking spray or oil and cover with plastic wrap.
• Place in a warm, draft-free location and let rise for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until puffy.
• Meanwhile, prepare the sauce by combining all the ingredients until blended. Let sit at room temperature for at least one hour. The sauce can be made ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator. Bring to room temperature before using.
• Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
• For each 9-inch pizza: Spoon 1/3 cup of the sauce on the dough and spread to within 1 inch of the edges.
• Sprinkle with 1 1/2 ounces of shredded mozzarella cheese.
• Place toppings of choice in the following order: thin meats like pepperoni or Canadian bacon, vegetables, ground or cubed meats, additional mozzarella cheese.
• Place the pizzas in the oven and cook until the outer crust is brown and the cheese is bubbly in the center (111-15 minutes, depending on how many toppings you use).
• Remove from the oven. Let cool for 2-3 minutes then remove from the pans to a cutting board and cut into wedges using a pizza cutter.

Pizza Hut's new pan

If you want to try making Pizza Hut's new pan pizza at home, there are several copycat recipes available online. These recipes attempt to replicate the taste and texture of the original pan pizza, and can be made in the comfort of your own home. To make a copycat Pizza Hut pan pizza, you will need the following ingredients for the crust:

• Dry active yeast
• Sugar
• Salt
• Non-fat dry milk powder
• Warm water
• Vegetable oil (for the dough)
• All-purpose flour

For the pizza sauce, you will need:

• Tomato sauce
• Dried oregano
• Dried marjoram
• Dried basil
• Garlic salt

Finally, for the toppings, you will need:

• Vegetable oil (for the pan)
• Butter-flavoured cooking spray
• Mozzarella cheese
• Your choice of pizza toppings

To make the dough, combine the yeast, sugar, salt, and dry milk in a mixing bowl. Add the water and stir to mix. Let the mixture sit until the yeast starts to bubble, then add the oil and stir to combine. Gradually add the flour until a dough forms. Turn the dough out onto a flat, lightly floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes. Divide the dough into three equal balls.

Place a generous amount of oil in the bottom of each cake pan or cast-iron skillet. Tilt the pans to spread the oil evenly. Roll out each ball of dough to a circle and place it in the prepared pans. Coat the dough with cooking spray or oil and cover with plastic wrap. Let the dough rise in a warm, draft-free location for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until puffy.

Meanwhile, prepare the sauce by combining all the ingredients until blended. Let the sauce sit at room temperature for at least one hour, or make it ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator until ready to use.

Preheat your oven to 450-475 degrees F. For each pizza, spoon 1/3 cup of sauce onto the dough and spread it to within 1 inch of the edges. Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella cheese and add your desired toppings. Place the pizzas in the oven and bake until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly, about 11-15 minutes.

Let the pizzas cool for a few minutes before removing them from the pans and slicing. Enjoy your homemade Pizza Hut pan pizza!

Pizza Hut's new cheese blend

The Ultimate Cheesy Crust Pizza is not the only pizza on the menu that showcases Pizza Hut's new cheese blend. The Loaded Pepperoni Feast, Loaded Margherita, Loaded Chicken Supreme, and Loaded Hawaiian pizzas all feature an extra helping of the triple cheese blend.

For those who want to indulge in the cheesiest experience possible, Pizza Hut allows customers to add extra cheese to any pizza on the menu. So, whether it's the classic Pan Pizza, the stuffed crust, or any other variety, customers can always get more of Pizza Hut's new cheese blend.

Pizza Hut's new sauce

Pizza Hut's new pan pizza sauce is a blend of tomato sauce, dried oregano, dried marjoram, dried basil, and garlic salt. The sauce is prepared by combining all the ingredients and letting the mixture sit for at least an hour. The sauce can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.

The new sauce is part of Pizza Hut's efforts to enhance its Original Pan Pizza, which included a crispier crust and a chewier centre, achieved through a "newly engineered pan". The cheese was also changed from whole milk to part-skim mozzarella, and the sauce-to-cheese ratio was adjusted.

The new pan pizza received mixed reviews, with some customers noting that the sauce was less prominent and the crust less crispy than the original. However, others found the updated pizza to be enjoyable, and the two large pizzas were devoured in approximately six minutes during a taste test by the Delish team.

Pizza Hut's new pan pizza price

In 2019, Pizza Hut changed its Original Pan Pizza recipe for the first time in almost 40 years. The new recipe took three years to develop and included baking the pizza in a newly engineered pan, as well as tweaking the sauce-to-cheese ratio. The new pan was designed to perfect the golden-brown, crispy, buttery crust that Pizza Hut is famous for, while also making the centre chewier. To achieve this, Pizza Hut switched from using whole milk to part-skim mozzarella.

To celebrate the launch of the revamped pizza, Pizza Hut added it to the Everyday Low-Price Deal for a limited time. This meant that customers could order a large two-topping pan pizza for $7.99 when ordered online. The price of the new Original Pan Pizza was $7.99 for a limited time, and it was available nationwide.

As of 2020, the price of a large Original Pan Pizza with up to three toppings was $10.99. This price was advertised as a limited-time offer, with the pizza available for contactless delivery, carryout, or curbside pickup.

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