{"id":1843,"date":"2013-04-13T16:32:41","date_gmt":"2013-04-13T22:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/?p=1843"},"modified":"2013-04-13T16:32:42","modified_gmt":"2013-04-13T22:32:42","slug":"the-mini-pizza-battle-comparing-three-crusts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/the-mini-pizza-battle-comparing-three-crusts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mini Pizza Battle &#8211; comparing three crusts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We love pizza at our house. We sometimes make it from scratch, sometimes frozen (since we live too far out for pizza delivery), and sometimes we make miniature individual pizzas. We especially like minis for lunch. We have used many different bases for our mini pizzas, and thought it would be fun to taste test some of them next to each other. We didn&#8217;t expect a landslide victory but the verdict was unanimous! Read on&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>The Competitors<\/h3>\n<p>We pitted three bread products against each other, fresh tortillas, pita bread and English muffins.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/the-mini-pizza-battle-comparing-three-crusts\/competitors\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1851\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1851\" alt=\"competitors\" src=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/competitors.jpg\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/competitors.jpg 645w, https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/competitors-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>The Process<\/h3>\n<p>To keep it simple we just used sauce and cheese. But simple is a little hard for us, so we used three kinds of cheese: mozzarella, sharp cheddar, and parmesan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/the-mini-pizza-battle-comparing-three-crusts\/ingredients\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1850\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1850\" alt=\"ingredients\" src=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ingredients.jpg\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ingredients.jpg 645w, https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ingredients-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Abbie spread the sauce and sprinkled cheese as her whim led her (each pizza was a little different)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/the-mini-pizza-battle-comparing-three-crusts\/fixins\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1849\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1849\" alt=\"fixins\" src=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/fixins.jpg\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/fixins.jpg 645w, https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/fixins-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then we put them on a cookie sheet on which we had spread a little coconut oil. The coconut oil helps the bottoms to crisp a bit and keeps the cheese from sticking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/the-mini-pizza-battle-comparing-three-crusts\/readytocook\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1848\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1848\" alt=\"readytocook\" src=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/readytocook.jpg\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/readytocook.jpg 645w, https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/readytocook-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We baked them for 10 minutes at 375\u00b0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/the-mini-pizza-battle-comparing-three-crusts\/pizzas\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1847\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1847\" alt=\"pizzas\" src=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/pizzas.jpg\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/pizzas.jpg 645w, https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/pizzas-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then we cut and the kids taste tested.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/the-mini-pizza-battle-comparing-three-crusts\/pizzas-done\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1846\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1846\" alt=\"pizzas done\" src=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/pizzas-done.jpg\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/pizzas-done.jpg 645w, https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/pizzas-done-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Verdict<\/h3>\n<p>Each child was polled. Their comments and 1st choice&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Josh<\/strong><br \/>\ntortilla &#8211; &#8220;It&#8217;s really good. It&#8217;s pretty much a quesadilla with a taste of pizza.&#8221;<br \/>\npita &#8211; &#8220;It tastes like normal pizza, but it&#8217;s harder than pizza. It doesn&#8217;t flop too much.&#8221;<br \/>\nEnglish muffin &#8211; &#8220;I think it&#8217;s good.&#8221;<br \/>\nWINNER &#8211; English muffin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caeleb<\/strong><br \/>\nEnglish muffin &#8211; &#8220;Tastes good, but not as pizza-y as the others. It has almost a buttery flavor.&#8221;<br \/>\ntortilla &#8211; &#8220;You can&#8217;t really taste the crust much at all&#8221;<br \/>\npita &#8211; &#8220;This is kind of tough&#8221;<br \/>\nWINNER &#8211; English muffin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abbie<\/strong><br \/>\nEnglish muffin &#8211; &#8220;Easiest to taste the sauce&#8221;<br \/>\npita &#8211; &#8220;This seems the most pizza-ish but is very soft bottomed<br \/>\ntortilla &#8211; &#8220;Good but doesn&#8217;t taste much like pizza&#8221;<br \/>\nWINNER: English muffin<\/p>\n<p>So <em>the English muffins won<\/em>, which was not what the mom of the house predicted. From a cost perspective, the tortillas win, but from a taste perspective, the kids in our house vote English muffin!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how to make English muffin pizzas:<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\">\t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/blossomsandposies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/competitors.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">English Muffin Mini Pizzas<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Blossoms and Posies<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT5M\">5 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT10M\">10 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT15M\">15 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Serves: <span class=\"yield\">6<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSummary summary\">Easy peasy mini pizzas&#8230; just spread English muffins with sauce and cheese, then bake!<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 package of English muffins<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">tomato sauce<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">cheese (your choice: we like a mix of mozzarella, sharp cheddar and parmesan)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Preheat the oven to 375\u00b0<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Spread coconut oil on a baking sheet<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Split the English muffins and lie them face up on the baking sheet<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Spread each face with sauce<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Sprinkle cheese on the sauce<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Bake for 10 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.2.1226<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Now your turn. What is your favorite way to make quick single serving pizzas?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We love pizza at our house. We sometimes make it from scratch, sometimes frozen (since we live too far out for pizza delivery), and sometimes we make miniature individual pizzas. We especially like minis for lunch. We have used many different bases for our mini pizzas, and thought it would be fun to taste test some of them next to each other. We didn&#8217;t expect a landslide victory but the verdict was unanimous! Read on&#8230; The Competitors We pitted three bread products against each other, fresh tortillas, pita bread and English muffins. 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