Pepperoni Pizza
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Category
Main Dish
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Cusine
American
What do you need?
How to make?
Ingredients
2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
2 tsp granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups warm water
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp white vinegar
3 1/2 - 4 cups bread flour
2 cans tomato sauce
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 1/2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 tsp honey
2 tsp chopped fresh oregano
2 tsp chopped fresh basil
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1 clove garlic
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup finely shredded parmesan cheese
20 slices pepperoni
2 Tbsp fresh oregano
Red pepper flakes
Directions
In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, combine yeast, 2 tsp sugar and 1/2 cup warm water and whisk until yeast has dissolved. Allow to rest 5 minutes. Add in remaining 1 cup warm water, olive oil, salt and vinegar. Fit mixer with whisk attachment, set on low speed and slowly add in 1 3/4 cups of the flour and mix until combined. Switch to a dough hook and slowly add in remaining 1 3/4 cups flour, then knead mixture on medium-low speed about 5 - 7 minutes, adding in up to an additional 1/2 cup flour as needed, until dough is smooth and elastic . Cover bowl with plastic wrap and allow to rest in a warm place until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Preferably let rest 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld.
Place a pizza stone in oven and preheat oven to 450 degrees. While oven preheats assemble pizza. Punch down pizza dough . Place a sheet of parchment paper over a pizza peel, then lightly dust parchment paper with flour. Pat/roll and stretch dough on pizza peel to a 13-inch round, while creating a rim along edge of dough. Using a fork pierce dough many times over surface. In a small bowl stir together 1 Tbsp olive oil with 1 clove garlic and brush evenly over top and edges of pizza, then evenly spread about 2/3 cup of the pizza sauce over pizza . Top evenly with cheeses and pepperoni slices . Carefully slide pizza to preheated pizza stone in oven and bake 12 - 15 minutes until crust is golden. Remove from oven, sprinkle top with oregano and optional red pepper flakes. Cut into slices and serve.