Homemade Pepperoni Pizza
Directions
- 1Mix 1 cup of water with ½ teaspoon of instant yeast and let it sit for five minutes.
- 2In a bowl, combine 2 ½ cups of all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons of sugar, and 1 ¼ teaspoons of fine sea salt. Whisk until combined.
- 3Add the yeast mixture to the flour mixture and mix with your hands until a dough forms.
- 4Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.
- 5Lightly grease a bowl with olive oil, shape the dough into a ball, place it in the bowl, cover it with plastic wrap, and let it rise at room temperature for 1-2 hours.
- 6Meanwhile, blend 28 oz of Italian peeled tomatoes, 2 cloves of garlic, 2 teaspoons of olive oil, salt and a pinch of sugar until smooth.
- 7Preheat pizza stone in the oven at 500°F for 45 minutes.
- 8Dust a baking sheet generously with flour.
- 9Turn the risen dough out onto the floured surface and divide it into two even pieces.
- 10Shape each piece of dough into a ball, place them on the floured baking sheet, cover them, and let them rest for 30 minutes.
- 11Dust a pizza peel generously with flour, place a dough ball on top, and gently press down to form a circle.
- 12Spread pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni on the pizza.
- 13Bake the pizza for 5 minutes, then broil for 2 minutes. Finally, brush some garlic oil on the crust.
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 0.5 teaspoon instant yeast
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1.25 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 28 oz Italian peeled tomatoes
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch sugar
- 1 generous dusting flour
- 1 little pizza sauce
- 1 little mozzarella cheese
- 1 little pepperoni
- 1 little garlic oil
Equipment
mixing bowlwhiskmeasuring cupwooden boardplastic wrapblenderpizza stonebaking sheetpizza peel
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