# Homemade Pepperoni Pizza

This recipe shows how to make a delicious homemade pepperoni pizza from scratch.

- Total time: 2 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Mix 1 cup of water with ½ teaspoon of instant yeast and let it sit for five minutes.
2. In 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.
3. Add the yeast mixture to the flour mixture and mix with your hands until a dough forms.
4. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.
5. Lightly 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.
6. Meanwhile, blend 28 oz of Italian peeled tomatoes, 2 cloves of garlic, 2 teaspoons of olive oil, salt and a pinch of sugar until smooth.
7. Preheat pizza stone in the oven at 500°F for 45 minutes.
8. Dust a baking sheet generously with flour.
9. Turn the risen dough out onto the floured surface and divide it into two even pieces.
10. Shape each piece of dough into a ball, place them on the floured baking sheet, cover them, and let them rest for 30 minutes.
11. Dust a pizza peel generously with flour, place a dough ball on top, and gently press down to form a circle.
12. Spread pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni on the pizza.
13. Bake the pizza for 5 minutes, then broil for 2 minutes. Finally, brush some garlic oil on the crust.

## Equipment

- mixing bowl
- whisk
- measuring cup
- wooden board
- plastic wrap
- blender
- pizza stone
- baking sheet
- pizza peel

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2EGcK7W/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/20ec38f5-9f8b-4ef7-94fa-19835ffe81a2
- Extracted: 2025-04-05

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