Outdoor Grilling
Pepperoni Pizza
Pepperoni Pizza
Pepperoni pizza is a staple for any pizza night, enjoy this classic with our simple recipe.
Ingredients
FOR THE DOUGH:
- 1 ⅓ cup water, lukewarm
- 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
FOR THE PIZZA:
- 2 each pizza dough
- ¼ cup pizza sauce
- 3 oz pepperoni
- 6 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
Preparation
FOR THE DOUGH:
- In a medium bowl mix water, yeast, and honey.
- Cover and let stand 5 minutes until yeast is bubbly.
- In a seperate bowl, mix flour and kosher salt together.
- Add yest mixture to a standing mixer.
- Top with flour mix and add 2 tablespoons olive oil.
- Using dough hook attachment, mix on low for approximately 5 minutes untul it's a smooth ball.
- Place in lightly oiled bowl, covered for 40-60 minutes until doubled in size.
- Knead dough into an even ball.
- Lightly coat in flour and rest for 20 minutes prior to using (or covered in refridgerator overnight).
- Make two 12" pizzas.
FOR THE PIZZA:
- Pre-heat pizza oven.
- Stretch pizza dough to 15" round.
- Place dough on pizza peel generously dusted with cornmeal and flour.
- Mound sauce in middle of pizza and spread evenly in an outward spiral to edges.
- Starting on outer edge, layer pepperoni in circular motion towards the center.
- Spread cheese evenly across pizza.
- Gently shimmy pizza on peel to ensure it doesn't stick. If dough sticks anyway, gently lift dough and spread additional cornmeal underneath.
- Slide pizza on to back of pre-heated pizza stone and slide off peel.
- Turn pizza once at 2 minutes, about halfway though cooking.
- Remove finished pizza from oven at desired doneness, cut and serve.