Half Pepperoni and Half Sausage Pizza
This is the perfect large 14 to 16-inch Half SAUSAGE & Half PEPPERONI pizza recipe.
Equipment
1 Pizza Baking Surface Pizza Pan, Baking Sheet, Pizza Stone, or Pizza Steel
Ingredients
Pizza Dough (or use premade)
- 1 cup water warm from tap
- 2 Tbsp olive oil or other vegetable oil
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cups bread flour or all-purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp Vital Wheat Gluten optional for extra chewiness
- ½ tsp garlic powder optional
- ½ tsp active, dry yeast can be quick rising, instant, or bread maker yeast
Shaping Pizza Dough
- 2 Tbsp flour on work surface
- 1 Tbsp oil only for coating pan/sheet
- 2 Tbsp corn meal or semolina flour, for reducing dough sticking
Pizza Toppings
- ¾ cup Tomato-based Sauce Sauce Choices: tomato, spaghetti, pizza, Ragu, or marinara
- ¼ lb pork sausage or Italian sausage (casing removed); cooked and crumbled
- 8 oz mozzarella cheese can replace 2 ounces with fresh Parmesan and/or Asiago cheeses
- ½ medium bell pepper optional: seeds removed, diced
- ⅓ medium onion optional: purple or sweet; diced
- 1 medium tomato optional: seeds removed, diced
- 1 tsp Italian seasonings or oregano
- 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese grated (from shaker)
- 1½ oz Pepperoni Slices ready-to-eat
Instructions
- PIZZA DOUGH (or use premade)Make pizza dough homemade or make pizza dough using bread machine. If dough is already prepared and from fridge, let it sit out at least 30 minutes; if frozen, wait at least 1 hour.
- About 15-30 minutes before dough is ready to shape, START to preheat oven at 500°F with a shelf at 2nd from top level. If using pizza stone or pizza steel, insert in oven now.
- Shape pizza dough as needed for your pizza pan, baking sheet, pizza stone, or pizza steel. Only if using pizza pan or baking sheet: Spray or oil pan/sheet. Sprinkle corn meal on pan/sheet, place dough, use oil or water on dough, if needed to shape it. If dough needs more rest time, can prep toppings.2 Tbsp flour, 1 Tbsp oil
- TOPPINGSCook sausage and crumble it. If using Italian sausage, remove and discard its casing; then, cut into small pieces and cook.¼ lb pork sausage
- Cut and measure remaining toppings and set aside.8 oz mozzarella cheese, ½ medium bell pepper, ⅓ medium onion, 1 tsp Italian seasonings, 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese, 1 medium tomato
- Only if using a pizza peel: Ensure peel and work surface has corn meal applied. Ensure pizza shaped dough is positioned (whether on peel or work surface), is movable, and transferable.2 Tbsp corn meal
- When dough is shaped and ready, add your toppings using this sequence: sauce, fresh cheese(s), veggies, sausage (only on half side), spices, parmesan cheese, pepperoni slices (only on other half side).¾ cup Tomato-based Sauce, ¼ lb pork sausage, 8 oz mozzarella cheese, ½ medium bell pepper, ⅓ medium onion, 1 tsp Italian seasonings, 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese, 1½ oz Pepperoni Slices, 1 medium tomato
- BAKINGTransfer topped pizza onto baking surface in preheated 500°F oven onto the 2nd from upper shelf.Baking TIME guidelines: cast iron skillet/pan (20-24 minutes or preheated iron 16-22 minutes), thin metal pizza pan or baking sheet (21-23 minutes), pizza stone (16-20 minutes), ¼" pizza steel (12-16 minutes).
- Let cooked pizza rest about 5 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition Facts
Half Pepperoni and Half Sausage Pizza
Amount per Serving
Calories
365
% Daily Value*
Fat
19
g
29
%
Saturated Fat
7
g
44
%
Trans Fat
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
9
g
Cholesterol
39
mg
13
%
Sodium
776
mg
34
%
Potassium
256
mg
7
%
Carbohydrates
32
g
11
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
17
g
34
%
Vitamin A
677
IU
14
%
Vitamin C
14
mg
17
%
Calcium
180
mg
18
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Reference
DarnGoodRecipes.com™