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recipe for homemade pepperoni pizza

Pepperoni Pizza Homemade Complete Recipe

Jeff Baygents
This is the perfect large 14 to 16-inch PEPPERONI pizza recipe.
Prep 2 hours 25 minutes
Average Cook Time (see recipe for cook times) 16 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 41 minutes
Servings 8 slices
Calories 349kcal

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 Tablespoons olive oil or other vegetable oil
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups bread flour or all-purpose flour
  • 2 Tablespoons Vital Wheat Gluten optional for extra chewiness
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder optional
  • ½ teaspoon instant yeast can be active dry, quick rising, instant dry, or bread maker yeast

Shaping Pizza Dough

  • 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour on work surface
  • 1 Tablespoon oil only for coating pan/sheet
  • 2 Tablespoons cornmeal mix or semolina flour, for reducing dough sticking

Pizza Toppings

  • ¾ cup Tomato-based Sauce Sauce Choices: tomato, spaghetti, pizza, Ragu, or marinara
  • 8 ozs 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 teaspoon Italian seasonings or oregano
  • 2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese grated (from shaker)
  • 3 ozs Pepperoni Slices ready-to-eat

Instructions

  • PREPARE PIZZA DOUGH
    Set out dough from fridge or freezer or make pizza dough homemade or make pizza dough recipe using bread machine. Dough should be about room temp.
  • Shape pizza dough, using flour as needed.
    2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour, 2 Tablespoons cornmeal mix
  • Only If using skillet, pizza pan, or baking sheet: Spray or oil its baking surface and sprinkle corn meal on it; then, transfer dough to it.
    1 Tablespoon oil, 2 Tablespoons cornmeal mix
  • APPLY TOPPINGS IN ORDER
    Add your toppings to the pizza dough using this order: sauce, fresh cheese(s), veggies, spices, parmesan cheese sprinkled, pepperoni slices to cover top completely.
    ¾ cup Tomato-based Sauce, 8 ozs mozzarella cheese, ½ medium bell pepper, ⅓ medium onion, 1 medium tomato, 1 teaspoon Italian seasonings, 2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese, 3 ozs Pepperoni Slices
  • BAKING
    Transfer 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
Pepperoni Pizza Homemade Complete Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
349
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
18
g
28
%
Saturated Fat
 
7
g
44
%
Trans Fat
 
0.2
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
8
g
Cholesterol
 
34
mg
11
%
Sodium
 
770
mg
33
%
Potassium
 
235
mg
7
%
Carbohydrates
 
32
g
11
%
Fiber
 
2
g
8
%
Sugar
 
4
g
4
%
Protein
 
16
g
32
%
Vitamin A
 
667
IU
13
%
Vitamin C
 
14
mg
17
%
Calcium
 
180
mg
18
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Reference

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